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Wild Boy Of The Congo #15 - St.John - 1955-06 - Mouse5150
| Additional Information | |
| Publication | June 1955 | Price: 0.10 USD | Frequency: bi-monthly |
| Featuring | Wild Boy |
| Credits | Pencils: Matt Baker | Inks: Matt Baker |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Wild Boy |
| Notes | Matt Baker is credited to both "Wild Boy" and covers for St. John by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and the sharp staring eyes unveils him. |
| Advertisement | Friends! Here's How to Get at Almost No Cost... |
| Synopsis | Get your new real, live miniature dog. |
| Featuring | Dean Studios |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photos) | Inks:? (photos) | Letters: typeset |
| Advertisement | 20 Billfold Size Pictures |
| Synopsis | Double weight, silk finish portrait paper pictures with beautifully Deckle edges. |
| Featuring | Movyland Studios |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Comic Story | The White Robe of Courage (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | The chief's White Robe of Courage has been handed down from father to son, but chief Jaru's son show no courage to wear it. |
| Featuring | Wild Boy |
| Credits | Pencils: Gerald McCann | Inks: Gerald McCann |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Wild Boy; Chief Jaru; Lago (son of the chief); Carao; Kaw (falcon) |
| Notes | McCann is credited to Wild Boy by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and his old faces with long noses and small chin are easy to spot, and also the large mouths and lack of action. |
| Comic Story | The Winged Gods of Walla-Habi (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Joe and Sumi find uranium at the summit of Walla-Habi vulcano. |
| Featuring | Joe Barton |
| Credits | Pencils: Irv Novick | Inks: Bernard Sachs? |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Joe Barton; Subi; Sumi; Mr. van Voorhees |
| Notes | Irv Novick and Bernard Sachs are both credited to "Joe Barton" by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and the faces in close up looking backwards, and with lightning eyebrows are like Novick's work. The inking may be by Sachs as he is the only inker credited to Joe Burton by Jerry Bails, but his bright eyes are missing... |
| Text Story | The Most Dangerous Cow (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Ronaldson (hunter); Jacobs (hunter) |
| Comic Story | The Slavers (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Wild Boy and Keeto are captured by slavetraders. |
| Featuring | Wild Boy |
| Credits | Pencils: Paul Parker (signed) | Inks: Paul Parker (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Wild Boy; Keeto (friend); Daro (panther); Kaw (falcon); Hassim (slaver); Duba (elephant) |
| Notes | The panther is called Daro here, and Timba in other stories. |
| Comic Story | Big-Time Hunter (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Joe takes the Hodges family on a safari that spells trouble with a big-shot father. |
| Featuring | Joe Barton |
| Credits | Pencils: Irv Novick | Inks: Bernard Sachs |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Joie Barton; Dad Hodges; Lennie Hodges (son); Laura Hodges (daughter) |
| Notes | Both Novick and Sachs are credited to "Joe Barton" by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and this one has the certain Sachs inking with his bright eyes and lines on the forehead. Other stories in this series are not so definite Sachs as this one. |
| Filler | "Termite Nests..." (1 page) |
| Synopsis | From termites to seven feet tall people of Africa. |
| Credits | Pencils: Ross Andru | Inks: Ross Andru |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Jungle |
| Notes | Art ID from JVJ at Digital Comics Museum. |
| Advertisement | Fishermen! Catch More Fish (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Catch more fish with the new "Shur Hooker" Automatic Fisherman. |
| Featuring | Illinois Merchandise Mart |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Advertisement | 319 Stamps (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Sensational offer of hard-to-get stamps. |
| Featuring | Zenith Co. |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photos) | Inks:? (photos) | Letters: typeset |
| Advertisement | Given! (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Judy and Jimmy defy savage gorilla. |
| Featuring | Cloverine Salve |
| Credits | Pencils: Ray Thompson [as R. T.] (signed) | Inks: Ray Thompson [as R. T.] (signed) |
| Content | Characters: Judy; Jimmy |
| Notes | Get prizes by selling Cloverine Salve. Short comic strip. |
| Advertisement | Kids! (1 page) |
| Synopsis | be the first to send for the new plastic aircraft carrier. |
| Featuring | Lucky Products |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Back cover. |
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