Comic Title: Detective Comics #76
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: June 1943
Approx. On Sale Date: April 21, 1943 Copyright Date April 17, 1943
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1943
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 56
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The Invasion of America"
Pages: 12

Feature(s):
Boy Commandos (of Earth-2)

Writer/Penciller: Joe Simon
Inker: Jack Kirby

Reprinted In:
Mister Miracle #5 (1971)
Brave and the Bold Annual #1 (2001)
Boy Commandos by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby Vol. 2 HC (2016)

Feature Character(s)

• Boy Commandos (last appearance in Detective Comics #75; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #10)
• Brooklyn (last appearance in Detective Comics #75; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #10)
• Andre Chavard (last appearance in Detective Comics #75; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #10)
• Alfy Twidgett (last appearance in Detective Comics #75; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #10)
• Jan Haasen (last appearance in Detective Comics #75; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #10)

Supporting Character(s)

• Rip Carter (last appearance in Detective Comics #75; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #10)

Villain(s)

• Doktor Gruenigg and a group of Nazi spies (Heinrich and Erich named; no further appearances)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Sandman (last appearance in All-Star Comics #16; next appearance in Adventure Comics #86)
• Sandy the Golden Boy (last appearance in Adventure Comics #85; next appearance in Adventure Comics #86)
• Guardian (last appearance in Star Spangled Comics #21; next appearance in Star Spangled Comics #22)
• Newsboy Legion (last appearance in Star Spangled Comics #21; next appearance in Star Spangled Comics #22)
• Gabby (last appearance in Star Spangled Comics #21; next appearance in Star Spangled Comics #22)
• Big Words (last appearance in Star Spangled Comics #21; next appearance in Star Spangled Comics #22)
• Tommy (last appearance in Star Spangled Comics #21; next appearance in Star Spangled Comics #22)
• Scrapper (last appearance in Star Spangled Comics #21; next appearance in Star Spangled Comics #22)
• Franklin D. Roosevelt (last appearance in Detective Comics #69; next appearance in Wonder Woman #230)

Other Character(s)

• Sally Noonan and the Kid Commandos (fans of the Boy Commandos; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
The Boy Commandos visit America on a tour. They are welcomed with a parade, but Nazi spies kidnap them. Their fans the Kid Commandos help locate the missing boys and alert Sandman and the Newsboy Legion. The heroes rescue the boys, and together they smash the Nazi spy ring.