Wild Boy of the Congo #9 Mile High pedigree (St. John, 1953) CGC NM- 9.2 Off-white to white pages....

Auction amount: $286.80

Sold: Aug 9, 2014

Wild Boy of the Congo #9 Values

Publisher: St. John, 1953

About Wild Boy of the Congo #9

Painted cover.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: Killer Leopard

Characters: Wild Boy

STORY DETAILS

(7 Stories)

Title: The Jaws of Death

Characters: Wild Boy; Keeto; Chief Jabburi; Nempau (Witch Doctor); Gundai

Synopsis: Wild Boy saves a village from a march of killer ants.

Pages: 6.000

Inks: Ernie Schroeder

Notes: Schroeder is not credited to "Wild Boy" by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, but his art is easy to spot by the peculiar eyes that are out of focus, and his inklines. He drew Airboy and most of the later G.I. Joe stories for Ziff-Davis.

Title: Killer Leopard

Characters: Wild Boy; Keeto; Sakko the Killer Leopard; Chief Jabburi; Stacy; Thompson; Captain Stokes; Lawrence Stone

Synopsis: Wild Boy saves the village from a killer leopard and three escaped convicts.

Pages: 7.000

Pencils: Frank Kramer ?

Inks: Frank Kramer ?

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.

Title: The Big Hunt

Characters: Joe Barton; Natombo; Countess Selenka; Sumo; Count Boris Selenka;

Synopsis: After being shipwrecked on an island, Joe is forced to be the prey in Count Selenka's hunt.

Pages: 6.000

Script: Ed Silverman

Pencils: Carmine Infantino

Inks: Carmine Infantino?

Notes: Writer credit from Ed Silverman interview in Alter Ego magazine #120 (TwoMorrows, September 2013). The plot s loosely based on the short story "Most Dangerous Game" written by Richard Connell.

Title: The Oracle of Ikwani

Characters: Wild Boy; Obbe Ktaru (Chief of the Ikwani Tribe); Castor; Lawrence

Synopsis: Wild Boy saves a tribe from two diamond hunters.

Pages: 6.000

Inks: Frank Kramer ?

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. The same artwork is found in several "Wild Boy" stories. The other artists seem to be accounted for.

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	NG	PG	CVR	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CGCxJSA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Restored	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3

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