Wild Boy of the Congo (1953 Ziff Davis) comic books 1950-1952
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Published Mar 1951 by Ziff Davis.$200.00
View scans- 1.5" Cumulative spine split.
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Issue #1 is numbered #10 on the cover. Norman Saunders painted bondage cover. First issue of series. Origin of "Wild Boy, Prince of the Jungle;" Wild Boy in "Gorilla God;" Joe Barton, Jungle Adventurer in "Jungle Guns" (art by Matt Baker?); and Wild Boy in "The Invaders" Two page text story, "Man-Eater;" interior front cover filler, "Jungle Oddities." Full page ad on interior back cover for "Kid Cowboy." Cool full color back cover illustration features Wild Boy and his jungle friends - artist unknown, but a good guess would be Matt Baker. Used in Seduction of the Innocent, pg 189. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Nov 1952 by Ziff Davis.$12.50
Painted cover art. G.I. Joe ad. "The Curse of Kalunga!"; The coward Wagabi changes into a reptile. "Man-Eater"; Rex Cutler is taking pictures of wild animals until Watibbi force him to leave the territory. "The Bird-Man Legend" text story. "The River of Allah," art by Irv Novick; Joe is hired by a fanatical man to guide him on a holy mission to find the river of Allah. Kid Cowboy ad. "Giants of the Jungle"; Wild Boy must win a contest of running, jumping and throwing to free his friend Keeto from the Wattusi tribe. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.