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The Boy Detective
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Real Name

Dusty

First Appearance

Pep Comics# 11 (1941)

Original Publisher

MLJ

Created by

Harry Shorten and Irv Novick

Origin[]

After his father's death at the hands of foreign agents, Dusty is adopted by Joe Higgins, aka the Shield, and begins to fight crime as Dusty the Boy Detective.

He later formed the team known as the Boy Buddies with the sidekick of the Wizard, Roy the Super-Boy.

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Powers and Abilities[]

Dusty had no superpowers.

Public Domain Appearances[]

  • Pep Comics# 11-65
  • Shield-Wizard Comics #2-13
  • Special Comics #1
  • Hangman Comics #2-8
  • The Black Hood Comics #10

Notes[]

  • Many sites claim "Simmons" as Dusty's last name however, it never appeared in a comic and is simply fan fiction.

See Also[]

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