(Invaders I#27 - BTS) - Having followed Bucky's trail to Sandy Flats, the Invaders learned from Captain Simms of Agent Axis' involvement. Via a tracking device from Namor's ship that Bucky had implanted in his belt-buckle, the Invaders then followed Bucky's trail. 

(Invaders I#27) - After Davy discussed his own past, Bucky tried to talk to Gwenny, who angrily announced that the only thing they shared was captivity; although her father chided her, Gwenny continued, reminding that she had not chosen this fate like the others but had instead been locked up because of her familial history. Dr. Sabuki apologized for his daughter's rash words, but Bucky acknowledged that the relocation centers should not exist. When Axis tried to silence them, Dr. Sabuki demanded that he be allowed to operate on Toro first, and then he would work on Axis, even if Toro died despite his efforts.

    After completing his examination of Toro, Dr. Sabuki took Toro to surgery. Assisted by Gwenny and witnessed by Bucky and Davy, Dr. Sabuki successfully removed the bullet and announced that Toro would be OK after considerable rest; however, Toro's inhuman nature allowed him to swiftly regain consciousness. Although Dr. Sabuki argued that he needed to sleep, Axis demanded he begin work on him immediately.

    Axis then showed Dr. Sabuki his robotic surgical device, which would duplicate Sabuki's skills while not allowing Sabuki or anyone's hands to touch him. Axis further had Gwenny and Davy strapped into his device, and he noted that if Axis was harmed, even accidentally, the device would automatically repeat the same moves on the two youths; additionally, the machine would electrocute them if Dr. Sabuki made one false move. 

    While Gwenny again urged her father that she and the other youths didn't matter and that he shouldn't help Axis, Dr. Sabuki told her that individuals did matter, and he refused to let her die. As Axis had Enrico take Bucky away, Toro began to revive, and he fired a fiery blast at Enrico's boots. As Bucky turned and punched Enrico, Enrico's gunfire struck Axis' machine, short-circuiting it and feeding electrical energy into Gwenny and Davy.

    Seeing his plans fall apart, Axis leapt free but was surprised when Gwenny sat up and fired a golden light blast that knocked him back. Davy found he could spin and move at great speeds, and he kept Ishido and Wilhelm off balance; they described him as a "Human Top," which he considered fitting. Axis ordered his men to kill the youths and Dr. Sabuki. After Toro and Bucky took down Wilhelm, Axis again held Dr. Sabuki at gunpoint, but just then the Invaders (Captain America, Human Torch, Namor) broke through the wall.

(Invaders I#28) - Although Gwenny had to remind Davy that they had gained powers, the two then joined the adult Invaders in engaging and taking down Axis' agents. Again holding Dr. Sabuki at gunpoint, Axis forced the Invaders to allow him to escape with him inside his Mechanical Mole/Iron Mole. 

(Invaders I#28 - BTS) - The Torch tried to pursue, but he was surprised to find that the Mole had filled in the tunnel behind it. Nonetheless, the Torch could sense the Mole's heat, and he followed it closely, although Axis switched to an evasive pattern to throw him off before emerging in a desert reservoir.

    As Axis prepared to finish off Dr. Sabuki, Namor emerged from the water and confronted him, leading Axis to throw Sabuki into the water to distract Namor with saving him while he fled...just as Namor had intended. Captain America then arrived in Namor's flagship and engaged Axis, ultimately subduing him.

(Invaders I#28) - As Axis' agents futilely tried to catch the fast-moving Human Top, Gwenny (described by them as "the Nisei" and "the Golden Girl") blinded them, causing them to not appreciate that they were running through a door, after which Bucky slammed the door shut and Toro melted the edges of the door, sealing them within.

    Gwenny (adopting the name "Golden Girl") and Davy then introduced themselves to Toro, and they prepared to go rescue Dr. Sabuki until Captain America arrived with the defeated Agent Axis, and Namor and the Torch brought Dr. Sabuki in.

    The four young heroes then noted that they couldn't go back to England with their senior members yet, and they were given Namor's flagship to transport themselves back to Sandy Flats. En route, Davy and Gwenny adopted costumes stored in the ship by Namor. After they arrived at the detention center and told Captain Simms that they would not be returning the Sabukis to their barracks, "Agent Axis" (actually Namor posing as Axis, unbeknownst to the kids, Dr. Sabuki, or the soldiers) emerged from the ground via the Iron Mole. While Axis easily took down several soldiers, Gwenny blinded him and then  Davy repeatedly battered him before Bucky delivered the final punch to flatten him, after which Toro fused his Iron Mole into the ground. 

    Captain Simms prepared to take custody of both Sabukis, but he backed down when Gwenny threatened to use her powers against him; however, Dr. Sabuki agreed to remain to take care of the sick detainees. 

    When Davy proclaimed their success, Gwenny asked what they had done while a hundred thousand Japanese-Americans were denied their right. Bucky replied that what they had done was a start, and perhaps they could accomplish some more good if they stayed together. When they returned to the other Invaders, they were surprised when "Axis" unmasked" as Namor, revealing he had impersonated Axis to gain the clout in dealing with Simms; he assured the youths that he had fought with Axis' full power, which they had successfully overcome.

