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| Publication | August September 1952 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
| Notes | George Olesen is credited to covers at Ziff-Davis in 1952 by Jerry Bails' Who's Who. Credit from Vadebonceur. |
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| Cover | Journey of the Dead |
| Featuring | Wild Boy |
| Credits | Pencils: George Olesen | Inks: George Olesen | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Wild Boy |
| Notes | George Olesen is credited to covers at Ziff-Davis in 1952 by Jerry Bails' Who's Who. Credit from Vadebonceur. |
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| Publisher advertisement | Look! (1 page) |
| Synopsis | They mean fun, adventure, excitement, thrills and wholesome reading for the entire family. |
| Featuring | Ziff-Davis Comics |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Photo of 20 Ziff-Davis Comics. |
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| Comic Story | Gift of the Jungle Gods (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | A sea lion from a shipwrecked wandering circus is looked upon as a sea monster by some natives. |
| Featuring | Wild Boy |
| Credits | Pencils: Frank Kramer? | Inks: Frank Kramer? |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Wild Boy; Twagu (villain); Chief Ralem |
| Notes | Frank Kramer is credited to Ziff-Davis' "Wild Boy" for 1951-53 by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and he is the only artist not found sample art of, so it has to be his work here. He is found in several "Wild Boy" stories. The other artists seem to be acccounted for. Vadebonceur has him as the best guess. |
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| Advertisement | Mission to the Moon (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Hurry kids, get your Major Mars' Rocket Ring. |
| Featuring | Popsicle |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Major Mars |
| Notes | Short Popsicle comis strip with Major Mars. |
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| Comic Story | The Adventurous Scribe (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Stanley is sent to Africa to look for Dr. Livingstone, |
| Featuring | Henry Morton Stanley |
| Credits | Pencils: George Tuska | Inks: George Tuska? |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; History; Jungle | Characters: Henry Morton Stanley; Mr. Gordon Bennett Jr.; Dr. David Livingstone |
| Notes | Tuska is credited to pencils on jungle stories by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, but the inking looks like inking credited to Tuska in other stories... Vadebonceur has Tuska on pencils and an uncertain Peppe on ink here. |
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| Comic Story | Jungle Mystery (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Young gorillas are stolen by a white hunter. |
| Featuring | Wild Boy |
| Credits | Pencils: Gerald McCann | Inks: Gerald McCann |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Wild Boy; Keeto (friend); Daro (panther); Chief Kulaki; Mr. Rivers (animal collector) |
| Notes | McCann is credited to "Wild Boy" in 1951-52 by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and his long noses and small chins are not to miss. Also pointed ears, old expressionless faces and lack of action combined with much black ink, and you have McCann. |
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| Text Story | The Invincible Weapon (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Chief Osan; Kiota; Frederik Von Staat |
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| Comic Story | The Peoples of Africa (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Zulu sorcherers and medicine men know secrets of mind reading that have puzzled modern science. |
| Credits | Script: Ed Silverman |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Jungle |
| Notes | Writer credit from Ed Silverman interview in Alter Ego magazine #120 (TwoMorrows, September 2013). |
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| Comic Story | Adventurer..Statesman (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | The story of Cecil Rhodes, the Father of the Union of South Africa. |
| Featuring | Cecil Rhodes |
| Credits | Pencils: Everett Raymond Kinstler (signed) | Inks: Everett Raymond Kinstler (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; History; Jungle | Characters: Cecil John Rhodes |
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| Featuring | Animal Laffs |
| Credits | Pencils:? (signed) | Inks:? (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | Signed with two letters like JJ, GL og JL. |
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| Advertisement | How to Hypnotize |
| Synopsis | It's easy to hypnotize... when you know how. |
| Featuring | Stravon Publishers |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | Journey of the Dead (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | When an evil man dares to trail the sacred elephant to the burial grounds of the dead Youriba chiefs, Wild Boy is forced to follow. |
| Featuring | Wild Boy |
| Credits | Pencils: Frank Kramer? | Inks: Frank Kramer? |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Wild Boy; Keeto (friend); Daro (panther) |
| Notes | Frank Kramer is credited to Ziff-Davis' "Wild Boy" for 1951-53 by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and he is the only artist not found sample art of, so it has to be his work here. He is found in several "Wild Boy" stories. The other artists seem to be accounted for. Vadebonceur has him as the best guess. |
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| Comic Story | Apes and Monkeys (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Difference between apes and monkeys. |
| Featuring | Frank Slade Animal Trainer |
| Credits | Script: Frank Slade |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Jungle; Nature | Characters: Frank Slade |
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| Advertisement | Now You Can Fly a Real Jet Plane (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Jetex Javelin model plane is guaranteed to give you fun-filled flights. |
| Featuring | Jetex Javelin |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Publisher advertisement | G.I. Joe's Famous Sidekicks (1 page) |
| Featuring | The Yardbirds Comics |
| Credits | Pencils: Dan DeCarlo | Inks: Rudy Lepick | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Cover of The Yardbirds Comics first issue. |
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| Advertisement | When You Have to Defend Yourself (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Do what the experts do. Use their 3-Power System, jiu-jitsu, wrestling and boxing. |
| Featuring | Pickwick Co. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Back cover. |
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