Wambi, Jungle Boy #15 - Page 8

USA c. 1940s

15 x 11 in (38 x 28 cm)

ID #FF27C-PK13-2-LZ

"AND MINUTES LATER, BOUND AND HELPLESS, WAMBI IS PRISONER... / I HEAR HIM AT THE DOOR, HE IS COMING FOR ME. / AS OUTSIDE... / THE MASTER SAYS TO BRING THE BOY TO HIM. / BUT WHILE THE EVIL ONE IS OPENING THE DOOR AND SEIZING WAMBI, THE BEASTS ARE RACING TOWARD THE HIDDEN HOUSE, "THERE IT IS." THE TIGER GROWLS... / AND SECONDS LATER... / OGG! TO ME, FRIEND! YOU CAME JUST IN TIME! / AND NOW THE MAN IS PLEADING... / LET ME GO! I WILL TELL YOU EVERY-THING! LET ME GO! / AND WITH OGG'S FINGERS TIGHTENING AROUND HIS NECK, HE BABBLES... / "THE MASTER IS A MAD SCIENTIST. HE OPERATES ON THE ANIMALS SO THEY WILL NEVER GROW UP. EVEN NOW HE WORKS OVER A NATIVE CHILD.""

Page from the comic book series "Wambi, Jungle Boy", which began in 1940 and featured a young boy who could talk to animals. Wambi was illustrated most consistently by Henry Kiefer, a renowned American artist active during the Golden Age of Comic Books. Other artists were known to work on the strip as well, such as Pete Costanza.

Artist: Henry Kiefer (most likely)

Publisher: Fiction House Magazines

Condition: Please note natural discoloration, creasing, and staining.

Material: Paper

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