Comic Title: Boy Commandos #12
Publisher: DC (World's Best Comics Company)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Fall 1945
Approx. On Sale Date: July 27, 1945 Copyright Date July 24, 1945
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1945
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: Quarterly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 48
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The Lesson of the Lotus"
Pages: 12

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

Artist: Louis Cazeneuve

Feature Character(s)

• Boy Commandos (last appearance in Detective Comics #103; next appearance in Boy Commandos #12)
• Andre Chavard (last appearance in Detective Comics #103; next appearance in Boy Commandos #12)
• Alfy Twidgett (last appearance in Detective Comics #103; next appearance in Boy Commandos #12)
• Brooklyn (last appearance in Detective Comics #103; next appearance in Boy Commandos #12)
• Jan Haasen (last appearance in Detective Comics #103; next appearance in Boy Commandos #12)

Supporting Character(s)

• Rip Carter (last appearance in Detective Comics #103; next appearance in Boy Commandos #12)

Villain(s)

• Kung Ho (a wealthy chinese man; no further appearances)
• A group of Japanese soldiers (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Chu Lao and a group of Chinese guerillas (no further appearances)
• Lotus Flower (Kung Ho's daughter; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
The Boy Commandos land on the Chinese coast in preparation for an invasion. They meet a group of Chinese resistance fighters who offer to help. One of the wealthy Chinese men, Kung Ho, demands to be instated as leader. When his demand is refused he turns to the Japanese and offers to reveal the American plans.

Brooklyn witnesses Kung Ho informing the Japanese, when he looks for Kung's daughter Lotus Flower. Brooklyn tries to escape with Lotus, but they are caught by the Japanese. When the Japanese commander order them both killed, Kung Ho is forced to turn on them to save his daughter. The fighting draws the attention of the other Commandos, who then defeat the Japanese. The next day, the landing takes place without incident.