Boy Commandos #31

Two identical men in blue suits face off on a city street while gun-toting figures close in from below, and the Boy Commandos — peering wide-eyed from a window above — react with disbelief at the uncanny resemblance. The cover tagline promises danger when Rip Carter attempts a daring impersonation as a "Double for Death," setting up a tense case of mistaken identity that has everyone at gunpoint. With cover pencils by Jack Kirby and inks by Marvin Stein, this 52-page January/February 1949 DC issue delivers the kind of bold, kinetic storytelling the series does so well.