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Roy, the Super-Boy

Roy Carter was formerly an orphaned shoeshine boy, but he was taken in by Blaine Whitney, secretly the crime fighter the Wizard. The Wizard saw potential in the boy and trained him as his sidekick. Roy became Roy the Super-Boy. He later formed the Boy Buddies, a team with fellow sidekick Dusty the Boy Detective. Roy had no powers.
Alias Roy, the Super-Boy
Real Names/Alt Names Roy Carter
Characteristics Hero, Sidekick, MLJ Universe, Patriot-themed, World War II Era, Juvenile
Creators/Key Contributors Mort Meskin, Edd Ashe, Harry Shorten
First Appearance Top-Notch Comics #8 (1940)
First Publisher Archie / MLJ [CB+] [DCM] [GCD]
Appearance List Shield-Wizard Comics #2-13, Top-Notch Comics #8-27, Special Comics #1, Hangman Comics #2-8, The Black Hood Comics #9, 11
Sample Read Top-Notch Comics [DCM] [CB+]
Description Roy Carter was formerly an orphaned shoeshine boy, but he was taken in by Blaine Whitney, secretly the crime fighter the Wizard. The Wizard saw potential in the boy and trained him as his sidekick. Roy became Roy the Super-Boy. He later formed the Boy Buddies, a team with fellow sidekick Dusty the Boy Detective. Roy had no powers.
Source Super-Boy – Public Domain Super Heroes Wiki
Shield-Wizard Comics #10 (Spring 1943) | Harry Shorten, Paul Reinman, Sam Burlockoff
Shield-Wizard Comics #10 (Spring 1943) | Harry Shorten, Paul Reinman, Sam Burlockoff