Boy Commandos #8

This 1944 DC war-era title finds the Boy Commandos in spirited form, as Jack Kirby's pencils (inked by Joe Simon) frame the scrappy young squad — along with their adult soldier companion and a shadowy black cat lurking in the background — bursting through a riveted ship's porthole with weapons in hand and grins on their faces. The tagline "On to Tokio!" gives the cover an urgent wartime charge, while the five figures crammed into that bold yellow circle radiate the kind of reckless enthusiasm that made this team such a fan favorite. Issue #8's story, "Brooklyn's Dream!," promises the sort of globe-trotting adventure that defined the series during its wartime peak.