(February 1955)

St. John, 1953 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
St. John Publishing Co.
Brand
St. John
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Wild Boy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Matt Baker
Inks
Matt Baker
Colors
?

Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Wild Boy

Indexer Notes

The staring eyes of Wild Boy indicate Baker.

Terrific Value! (Table of Contents: 1)

40 Airplanes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Be the first in your crowd to get this sensational collection of airplanes. 40 colorful plastic airplanes by mail order from Lucky Products.

Wrath of the Gods (Table of Contents: 2)

Wild Boy / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Kramer ?
Inks
Frank Kramer ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Wild Boy; Keeto; Daro (panther)
Synopsis
Deadlier than slashing claw and tearing fang is native superstition and fear. They are ruled by the wrath of the gods.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art credits suggested by the Who's Who.

Trophy Hunter (Table of Contents: 3)

Joe Barton / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Irv Novick
Inks
Irv Novick
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Joe Barton; Leslie Bronn; Janice Bronn
Synopsis
A big game hunter has hired Joe Barton to find the white albino deer in the Nawali area.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The faces in close up looking backwards, with lightning eyebrows are like Novick's work.

.45 Caliber Kingdom (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
jungle
Characters
Roger Metcalfe (Jungle Policeman); Schiller (jungle outlaw)
Reprints

Battle for Survival (Table of Contents: 5)

Wild Boy / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mike Becker
Inks
Mike Becker
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Wild Boy; Walter Wiggins; Bawalli; Monstro (elephant)
Synopsis
Wiggins leads a safari through the jungle to trap Monstro, the giant elephant.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Mike Becker is recognised by the long inklines in the faces. The drawings match other signed work by Becker.

Up a Tree (Table of Contents: 6)

Stanley and Rivington / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Vic Martin (signed)
Inks
Vic Martin (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; jungle
Characters
Stanley; Rivington
Synopsis
The rhinocerous is not supposed to climb trees.
Reprints

Perilous Journey (Table of Contents: 7)

Wild Boy / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Kramer ?
Inks
Frank Kramer ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Wild Boy; Keeto; Chief Ishtah; Daro (panther)
Synopsis
A strange sickness has struck the native village, and Wild Boy sets out to get a white doctor who can cure it.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art credits suggested by the Who's Who.

Free-145 Stamps (Table of Contents: 8)

Littleton Stamps / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Get 145 free stamps while they last. A whole collection of Spanish and Spanish colonies tamps by mail order.

Prizes Given (Table of Contents: 9)

The FUNman Religious Wall Motto Plaques / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Get prizes and make money by selling religious wall motto plaques.

Be in the Bucks! (Table of Contents: 10)

Cracker Jack / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Carry all this money in a beautiful, new 2 color wallet. Get it by sending one Cracker Jack box label and 25cents.
Back cover.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Wild Boy
  2. 1. Terrific Value!
    40 Airplanes
  3. 2. Wrath of the Gods
    Wild Boy
  4. 3. Trophy Hunter
    Joe Barton
  5. 4. .45 Caliber Kingdom
  6. 5. Battle for Survival
    Wild Boy
  7. 6. Up a Tree
    Stanley and Rivington
  8. 7. Perilous Journey
    Wild Boy
  9. 8. Free-145 Stamps
    Littleton Stamps
  10. 9. Prizes Given
    The FUNman Religious Wall Motto Plaques
  11. 10. Be in the Bucks!
    Cracker Jack
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steinar Ã…dland
  • Merlin Haas
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Tony R. Rose