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Publishers / DC / Congo Bill (1954) / #5
5April-May 1955
$0.10

Congo Bill #5

DC · April-May 1955 · on sale February 15, 1955

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Identification plate

Series
Congo Bill (DC, 1954 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
April-May 1955
Key date
April 1955
On-sale date
February 15, 1955
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Bombo, Rogue Elephant!cover1pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick CardyCongo Bill; Janu
2The Return of Prince Padhan!comic story8pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick CardyCongo Bill; Janu; Douglas Handley
3Action Comics; Tomahawkpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Wayne Boring, Nick Cardy; inks: Stan Kaye, Nick CardySuperman; Lois Lane; Tomahawk; Dan Hunter
4Who's Zoo! The Animal Game!activity1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
5Bombo, Rogue Elephant!comic story6pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick CardyCongo Bill; Janu; Bombo
7-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffShorty
8The Sun-Born Mountain Mancomic story4Gantry Daniels
9An Astonishing Jungle Teamtext article2script: John Mason; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry; colors: Raymond Perry
10The Mysterious Jungle!comic story8pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick CardyCongo Bill; Janu; Maroba; Roger Wambly
11Peter Porkchops Says: "Don't Be Afraid to Speak Up!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto FeuerPeter Porkchops; Wolfie

Plus 3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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