(May 1954)
St. John,
1951 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bimonthly
- On-sale Date
- 1954
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- St. John Publishing Corp.
- Brand
-
St. John
- Editing
- Tom Morrison (editor)
Issue Notes
"No subscriptions accepted" in indicia.
Nautical Nonsense
Heckle and Jeckle / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Heckle; Jeckle; shark
- Synopsis
- Heckle and Jeckle frantically row what's left of their boat to escape a pursuing shark.
- Keywords
- oars; panic; rowboat; sea or island setting; shark
In just 10 minutes of FUN a day I changed myself from this bloodless, pitiful skinny shrimp to this NEW muscular red-blooded head-to-toe HE-MAN!
Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page
Nautical Nonsense
Heckle and Jeckle / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Keeping you two birdbrains in jail only costs the public money!
- Feature Logo
Heckle and Jeckle [St. John Logo with characters]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Heckle; Jeckle; cop; shark (loan shark); yacht owner; steward; captain
- Synopsis
- To get rid of them once and for all, the police tow Heckle and Jeckle out to sea beyond the three-mile-limit, and leave them there in a rowboat. In their oceanic exile, they encounter a loan-shark who is an actual shark, and wreak havoc aboard a passing yacht.
- Keywords
- banishment; police; rowboat; sea or island setting; shark; wreaking havoc; yacht
Unconscious Victim
Dimwit / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Well, mercy me! Look where that dumb dog is snoozing!
- Feature Logo
Dimwit [St. John Logo 2 with character]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Dimwit; Chesty; cop
- Synopsis
- Dimwit has fallen asleep on the sill of an open window. As a prank, Chesty plans to give him a rude awakening by pushing Dimwit out the window.
- Keywords
- best-laid-plans; practical jokes; sleeping; window
[Not for the Birds!]
Heckle and Jeckle / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, look, Chum! A peeping tom!
- Feature Logo
Heckle and Jeckle [St. John Logo without characters]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Heckle; Jeckle; various birdwatchers
- Synopsis
- Fed up with a proliferation of birdwatchers, Heckle and Jeckle decide to take matters into their own hands.
- Keywords
- birdwatching; need-for-peace-and-quiet; turning the tables; unexpected intrusion
Opera Antics
Heckle and Jeckle / comic story / 9 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Spend this money anyway you like, but remember - this year our opera must be greater than ever!
- Feature Logo
- Heckle and Jeckle [St. John Logo with characters]
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Heckle; Jeckle; Madame Van Snoot (opera patron); opera house director; Pasta and Fazoola (genius operatic producers); opera performers; opera house attendees; cop
- Synopsis
- With their eyes on a big pile of money set to fund an opera production, Heckle and Jeckle waylay Pasta and Fazoola (the two expected producers), taking their place and wreaking their own brand of havoc on an opera company.
- Keywords
- escalating events; imposters; mucking with tradition; opera; wreaking havoc
Smoke Signals
Gandy Goose / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hiya, Gandy! Whatcha doing?
- Feature Logo
Gandy Goose [St. John Logo without Character]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Gandy Goose; Sourpuss
- Synopsis
- Gandy misspells a word, while sending smoke signals.
- Keywords
- doing-something-their-own-way; fire; misspelling; smoke signals
Seeing is Believing
Little Roquefort / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's sure been quiet around here since Percy Puss found a hobby!
- Feature Logo
Little Roquefort [St. John logo with character]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Little Roquefort; Percy Puss; Chesty
- Synopsis
- To impress his tough-cat cousin, Percy fakes a photograph of him punching a bulldog in the nose, using a dog-dummy. Roquefort gets his hands on the phony photos and threatens to show them to quick-tempered Chesty (a *real* bulldog), unless Percy agrees to be the mouse's servant.
- Keywords
- bulldog; cat; escalating events; fake photo; mouse; photography
Animal Crossword
activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fluff and Puff have learned the names of almost every animal in the zoo.
- Characters
- Fluff; Puff; Fluff and Puff's Mama; elephant
- Keywords
- animals; crossword puzzle
Indexer Notes
Crossword puzzle where the answers are the names of animals.
Taxi, Mister!
Heckle and Jeckle / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey! Here we are in New York, fellas!
- Feature Logo
- Heckle and Jeckle [St. John Logo without characters]
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Heckle; Jeckle; Dimwit; rich lady passenger; gas station attendant; fire engine crew; trucker; pedestrian; cop; judge; bailiff
- Synopsis
- In New York City, Heckle and Jeckle con taxi driver Dimwit out of his cab and take a rich lady passenger on a wild ride.
- Keywords
- Broadway; dissatisfied customer; fare-passenger; New York City; taxicab; Times Square; wreaking havoc
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Nautical Nonsense
Heckle and Jeckle -
1.
In just 10 minutes of FUN a day I changed myself from this bloodless, pitiful skinny shrimp to this NEW muscular red-blooded head-to-toe HE-MAN!
Jowett Institute of Physical Training -
2.
Nautical Nonsense
Heckle and Jeckle -
3.
Unconscious Victim
Dimwit -
4.
[Not for the Birds!]
Heckle and Jeckle -
5.
Opera Antics
Heckle and Jeckle -
6.
Smoke Signals
Gandy Goose -
7.
Seeing is Believing
Little Roquefort -
8.
Animal Crossword
-
9.
Taxi, Mister!
Heckle and Jeckle -
10.
Free to You!
Kenmore Stamp Co. -
11.
Hello, Bob - Have You Found that Underseas Treasure?
Wilson Chemical Co.; Cloverine Brand Salve
This issue was modified by, among others
- Jim Stangas
- Joe Torcivia
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