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.

Dusty had no superpowers.

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

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

*[https://heykidscomics.fandom.com/wiki/Dusty_(Earth-MLJ) Hey Kids! Wikia]
*[http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/d/dustyshield.htm International Hero]
*[http://www.mightycrusaders.net/whoswho/dusty.htm Mighty Crusaders Handbook]
*[http://www.dpccomics.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/theamericancomicshop/goldenagedatabase/index.php?search=Dusty+%28Boy+Detective%29&searchnames=on Golden Age Heroes Directory]
*[https://comicvine.gamespot.com/dusty/4005-32253/ Comicvine]
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