(June 1955)
St. John,
1953 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- St. John Publishing Co.
- Brand
-
St. John
- Editing
- ?
Friends! Here's How to Get at Almost No Cost...
Dean Studios Photo Enlargements / advertisement / 0.75 page
The White Robe of Courage
Wild Boy / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- jungle; adventure
- Characters
- Wild Boy; Chief Jaru; Lago; Carao; Kaw (falcon)
- Synopsis
- The chief's White Robe of Courage has been handed down from father to son, but chief Jaru's son shows no courage to wear it.
- Reprints
-
from Wild Boy (Ziff-Davis, 1950 series) #5 (December 1951)
-
Indexer Notes
McCann's old faces with long noses and small chins are easy to spot, as are the large mouths and lack of action.
The Winged Gods of Walla-Habi
Joe Barton / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- jungle; adventure
- Characters
- Joe Barton; Subi; Sumi; Mr. van Voorhees
- Synopsis
- Joe and Sumi find uranium at the summit of Walla-Habi vulcano.
- Reprints
- from Wild Boy (Ziff-Davis, 1950 series) #5 (December 1951)
-
Indexer Notes
The faces in close up looking backwards, with lightning eyebrows are like Novick's work.
Inks credit suggested by the Who's Who.
The Most Dangerous Cow
text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Ronaldson (hunter); Jacobs (hunter)
- Reprints
- from Wild Boy (Ziff-Davis, 1950 series) #5 (December 1951)
-
The Slavers
Wild Boy / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Paul Parker (signed)
- Inks
- Paul Parker (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- jungle; adventure
- Characters
- Wild Boy; Keeto; Daro (panther); Kaw (falcon); Hassim; Duba (elephant)
- Synopsis
- Wild Boy and Keeto are captured by slavetraders.
- Reprints
- from Wild Boy (Ziff-Davis, 1950 series) #4 (October 1951)
-
Indexer Notes
The panther is called Daro here and Timba in other stories.
Big-Time Hunter
Joe Barton / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- jungle; adventure
- Characters
- Joe Barton; Dad Hodges; Lennie Hodges; Laura Hodges
- Synopsis
- Joe takes the Hodges family on a safari that spells trouble with a big-shot father.
Indexer Notes
This story has certain Sachs inking with his bright eyes and lines on the forehead.
[no title indexed]
Jungle Oddities / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Termite Nests...
- Genre
- non-fiction; jungle
- Synopsis
- From termites to seven feet tall people of Africa.
- Reprints
- from Wild Boy (Ziff-Davis, 1950 series) #5 (December 1951)
-
Indexer Notes
Art ID from JVJ at Digital Comics Museum.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Wild Boy -
1.
Friends! Here's How to Get at Almost No Cost...
Dean Studios Photo Enlargements -
2.
20 Billfold Size Pictures
Movyland Studios Photos -
3.
The White Robe of Courage
Wild Boy -
4.
The Winged Gods of Walla-Habi
Joe Barton -
5.
The Most Dangerous Cow
-
6.
The Slavers
Wild Boy -
7.
Big-Time Hunter
Joe Barton -
8.
["Termite Nests..."]
Jungle Oddities -
9.
Fishermen! Catch More Fish
Shur Hooker -
10.
319 Stamps
Zenith Stamps -
11.
Given!
Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve -
12.
Kids!
Aircraft Carrier with 5 Catapulting Jets
This issue was modified by, among others
- Darci
- Steinar Ådland
- Michael Hoskin
- Donald Dale Milne
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Van Dore
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