CREATOR

Name: Lev Gleason Publications (American comics corporation).
Personal dates: Founded in 1939 by Leverett 'Lev' Gleason (1898-1971). Stopped in 1956.
Other creations: Too numerous to mention here. Please look under Lev Gleason in the Creators section.
Successors: None.
Comments: The corporation mostly published stories from the crime, romance, and Western genres. It rarely used a logo on the comic book front covers.

 

 

MAIN STORY

The series premiered in 1942*. Stopped in 1956 after 117 issues.

The series contain action stories featuring a range of boy heroes. Some of the most often recurring characters are Bombshell, Crimebuster, Daredevil (not the superhero), Swoop Storm, Little Wise Guys, and Young Robinhood.

* Issue numbers 1 and 2 were titled Captain Battle Junior and published in 1943 and 1944!

 

 

MAIN CHARACTERS

None.

 

 

GALLERY
(presenting the front covers from 6 random issues)

#3 - 1942
#27 - 1946
#48 - 1949

#76 - 1952
#97 - 1954
#119 - 1956

 

 

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