(April 1955)

St. John, 1954 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bimonthly
On-sale Date
1955-02-10
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
St. John Publishing Corporation
Brand
St. John
Editing
Marion McDermott

Issue Notes

On sale date as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, January-June 1955, page 33, registration number B522921.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Matt Baker
Inks
Matt Baker ?
Colors
?

Genre
romance

Doctor in My Heart (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gerald McCann ?
Inks
Gerald McCann ?
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
romance
Characters
Dr. John Talbert; Joan Carrington; Teri
Synopsis
Dr. John Talbert is engaged to Joan Carrington, but his assistant Teri falls for him anyways.

A Record-Breaking Affair (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
romance
Characters
Hugh Clancy; Doreen Lloyd; Sally Barton
Synopsis
Two women battle for the affection of a radio DJ.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art credits per Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. We previously suggested Bill Draut as penciler per Ger Apeldoorn via the GCD Error Tracker.

Background of Love (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
romance
Characters
Jerry Hobart; Rhoda

Polio Precautions (Table of Contents: 4)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Good-Bye, My Love (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Sparling
Inks
Jack Sparling
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
romance
Characters
Johnny Lawton; Frances Dixon; Toni Shields
Synopsis
Frances helps Johnny get his break in show-business, but once he is famous, it seems like he has forgotten her.

Sleight of Heart (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Prentice
Inks
John Prentice
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
romance
Characters
Tina Hollis; Mr. Robson; Kip Robson
Synopsis
Mr. Robson dresses Tina, his maid, up for a fancy ball to play a trick on his friends, but the trick is on her when she finds out the farm-hand she's been romancing is actually her boss' son.

Indexer Notes

Art credits from Ger Apeldoorn via the GCD Error Tracker.

Man Hunt (Table of Contents: 7)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Merrylen Townsend [as Merrylen]
Pencils
Merrylen Townsend [as Merrylen]
Inks
Merrylen Townsend [as Merrylen]
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Synopsis
Five gag cartoons about romance.

Correspondence Club (Table of Contents: 8)

letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Letters from girls and servicemen.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Doctor in My Heart
  3. 2. A Record-Breaking Affair
  4. 3. Background of Love
  5. 4. Polio Precautions
  6. 5. Good-Bye, My Love
  7. 6. Sleight of Heart
  8. 7. Man Hunt
  9. 8. Correspondence Club
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Alberto Becattini
  • Dwayne Best
  • Peter Croome
  • Bill Devine
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Dan Kurdilla
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Stangas
  • Matt Tauber
  • Jim Van Dore