Four Color #1068
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The African Scene," two misadventurous boys, Francis and Peter, accidentally sail from New York to Africa after mistaking a tramp steamer for the Staten Island Ferry. Stranded in a wild new world, they decide to turn their predicament into an opportunity by offering safari tours—starting with a very unusual photo shoot for a client who wants to capture a zebra. Written by Paul S. Newman and illustrated by David Gantz, this whimsical 1959 adventure blends humor and exotic setting, with Gantz handling both the interior art and the cover.
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Francis and Peter mistake a tramp steamer for the Staten Island Ferry and are taken to Africa. There the pair decide that guiding safaris would be a good way to earn money to get home. Their first customer wants to photograph a zebra, so Peter paints Francis black and white to fool him.
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