The Comic Book Catacombs: Wild Boy in "Wrath of the Gods" (Ziff-Davis; 1952)

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Wild Boy in "Wrath of the Gods" (Ziff-Davis; 1952)

Wild Boy stars today in “Wrath of the Gods” from Wild Boy #6 (Apr.1952); originally published by Ziff-Davis and illustrated by Frank Kramer. Trivia: While no longer a publisher of comic books, the Ziff Davis media company still exists and is a major player in the field of computer and internet related publishing. The Catacombs acknowledges "Comic Book Plus" as the source of this classic comic story. Note: The copyright for this issue, its contents and artwork belongs to the original publishers and/or the creators and is reproduced here solely for entertainment purposes. Enjoy!

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How it all began ....

In 1933, publishers at Eastern Color Press, intent to make better use of their printing equipment (which frequently sat idle between jobs), came up with the idea of printing an 8-page comic section that could be folded down from the large broadsheet to a smaller 9-inch by 12-inch format. The result was the first modern comic book. Containing reprints of newspaper comic strips, this experimental comic book titled "Funnies On Parade" was given away for free. It proved so popular that the following year Eastern published "Famous Funnies" and took the bold step of selling the comic for ten cents through chain stores. The enterprise was a smashing success and Eastern began churning out numerous reprints on a monthly basis. Other publishers, eager to get in on the profits, jumped on the bandwagon and the comic book industry was born!