Additional Information |
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Publication | December 1951 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: quarterly |
Notes | Art credit from David Saunders, Norman Saunders' son, via e-mail (January 6, 2008) |
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Cover | The Winged Gods of Walla-Habi |
Featuring | Wild Boy |
Credits | Pencils: Norman Saunders (painting) | Inks: Norman Saunders (painting) | Colors: Norman Saunders (painting) |
Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Wild Boy |
Notes | Art credit from David Saunders, Norman Saunders' son, via e-mail (January 6, 2008) |
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Comic Story | The Mountains of the Moon (1 page) |
Synopsis | The conquest of Kilimanjaro. |
Credits | Pencils: Ross Andru? | Inks: Ross Andru? | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Jungle |
Notes | Andru is credited to most of the fillers by JVJ at Digital Comics Museum, and this might also be one of them. |
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Comic Story | The Dry Grip of Doom (6 pages) |
Synopsis | Animals and natives are looking for water. |
Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Wild Boy; Keeto; Chief Taaba; M'Nigo |
Notes | Jim Vadebonceur has Kramer as best guess on similar artwork in #6. |
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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 shows no courage to wear it. |
Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Wild Boy; Chief Jaru; Lago; Carao; Kaw (falcon) |
Notes | McCann's old faces with long noses and small chin are easy to spot as are the pointed heads and the lack of action. |
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Text Story | The Most Dangerous Cow (2 pages) |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Ronaldson (hunter); Jacobs (hunter) |
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Advertisement | The Greatest Railroad Show on Earth (1 page) |
Synopsis | Send for the 1951 Lionel Trains Catalogue now. |
Featuring | Lionel Trains |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
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Comic Story | The Winged Gods of Walla-Habi (7 pages) |
Synopsis | Joe and Sumi find uranium at the summit of Walla-Habi vulcano. |
Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Joe Barton; Subi; Sumi; Mr. van Voorhees |
Notes | The faces in close up looking backwards, with lightning eyebrows are like Novick's work.
Inks credit suggested by the Who's Who. |
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Publisher advertisement | Hey, Kids! (1 page) |
Featuring | Sparkie |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Characters: Sparkie |
Notes | Cover of the first issue of "Sparkie", the radio Pixie. |
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Comic Story | The Coming of Daro (6 pages) |
Synopsis | The story of how Wild Boy found Daro, the black panther. |
Featuring | Wild Boy |
Credits | Pencils: Frank Kramer? | Inks: Frank Kramer? |
Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Wild Boy; Keeto (friend); Daro (panther); Kaw (falcon); Jim Ferris (hunter); Byron Phelps (hunter) |
Notes | Same art as on the first story by a probable Kramer. |
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Synopsis | From termites to seven feet tall people of Africa. |
Featuring | Jungle Oddities |
Credits | Pencils: Ross Andru | Inks: Ross Andru |
Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Jungle |
Notes | Originally credited as a possible Mike Becker; but Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr at Digital Comics Museum seems certain of Andru on most of these fillers. |
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Advertisement | 36-Piece Electric Work Kit (1 page) |
Synopsis | Try the Electric Work Kit for 10 days in your own home. |
Featuring | Illinois Merchandise Mart |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
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Comic Story | The Pachyderms (1 page) |
Synopsis | Famous authority on jungle inhabitants, Mr. Slade offers jungle lore from his own experiences... |
Featuring | Frank Slade, Animal Trainer |
Credits | Script: Frank Slade |
Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Jungle | Characters: Frank Slade |
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Illustration | Wild Boy (1 page) |
Featuring | Wild Boy |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Jungle; Animal | Characters: Daro (panther) |
Notes | Drawing of Dario on back cover. |
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