Wild Boy (1950) #5

Ziff-Davis 1950–1952 series Cover date Dec 1951

Fair market value

Grade	CGC slab	Raw
9.8 NM/M	$480 $408–$552	$210 $179–$242
9.6 NM+	$374 $318–$431	$168 $143–$193
9.4 NM	$292 $248–$336	$134 $114–$155
9.2 NM-	$228 $194–$262	$108 $91.39–$124
9.0 VF/NM	$178 $151–$204	$86.02 $73.12–$98.92
8.5 VF+	$139 $118–$159	$68.81 $58.49–$79.13
8.0 VF	$108 $91.89–$124	$55.05 $46.79–$63.31
7.0 FN/VF	$84.31 $71.66–$96.96	$44.04 $37.43–$50.65
6.0 FN	$65.77 $55.90–$75.64	$35.23 $29.95–$40.51
5.0 VG/FN	$51.30 $43.61–$58.99	$28.19 $23.96–$32.42
4.0 VG	$40.01 $34.01–$46.01	$22.55 $19.17–$25.93
2.0 GD	$31.21 $26.53–$35.89	$18.04 $15.33–$20.75
Raw, ungraded	—	$65.00 $55.25–$74.75

Value history

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About this issue

Wild Boy #5 (1950) is issue #5 of Ziff-Davis's Wild Boy (1950–1952), with a cover date of December 1951. Written by Frank Slade and drawn by Ross Andru, Gerald McCann and Irv Novick.

Creators

Writer: Frank Slade
Pencillers: Ross Andru, Gerald McCann, Irv Novick
Inkers: Ross Andru, Gerald McCann
Cover artist: Norman Saunders

The stories

“The Mountains of the Moon”

The conquest of Kilimanjaro.

“The Dry Grip of Doom”

Animals and natives are looking for water.

“The White Robe of Courage”

The chief's White Robe of Courage has been handed down from father to son, but chief Jaru's son shows no courage to wear it.

“The Winged Gods of Walla-Habi”

Joe and Sumi find uranium at the summit of Walla-Habi vulcano.

Credits, characters and story details from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.