Soapy is one of the young toughs who pickpocket Rocky Sullivan and then admit that they admire his criminal reputation. He joins the group in following Rocky's example, playing basketball under Jerry Connolly's guidance, and later reads the report of Rocky's apparent cowardice before execution.
A rebellious boy at the shelter who takes the blame for sneaking out and is locked in a freezer. He escapes with Joey's help, hides with Beth, and later exposes Krispan's cruelty to Buck. Under Buck's new system, Tony serves as Mayor and later acts as judge during the boys' trial of Krispan, showing leadership.
Tim Bryant is a young member of Air Youth of America whom Bob Dayton recruits to help with his work on the bombsight and new fighter. He later meets the survivors alongside Lieutenant Ed Carey after the flying boat carrying Dayton and Mary Blake is shot down, and encounters the danger posed by Lynx's henchmen.
Tommy is Drina's younger brother and the leader of the Dead End Kids. He allows Milty to join the gang, participates in the assault on Philip's father, and stabs the man in the arm. After Spit's betrayal, Tommy nearly marks him as a squealer, but ultimately accepts Drina and Dave's advice to surrender.
One of the 'Dead End Kids' aspiring to be pilots. After Tex's crash, he joins the others in flying. Later, he pursues Carter in another aircraft, forces him to land using crop dust, and helps turn him over to the authorities.
A tough local teenager who leads boys from Jeff Carter's youth club into gambling and robberies. He shoots and kills Jeff while resisting Jeff's attempt to stop the warehouse robbery, then faces prosecution by Edgar Burns. Danny admits his guilt in court and is convicted, but receives life imprisonment rather than the death penalty.
Jimmy is a young member of a gang caught robbing a post office. Given the choice of reform school or working as a messenger boy for the post office, he chooses the job and later brings his pals into it. He befriends fellow messenger boy Bob and tries to match him with his sister, Marge, but is eventually drawn into a planned post office robbery with his brother Ed.
John 'Johnny' Stone is a young man who joins Frank Wilson in theft and robbery. He takes Fred Burke's gun and gives it to Frank, whose murder leaves Fred facing execution. Tormented by guilt, Johnny ultimately confesses after being mortally wounded, clearing Fred and receiving his forgiveness before dying.
Frankie Warren is one of the boys sentenced to reform school and the emotional leader of the group. Morgan flogs him after an attempted escape, and Braden later visits him in the hospital ward. Cooper's false story about Sue turns Frankie against Braden, leading him to confront the superintendent with a gun before the misunderstanding is cleared up.
Stows away on a freighter to avoid Brack Warren. Survives the ship's explosion and joins forces with Toby Nelson and their gang to uncover the Sea Raiders' island hideout and arsenal, eventually infiltrating their yacht headquarters.
One of the boys chased from town. After Steve's death, he informs Steve's mother about the incident and gets a job at her storage facility. He becomes the target of Don's scheme to use him as a fall-guy for gangster thefts, prompting his friends to intervene.
Tom is one of the delinquent boys in the reformatory and a member of the gang taken in by Ryan. He goes to town pretending to visit a dentist, hoping to plan an escape, but runs into Spike's men and learns that Spike killed his father. He then joins the boys' effort to protect the trade-school money.
Billy Halop has 50 screen credits in a career dating back to 1937. Their work is anchored in the The Durango Kid Collection universe with 1 titles. Signature works include Dangerous Years, Give Us Wings, Junior G-Men. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
