(March 1954)
St. John,
1954 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1954
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- St. John Publishing Corp.
- Printer
- Printed in the U.S.A.
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
Has American News Corporation (ANC) distributor logo on cover.
Indicia: Vol. 1 No. 2 INVISIBLE BOY (Approved Comics) March, 1954. Single copies 10 cents. No subscriptions accepted. Published bi-monthly by St. John Publishing Corp., 545 Fifth Avenue, New York 17, N.Y. Telephone Murray Hill 7-6623. Entire contents copyrighted 1954 by St. John Publishing Corp. All rights reserved. No similarity between any of the names, characters, persons, and/or institutions appearing in this magazine and those of any living or dead person or institution is intended and any similarity which may exist is purely coincidental. Printed in the U.S.A.
Indicia: Vol. 1 No. 2 INVISIBLE BOY (Approved Comics) March, 1954. Single copies 10 cents. No subscriptions accepted. Published bi-monthly by St. John Publishing Corp., 545 Fifth Avenue, New York 17, N.Y. Telephone Murray Hill 7-6623. Entire contents copyrighted 1954 by St. John Publishing Corp. All rights reserved. No similarity between any of the names, characters, persons, and/or institutions appearing in this magazine and those of any living or dead person or institution is intended and any similarity which may exist is purely coincidental. Printed in the U.S.A.
Death Stalks the Night...Terror in the Streets
The Invisible Boy / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Norman Saunders (painting)
- Inks
- Norman Saunders (painting)
- Colors
- Norman Saunders (painting)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero; adventure
- Characters
- Invisible Boy [Danny Blake]; Joe; Steve
- Synopsis
- Invisible Boy kicks a crook in a ghost costume.
Indexer Notes
Cover credit from Gerber's Photojournal's Guide.
[no title indexed]
Space Commander Vibro-Matic Walkie Talkies [Vibra-Planet] / advertisement / 1 page
The Secret Formula!
The Invisible Boy / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero; adventure
- Characters
- The Invisible Boy [Danny Blake] (origin and first appearance); Professor Willard Crown; Commissioner Blake; Martha Blake; "Scars" Mason
- Synopsis
- Danny Blake gains the power of invisibility from a chemical spill in Professor Williard Crown's laboratory when "Scars" Mason tries to steal the formula for changing other metals into gold. Invisible Boy captures "Scars" Mason.
Indexer Notes
Writing credit from Martin O'Hearn.
The Impossible Can Happen
cartoon / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Mr. Lithbridge
Indexer Notes
Five single-panel strange occurrences.
Terror in the Streets
The Invisible Boy / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero; adventure
- Characters
- Invisible Boy [Danny Blake]; Commissioner Blake; "Comrade" and his henchmen
- Synopsis
- Invisible Boy foils "Comrade's" plan to ruin Grand City by sabotaging its newspaper and radio station.
Indexer Notes
Writing credit from Martin O'Hearn.
Accidents That Changed the World!
cartoon / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science
- Characters
- Alexander Graham Bell; Henri Becquerel; Charles Goodyear; Mrs. Button-Shaw; Mr. Button-Shaw; General Tilghman
- Synopsis
- Accidental discoveries of radioactivity, aspirin, vulcanized rubber, the telephone, white paper and wood-pulp paper.
Indexer Notes
Six one-panel cartoons.
Magic Manners
The Invisible Boy / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- superhero; adventure
- Characters
- Invisible Boy [Danny Blake]; Percy; Margie; Joan
- Synopsis
- Invisible Boy shows up Percy after he steals a date with Margie.
Indexer Notes
Writing credit by Martin O'Hearn.
Abe Lincoln's Star
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Abraham Lincoln
- Synopsis
- Strange tale of Lincoln's inauguration.
A-Haunting We Shall Go!
The Invisible Boy / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- superhero; adventure
- Characters
- Invisible Boy [Danny Blake]; Commissioner Blake; Joe; Steve; Benson
- Synopsis
- Invisible Boy captures a gang of counterfeiters, who are using a haunted house as their base of operations.
Indexer Notes
Writing credit by Martin O'Hearn.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Death Stalks the Night...Terror in the Streets
The Invisible Boy -
1.
["New! 1954 secret code vibra planet space walkie-talkies"]
Space Commander Vibro-Matic Walkie Talkies [Vibra-Planet] -
2.
The Secret Formula!
The Invisible Boy -
3.
The Impossible Can Happen
-
4.
Terror in the Streets
The Invisible Boy -
5.
Accidents That Changed the World!
-
6.
Magic Manners
The Invisible Boy -
7.
Abe Lincoln's Star
-
8.
A-Haunting We Shall Go!
The Invisible Boy -
9.
Buzz Baxter Rides Again!
Artistic Greeting Cards -
10.
["Terrific value! Be the first in your crowd to get this sensational collection of airplanes"]
40 Airplanes -
11.
["Get prizes... make money this easy way"]
American Seeds
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- John P. Selegue
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