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Bomba The Jungle Boy #4 page 19 (1968)

Artist: Jack Sparling (All)

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Bomba The Jungle Boy #4 page 19 (1968) Comic Art

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Title:	Bomba The Jungle Boy #4 page 19 (1968)
Artist:	Jack Sparling (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	100
Likes on CAF:	1 2
Comments:	1
Added to Site:	6/15/2024
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This was a page I brought on a whim and I really question myself why I did it. Just as I question why DC ever decided to publish Bomba the Jungle Boy. Still obscure characters is one of my "things".

I decided to do a little research and the novel series was a blatant attempt by a publisher to sell books based on the Tarzan series being so popular. Then of all things a couple of Bomba movies were made and shot in black and white to save money.

Then in the sixties someone repackaged the movies and made a TV series. At that point I guess DC banked on TV fans buying a Bomba comic.

And here in 2024 I decided to add Bomba the Jungle Boy by Jack Sparling - whose work I often think is well done and often not sure if I like his style 100%.

Kitsch piece.

Bomba lives on.

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Rob T
Member Since 2018

1 - Posted on 6/18/2024

I've never heard of Bomba either but what a great page! The panel grid layout and the croc breaking the panel are really cool features that seem unusual for the time, (although I'm probably wrong on that).

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