(November 1952)

St. John, 1951 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bimonthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
St. John Publishing Company
Brand
St. John
Editing
Tom Morrison (editor)

[Lightening Dimwit's Load] (Table of Contents)

Heckle and Jeckle / cover / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Heckle; Jeckle; Dimwit
Synopsis
Dimwit is exhausted from carrying a heavy watermelon. Heckle and Jeckle "help" their old pal by carving-out and eating the melon's juicy insides.
Keywords
carving; eating; unexpected intrusion; watermelon
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Now Fly Like a Bird! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Stravon Publishers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

What's Cookin' (Table of Contents: 2)

Heckle and Jeckle / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Dan Gormley
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Heckle, me lad! Look what I found!
Feature Logo
Heckle and Jeckle [St. John Logo without characters]
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Heckle; Jeckle; supply merchant; cannibals; lion; elephant; hippo; ship's captain; circus boss; shocked pedestrian
Synopsis
Heckle and Jeckle travel to Africa to trap animals for a circus.
Reprints
Keywords
Africa; cannibals; circus; hunting; jungle animals; jungle setting

Boys, Get That Real R.R. Engineer's Thrill That Comes Only with Lionel Trains (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Lionel Trains / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Gandy the Scientist (Table of Contents: 4)

Sourpuss / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
What are you doing, Gandy?
Feature Logo
Sourpuss [St. John Logo]
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Sourpuss; Gandy Goose
Synopsis
Gandy experiments with an invisibility formula, to Sourpuss' chagrin.
Reprints
Keywords
experiment; invisibility; wrong impression

Mouse Fattening (Table of Contents: 5)

Little Roquefort / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
It says here, mice sometimes eat so much cheese, they can't enter their mouseholes!
Feature Logo
Little Roquefort [St. John logo without character]
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Little Roquefort; Percy Puss
Synopsis
Percy Puss fattens-up Little Roquefort with much cheese.
Reprints
Keywords
best-laid-plans; cat; cheese; fattening-up; mouse; mousehole

Three Genuine Ball-Point Pens that Write Three Different Colors (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

St. John Flying Eagle Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Quiz Shoes (Table of Contents: 7)

Heckle and Jeckle / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
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Pencils
Dan Gormley
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Suh! We sure is pleased to award you-all this huge cash prize!
Feature Logo
Heckle and Jeckle [St. John Logo without characters]
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Heckle; Jeckle; Dimwit; the Ol' Kentucky Colonel (quiz show host); TV station manager; cop; picture frame merchant; audience members
Synopsis
Heckle and Jeckle vs. Dimwit on a TV quiz show. The host is Dimwit's cousin, who tries his best to let Dimwit win with very easy questions. The magpies sabotage this network nepotism by switching the questions, but is it enough to ensure their victory?
Reprints
Keywords
get-rich-quick; quiz show; real-life parallel; TV

Indexer Notes

This story appears to reference the quiz show scandals of the 1950s but, with an original publication date of 1952, might actually presage them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950s_quiz_show_scandals

Getting in Dutch - Shoes! (Table of Contents: 8)

Terry Bears / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Papa - we need a new pair of shoes!
Feature Logo
Terry Bears [St. John logo with characters]
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Terry Bears; Papa; other laughing kids
Synopsis
To save money on new shoes, Papa carves Dutch shoes out of wood for the boys and himself.
Reprints
Keywords
leave-well-enough-alone; thrift; wooden shoes

Mysterious Dinky (Table of Contents: 9)

Dinky / text story / 2 pages (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
"No! You can't have any!" growled Rudy, as he greedily devoured his huge dish of chicken feed.
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Dinky Duck; Rudy Rooster; Wilbur Woodchuck; Mrs. Tessie Turkey
Synopsis
Trying to steal Dinky's corn, Rudy keeps running into the little duck at every turn.
Reprints
Keywords
best-laid-plans; corn; farm setting

Lots of Fun and Money! With this Television Bank (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Seagee, Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Borrow Money by Mail! On Your Signature Only (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

State Finance Company / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Hunger Bangs (Table of Contents: 12)

Heckle and Jeckle / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gulp! Look at that delicious food, old bean!
Feature Logo
Heckle and Jeckle [St. John Logo without characters]
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Heckle; Jeckle; gullible dog; movie theatre ticket taker (pig); pretty female dog
Synopsis
Heckle and Jeckle con a gullible dog - not Dimwit.
Reprints
Keywords
buyer beware; con job; reversal of fortunes; trickery

Musical Whirling Angel Chimes (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Illinois Merchandise Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Young's Toy Fair (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Young's Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

50 Combat Action Plastic Toys $1 (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Fighting Force / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Get Prizes... Make Money (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

American Specialty Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Lightening Dimwit's Load]
    Heckle and Jeckle
  2. 1. Now Fly Like a Bird!
    Stravon Publishers
  3. 2. What's Cookin'
    Heckle and Jeckle
  4. 3. Boys, Get That Real R.R. Engineer's Thrill That Comes Only with Lionel Trains
    Lionel Trains
  5. 4. Gandy the Scientist
    Sourpuss
  6. 5. Mouse Fattening
    Little Roquefort
  7. 6. Three Genuine Ball-Point Pens that Write Three Different Colors
    St. John Flying Eagle Comics
  8. 7. Quiz Shoes
    Heckle and Jeckle
  9. 8. Getting in Dutch - Shoes!
    Terry Bears
  10. 9. Mysterious Dinky
    Dinky
  11. 10. Lots of Fun and Money! With this Television Bank
    Seagee, Co.
  12. 11. Borrow Money by Mail! On Your Signature Only
    State Finance Company
  13. 12. Hunger Bangs
    Heckle and Jeckle
  14. 13. Musical Whirling Angel Chimes
    Illinois Merchandise Mart
  15. 14. Young's Toy Fair
    Young's Products
  16. 15. 50 Combat Action Plastic Toys $1
    Fighting Force
  17. 16. Get Prizes... Make Money
    American Specialty Company
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Jim Stangas
  • Joe Torcivia
  • Len Wolinsky
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