Wild Boy of the Congo #12 (St. John, 1954) CGC VF 8.0 Off-white to white pages....

Auction amount: $3,840.00

Sold: Sep 14, 2020

Wild Boy of the Congo #12 Values

Publisher: St. John, 1954

About Wild Boy of the Congo #12

Matt Baker cover.

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COVER DETAILS

Characters: Wild Boy

Pencils: Matt Baker

Inks: Matt Baker

Notes: Matt Baker is credited to "Wild Boy" by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and the staring eyes of Wild Boy is Baker.

STORY DETAILS

(7 Stories)

Title: The Curse of Kalunga!

Characters: Wild Boy; Chief Nedru; Keeto (friend); Daro (panther); Kaw (falcon); Wampitti; Askurri; Wagabi

Synopsis: The coward Wagabi changes into a reptile.

Pages: 6.000

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: Man-Eater

Characters: Wild Boy; Keeto (friend); Daro (panther); Rex Cutler (cameraman); Chief Watibbi

Synopsis: Rex Cutler is taking pictures of wild animals until Watibbi force him to leave the territory.

Pages: 6.000

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 River of Allah

Characters: Joe Barton; Barney Brewster; Mahomet Ben Ali

Synopsis: Joe is hired by a fanatical man to guide him on a holy mission to find the river of Allah.

Pages: 7.000

Pencils: Irv Novick

Inks: Bernard Sachs ?

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 and the inking a bit heavy...

Title: Giants of the Jungle

Characters: Wild Boy; Keeto (friend); Daro (panther); Chief Jaburri; Jafta

Synopsis: Wild Boy must win a contest of running, jumping and throwing to free his friend Keeto from the Wattusi tribe.

Pages: 6.000

Pencils: Frank Kramer ?

Inks: Frank Kramer ?

Notes: This is the same art as on the other two "Wild Boy" stories in this issue, and probably Frank Kramer.

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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	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8

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