(February 1948)
St. John,
1947 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1948-01-22
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archer St. John
- Editing
- Tom Morrison (editor)
Issue Notes
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Vol. 2, Part 2, No. 1, Periodicals, January-June 1948.
[Cattering-Ram with Optional Aspirin]
Mighty Mouse / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Art Bartsch (signed as Art Bartsch)
- Inks
- Art Bartsch (signed as Art Bartsch)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here's something for your headache chum!
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
- Characters
- Mighty Mouse; Heckle; Jeckle; two cats
- Synopsis
- Mighty Mouse uses a cat as a battering ram, while Heckle and Jeckle offer the feline some relief in the form of aspirin tablets.
- Keywords
- alternative uses; aspirin; battering ram; cats; door; magpies; mice
Smoky Joe
Smoky Joe / text story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- "W-H-H-E-E-O-O-O..." The scream of the siren on the firehouse tower sent a shiver of delight down Smoky Joe's mane.
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Smoky Joe; fire chief; Farmer O'Brien; various firemen
- Synopsis
- Smoky Joe, an old reliable fire horse, who pulled an equally old and reliable fire wagon, is replaced by a brand new fire engine.
- Keywords
- cartoon adaptation; fire engine; firefighting; firehouse; forced retirement; horse; modern inventions; mucking with tradition; unlikely hero; wagon
Indexer Notes
Text adaptation of the 1945 Terrytoons theatrical animated short of the same name.
Begins on the inside front cover (page 1) and concludes on the inside back cover (page 2). One black and white illustration on page 1.
Buried Treasure
Mighty Mouse / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Art Bartsch (signed as Art Bartsch)
- Inks
- Art Bartsch (signed as Art Bartsch)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Speeding through the murky waters of the bay, a police cutter heads for open sea in answer to an S.O.S. ---
- Feature Logo
Mighty Mouse [St. John Logo without Character]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
- Characters
- Mighty Mouse; various police (mice); Captain Jim (old lighthouse keeper); The Claw; various members of The Claw Gang; swordfish
- Synopsis
- While the police scoff at Captain Jim's claim that The Claw assaulted him and took his treasure map (since The Claw is presumed dead), Mighty Mouse believes the old salt and investigates.
- Keywords
- lighthouse; submarine; torpedo; treasure; treasure map; undersea setting
High Society
Heckle and Jeckle / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ah, the pity of it all! That I, Jeckle, once the cream of society, should be reduced to selling papers.
- Feature Logo
Heckle and Jeckle [St. John Logo without characters]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Heckle; Jeckle; Marmaduke Mutt; Meadows (butler); room service waiter; attorney
- Synopsis
- When Marmaduke Mutt inherits a fortune from his late master, Heckle and Jeckle try to horn in.
- Keywords
- heckling; inheritance; trickery
House Hunters
Gandy Goose / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- If we don't find a place to rent soon, we'll have to sleep in the park.
- Feature Logo
Gandy Goose [St. John Logo without Character]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Gandy Goose; Sourpuss; ghosts; crowd of onlookers
- Synopsis
- Gandy Goose and Sourpuss bunk for the night in a house full of mischievous ghosts.
- Keywords
- fright; ghosts; haunted house; heckling
Star for a Day
Dinky / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Connie Rasinski (signed as Connie Rasinski)
- Inks
- Connie Rasinski (signed as Connie Rasinski)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gee, I wish I was big and tough.
- Feature Logo
Dinky [Duck] [St. John logo without character]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Dinky Duck; little chick; Fisheye Fox; Garlic the Skunk; Deadeye Dan; two cops
- Synopsis
- Posing as a movie director, Fisheye Fox tricks Dinky into signing an insurance policy with the sly fox as the beneficiary. Then he proceeds to make a phony film, putting Dinky (as its star and only player) into different dangerous situations.
- Keywords
- insurance policy; movie; scam
Indexer Notes
Dinky is colored orange in this story, rather than his usual black or his occasional grey.
[Gandy Gets Pushy]
Gandy Goose / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gosh! Look at that swanky car stuck in a rut.
- Feature Logo
- Gandy Goose [St. John Logo without Character]
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Gandy Goose; Sourpuss; motorist 1; motorist 2; cop
- Synopsis
- Hoping for a big tip, Gandy and Sourpuss give a push to a fancy car stuck in a rut.
- Keywords
- being helpful; car; rut; sorry-you-asked
Indexer Notes
Color story on back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[Cattering-Ram with Optional Aspirin]
Mighty Mouse -
1.
Smoky Joe
Smoky Joe -
2.
Buried Treasure
Mighty Mouse -
3.
High Society
Heckle and Jeckle -
4.
House Hunters
Gandy Goose -
5.
Star for a Day
Dinky -
6.
[Gandy Gets Pushy]
Gandy Goose
This issue was modified by, among others
- Nick Caputo
- Del Gruber
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Joe Torcivia
- Len Wolinsky
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