    The youths then revealed they would stay in the USA for a time to act as a group, hoping to wake up America in a couple ways, and Davy announced their name as the Kid Commandos. When Gwenny noted that she was glad they wouldn't mind losing the boys for a while, the Torch and Cap replied that they had never been prouder of the boys, and that the youngsters were the hope of both America and the World's future. 

(Invaders I#38 (fb) - BTS) - The Kid Commandos chose to stay on the US' West Coast to smash spies. 

(Invaders I#38 (fb)) - Golden Girl and the Commandos fought an "ineffectual gang" of Japanese spies, unaware that they were being observed by Lady Lotus via her crystal ball.

(Invaders I#38 - BTS) - Lady Lotus informed her mesmerized Atlantean ally U-Man that she wanted him to bring her the Golden Girl.

(Invaders I#38) - Back in the USA to oppose the Iron Cross and then sent to investigate spy activity in San Diego, Captain America arranged a call to the Kid Commandos via an unspecified general who let them use his phone. The others waited as Bucky talked to Cap.

(Invaders I#38 (fb) - BTS) - Golden Girl and the others presumably waited as Toro spoke to the Torch.

(Invaders I#38 (fb) - BTS) - From a spy they had questioned, the Commandos learned of a Japanese sabotage ring docking on a pier in Santa Monica.

(Invaders I#38 (fb) - BTS) - Lady Lotus' mental abilities enabled her to learn of the Japanese spies planning to invade via Santa Monica pier. 

(Invaders I#38 - BTS) - With Namor, Miss America, and the Whizzer considered sufficient, Cap and the Torch headed to meet up with the Commandos.

    At the same time, Lotus sent the mind-controlled U-Man (Meranno) to recover Golden Girl for her.

(Invaders I#38 (fb) - BTS) - The Kid Commandos waited at the pier for an hour without event.

(Invaders I#38) - Gwenny Lou asked the boys if they were sure their targets were going to show up, and Toro and Bucky told her to be patient, as they should be there by dawn.

    After they saw their targets arriving at the pier, the Commandos made quick work of the four Japanese would-be saboteurs, with Gwenny using a "golden sunburst" to drive back one of the men and noting that he shamed her people.

    As they prepared to call the authorities, Gwenny considered that they would be proud of their accomplishments; however, they were ambushed by U-Man, who emerged from the water and landed on the pier. Meranno swiftly battered Bucky, the Top, and Toro unconscious, while Golden Girl fainted when his towering form grabbed her.

    Although he asked to kill the male members before departing, Lotus denied him this, instructing him to return with Golden Girl immediately.

(Invaders I#39) - The arriving Captain America and Human Torch rushed U-Man, who punched out Cap before diving into the water and escaping with Golden Girl. When the Commandos and Cap awakened, Bucky and Toro noted their frustrations about losing Gwenny Lou, and Davy considered that both of them "had it bad for her," but that neither of them had the guts to tell her. 

(Invaders I#39 (fb) - BTS) - U-Man held Golden Girl's head out of the water most of the way, allowing her to breathe, even though she remained unconscious.

(Invaders I#39) - U-Man delivered Golden Girl to Lady Lotus, who gently awakened her, revealed her own history, and tried to enlist her in her plot to destroy America for detaining all Japanese-Americans. When Gwenny refused, Lotus tried to take mental control of her and force her compliance, but Golden Girl resisted, blasting her back.

    Lotus then summoned U-Man and her own warrior agents to help subdue Gwenny, whose martial skills allowed her to side-step the powerful U-Man and then fight off the warriors until Cap, the Torch, and her teammates arrived. Not wanting to be captured or seen, Lotus had U-Man swiftly flee with her. 

    As her allies noted how impressed they were at how she had taken down the warriors on her own, an excited Bucky hugged Gwenny, but she rebuffed him and expressed embarrassment. Irritated at Bucky's actions, Toro redirected everyone to the missing U-Man, and Gwenny told them of Lady Lotus; however, by that point, they were escaping aboard a plane Cap identified as moving too fast for even the Torches to catch.

(Invaders II#1 (fb)) - As witnessed by the Thin Man, the Kid Commandos attended a War Bond rally.

(All-New Invaders#7 (fb) - BTS) - The Kid Commandos had "their fair share" (per the Torch) of missions and adventures independent of the Invaders, and they improved their skills significantly beyond what the Invaders knew of them.

    Their powers increased with experience.

(Captain America: Forever Allies#1 (fb)) - The Kid Commandos celebrated an apparent victory.

(Captain America: Forever Allies#1 (fb) - BTS) - While Bucky never cared for the name "Kid Commandos," the others didn't seem to mind.

     Given the times (and attitudes and ignorances), the Human Top and Golden Girl were called things a lot worse than "kid."

(All-New Invaders#6 (fb) - BTS) - Bucky mentioned an immense tidal wave generated by Giganto-like behemoths summoned by Namor via the Proteus Horn. 

(All-New Invaders#7 (fb)) -  After Captain America and Bucky seemingly perished during a conflict with Baron (Heinrich) Zemo, Gwen stepped up to leadership of the Kid Commandos, and Toro and Davy happily and consistently followed her lead. 

