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Issue: Congo Bill #5
Publication Date: April 1955
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Issues: #5 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: 02/15/1955
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 13 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)
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
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Bombo, Rogue Elephant!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Nick Cardy
Inker(s): Nick Cardy
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, jungle
Feature(s): Congo Bill with Janu the Jungle Boy
Character(s): Congo Bill; Janu
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Pages: 1
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Need Extra Spending Money?

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Stuart Greetings, Inc.
Synopsis: Ad to recruit salespeople for All-Occasion Cards.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Return of Prince Padhan!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Nick Cardy
Inker(s): Nick Cardy
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, jungle
Feature(s): Congo Bill with Janu the Jungle Boy
Character(s): Congo Bill; Janu; Douglas Handley
Synopsis: A young man raised in England resigns his position in Parliament and asks Congo Bill to guide him back to the village of his youth.
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Pages: 8
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Wayne Boring; Nick Cardy
Inker(s): Stan Kaye; Nick Cardy
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero, western
Feature(s): Action Comics; Tomahawk
Character(s): Superman; Lois Lane; Tomahawk; Dan Hunter
First Line: To the boys and girls of America...
Synopsis: Ads for the current issues of Action Comics and Tomahawk.
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Pages: 1
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Who's Zoo! The Animal Game!

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Scrambled animal names to be solved by the reader.
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Pages: 1
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Bombo, Rogue Elephant!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Nick Cardy
Inker(s): Nick Cardy
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, jungle
Feature(s): Congo Bill with Janu the Jungle Boy
Character(s): Congo Bill; Janu; Bombo
Synopsis: Two outlaws try to convince Congo Bill that Janu's pet elephant has gone rogue.
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Pages: 6
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[untitled]

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): American Seed Company, Inc.
First Line: I'll give you a wrist watch, archery set...
Synopsis: Ad to recruit salespeople for flower and vegetable seeds.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
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: Did I ever tell you about my escape...
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Pages: 1
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The Sun-Born Mountain Man

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Character(s): Gantry Daniels
Synopsis: A young man who slays a white buffalo is honored by the Blackfeet Indians.
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Pages: 4
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An Astonishing Jungle Team

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Miller [as John Mason]
Penciller(s): Raymond Perry
Inker(s): Raymond Perry
Colorist(s): Raymond Perry
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Synopsis: How elephants are trained for work.
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Pages: 2
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The Mysterious Jungle!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Nick Cardy
Inker(s): Nick Cardy
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, jungle
Feature(s): Congo Bill with Janu the Jungle Boy
Character(s): Congo Bill; Janu; Maroba; Roger Wambly
Synopsis: Congo Bill aids a director who travels to Africa to film a story about Congo Bill's life.
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Pages: 8
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Peter Porkchops Says: "Don't Be Afraid to Speak Up!"

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Otto Feuer
Inker(s): Otto Feuer
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Peter Porkchops
Character(s): Peter Porkchops; Wolfie
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Hey Skinny! ...Yer Ribs are Showing!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Charles Roman
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Charles Atlas
Character(s): Charles Atlas
Synopsis: Body-building ad.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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