(April 1953)
St. John,
1952 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bimonthly
- On-sale Date
- 1953
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- St. John Publishing Company
- Brand
-
St. John
- Editing
- Tom Morrison
Issue Notes
In addition to the publisher’s address, the indicia also lists an address for “Terrytoons, Inc.”, 38 Centre Ave., New Rochelle, N.Y.
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
-
in Terry Toons Big Book of Comics Giant Edition (Magazine Management, 1971 series) #42931 ([May 1971] ?) [as The Jailbirds]
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[Leaving a Cat in "Limb-bo"!]
Mighty Mouse / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
- Characters
- Mighty Mouse; cat; little bird
- Synopsis
- A cat has gone out on a limb to snatch a little bird from its nest. Mighty Mouse saves the day by breaking the limb and leaving the cat with no visible means of support.
- Keywords
- bird; cat; nest; one-character-desiring-another-as-a-meal; tree limb
Indexer Notes
New cover for an issue of reprints.
The Comet
Mighty Mouse / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A new comet! My figures were right!
- Feature Logo
Mighty Mouse [St. John Logo without Character]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
- Characters
- Mighty Mouse; Gustav Mouse (Terrytown astronomer); The Claw; Scarpuss; various members of The Claw's gang; various cat citizens of Terrytown; various mouse citizens of Terrytown; Daily Gazette reporter; Daily Gazette editor
- Synopsis
- A newly-discovered comet is streaking toward Terrytown. How will The Claw turn this potential disaster to his advantage?
- Reprints
-
from Terry-Toons Comics (St. John, 1947 series) #71 (December 1948)
-
- Keywords
- comet; heroics; panic
High Tide Hero
Gandy Goose / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Shake a leg!
- Feature Logo
Gandy Goose [St. John Logo without Character]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Gandy Goose; Sourpuss; Susie; Elmer; various beachgoers; lifeguards; octopus
- Synopsis
- Elmer, muscular with a great physique, moves-in on Sourpuss' girl Susie. Sourpuss schemes to show up his rival at the beach.
- Reprints
- from Terry-Toons Comics (St. John, 1947 series) #71 (December 1948)
-
- Keywords
- beach; octopus; romantic rival
The Jailbirds
Heckle and Jeckle / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Connie Rasinski (signed as CR)
- Inks
- Connie Rasinski (signed as CR)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I say, old thing, that should be a perfect place in which to sell our product!
- Feature Logo
Heckle and Jeckle [St. John Logo without characters]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Heckle; Jeckle; prison guard (bulldog); various prisoners
- Synopsis
- Traveling salesmen Heckle and Jeckle try their luck at the state penitentiary, where they try selling escape tools to the prisoners, and lead the chief guard on a merry chase.
- Reprints
- from Terry-Toons Comics (St. John, 1947 series) #71 (December 1948)
-
- Keywords
- chase; escalating events; prison; salesmen
The Iron Cow
Dinky / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The cow's bone dry!
- Feature Logo
Dinky [Duck] [St. John logo without character]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Dinky Duck; Rudy Rooster; various anthropomorphic talking farm animals; mechanical cow
- Synopsis
- As the other farm animals besiege Rudy over the cows' producing no milk, Dinky comes to the rooster’s aid with the invention of a mechanical milk-producing cow. Careless and egotistical Rudy manages to find a way to mess things up.
- Reprints
- from Terry-Toons Comics (St. John, 1947 series) #71 (December 1948)
-
- Keywords
- angry farm animals; carelessness; cows; exaggerating one’s importance; mechanical cow; milk; unintended slapstick consequences; wreaking havoc
Indexer Notes
Though this is a 1953 reprint of a 1948 story, Dinky’s reference to the year being “1948” is unchanged from the original printing. In the final panel, everyone has a good laugh at Rudy - including both the barn and its silo.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[Leaving a Cat in "Limb-bo"!]
Mighty Mouse -
1.
Calling All Space Rangers!
Space Squadron -
2.
The Comet
Mighty Mouse -
3.
High Tide Hero
Gandy Goose -
4.
Young's Toy Fair
Young's Products -
5.
The Jailbirds
Heckle and Jeckle -
6.
50 Combat Action Plastic Toys $1
Fighting Force -
7.
A Barrel of Fun!
Stravon Publishers -
8.
The Iron Cow
Dinky -
9.
Get Prizes... Make Money
American Seed Co. -
10.
Draw Instantly
Master Art Helper Co. -
11.
Get Prizes... Make Money
American Seed Co.
This issue was modified by, among others
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Joe Torcivia
- Len Wolinsky
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