    The successor Bucky (Fred Davis) apparently stayed with the successor Captain America (William Nasland, formerly the Spirit of '76) in the Invaders, rather than joining the Kid Commandos.

(All-New Invaders#7 (fb) - BTS) - After the war in Europe ended in May, 1945, the Allies turned their attention to Japan, who continued the war.

(All-New Invaders#7 (fb) - BTS) - While the atomic bomb was being readied, the Invaders and their associates were not in the loop on this information.

(All-New Invaders#7 (fb)) <July 2, 1945> - When General "Happy Sam" Sawyer met with the Invaders to debrief them on their plans to create a mega-tsunami for use against the Japanese, Golden Girl objected, acknowledging that such an action would end the fighting, but arguing that it would also end the lives of the native populations on the islands around the fleets, who were innocents, not soldiers or kamikazes.

    Gwenny-Lou further argued that the scientists who had conceived of this plan had admitted that they could not control the tsunami once it had been created and that it could strike mainland Japan, causing further loss of life.

     Sawyer countered that this was enemy life that would be risked, and he questioned whether being so close to Japan was affecting her view on the matter.

    Toro jumped in, defending Gwen and noting how much she had done for her country in the Kid Commandos, but Sawyer shut him down, reminding him that he was his superior officer, and explaining that much like the situation where the heroic U.S. Nisei regiments were also not brought in to fight in Japan.

    Gwen continued that innocent people were different than soldiers, but Sawyer, however, insisted that the loss of Allied soldiers dying every day the war dragged on outweighed the native lives.

     Sawyer further further questioned who had let these children, the "Kid Commandos," in to sit at the adults' table.

    Toro, Gwen, and Davy maintained frustrated silence as Sawyer informed them that the mission would go on tomorrow as planned.

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(All-New Invaders#7 (fb)) <July 3, 1945> - The next day, as the Invaders prepared to unleash the mega-tsunami...

(All-New Invaders#6 (fb) / All-New Invaders#7 (fb)) - Golden Girl led an assault on the Invaders, blasting back Namor and Union Jack, and telling them that she would die before she let them carry out this mission.

(All-New Invaders#7 (fb)) - As Toro engaged the Torch in even combat, the Human Top hurled Cap (Nasland)'s shield back at him, dropping him.

    Namor took to the air to confront his attacker, but Gwen blasted him back, and she further used her control of light force to knock Spitfire out of the air into the vicinity of the Human Top, who took her out with a wave he generated.

    Davy swiftly took down Bucky as well, and Gwen battled Namor in a high-speed aerial combat, using her light powers to drive him back until the crashed into a nearby island and realized its population.

    With the population at risk apparent to them, the Invaders refused to participate in the tsunami-assault, and Namor took the heat for the team.

(All-New Invaders#7 (fb) - BTS) - With the tsunami-event no longer an option, the nuclear option was elected by the US government and military.

    The USA dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9 (respectively), 1945.

(All-New Invaders#7 (fb) - BTS) - This event changed Gwen, making her even better and determined to do good.

(Citizen V and the V-Battalion: The Everlasting I#1 (fb) - BTS) - At some point, Gwenny-Lou had a son, Kenji, who eventually became the hero Golden Sun.

(Citizen V and the V-Battalion: The Everlasting I#1 (fb) - BTS) - Gwenny-Lou adopted the alias Golden Woman.

(Citizen V and the V-Battalion: The Everlasting I#1 (fb) - BTS) - Gwenny-Lou served in the V-Battalion's ruling body, the Penance Council.

    Kenji served in the Penance Council either alongside or, in succession of Gwenny-Lou.

(Citizen V and the V-Battalion: The Everlasting I#1 (fb) - BTS) - Kenji had a daughter, Ameiko, who would eventually become Goldfire.

(All-New Invaders#6 (fb) - BTS) -  Kenji had a daughter, Ryoko, who eventually became Radiance.

(Citizen V and the V-Battalion#2 (fb) / Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z hardcover#12: V-Battalion) - The Golden Woman eventually died in action on a V-Battalion mission (see comments).

(Citizen V and the V-Battalion: The Everlasting I#1 (fb) - BTS) - Over a decade after Kenji's death, his daughter Ameiko served in the Penance Council.

(All-New Invaders#6 (fb) - BTS / All-New Invaders#7 (fb) - BTS)) - After the energies released from Uatu the Watcher's eye caused many to learn new data/glimpse new memories, Gwenny Lou's granddaughter Radiance (Ryoko Sabuki) learned that the Invaders could have prevented the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima. Taking control of S.H.I.E.L.D. base in Japan, holding its agents hostage, Radiance demanded to meet with the android Human Torch, Namor, or Spitfire.

(All-New Invaders#6 (fb) - BTS / All-New Invaders#7 (fb) - BTS)) - The Torch told Ryoko how and why her grandmother and her allies had done what they had done. Radiance released a powerful energy blast that destroyed the facility but also shielded those within it. The Torch took the blame for the energy blast, which allowed Ryoko to continue her career.