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Issue: Congo Bill #6
Publication Date: June 1955
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Issues: #6 of 7 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/19/1955
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 15 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Silver Age U. S.
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Format Notes:  
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Gorilla City!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Nick Cardy
Inker(s): Nick Cardy
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Feature(s): Congo Bill with Janu the Jungle Boy
Character(s): Congo Bill; Janu
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Draw Me!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Art Instruction, Inc.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Bombo-- the Rage of London!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Nick Cardy
Inker(s): Nick Cardy
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Feature(s): Congo Bill with Janu the Jungle Boy
Character(s): Congo Bill; Janu; Bombo; Trent
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Shorty
Character(s): Shorty
First Line: Hi, Shorty. Any luck hunting out in the jungle?
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In Content Item: FlagStrange Adventures #30 published March 1957
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Manufacturing Company
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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The Jungle Trolley Car!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Nick Cardy
Inker(s): Nick Cardy
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Feature(s): Congo Bill with Janu the Jungle Boy
Character(s): Congo Bill; Janu; Mr. Cranshaw; Chota (cameo)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Professor Eureka
Character(s): Professor Eureka
First Line: I made the long journey here to obtain rare specimens of wild flowers.
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In Content Item: FlagStrange Adventures #171 published December 1964
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream Oil
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.25
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The World's Greatest Hunters

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Suku
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In Content Item: FlagMy Greatest Adventure #3 published June 1955
as The World's Greatest Hunters [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Not a Congo Bill story
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Unseen Dangers of the Jungle

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jackson Minton
Penciller(s): ? (illustration)
Inker(s): ? (illustration)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
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Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Batman; Mystery in Space
First Line: To the boys and girls of America...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Gorilla City!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Kashdan
Penciller(s): Nick Cardy
Inker(s): Nick Cardy
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Feature(s): Congo Bill with Janu the Jungle Boy
Character(s): Congo Bill; Janu
Synopsis: Congo Bill and Janu are taken as captives to a village populated by intelligent gorillas, but discover they are not what they appear.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told #[nn] published January 1990
as Gorilla City! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told #[nn] published May 1992
as Gorilla City! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: The art for the splash panel and the cover is the same.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Anra, Inc.
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Pages: 1
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Buzzy Says: "There May Be a Career in Health for You!"

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Win Mortimer
Inker(s): Win Mortimer
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion, teen
Feature(s): Buzzy
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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