(October 1953)

St. John, 1953 Series
 
Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bimonthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
St. John Publishing Company
Brand
?

Issue Notes

It appears likely that the contents of this issue were produced for Ziff-Davis, and acquired from them by St. John along with the Nightmare title.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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Synopsis
A woman is menaced by a giant cobra.
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Keywords
cobra; snake
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The Werewolf of Washington Square (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Pencils
Everett Kinstler (signed as Everett Raymond Kinstler)
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Everett Kinstler (signed as Everett Raymond Kinstler)
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?
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
After a trip to Europe, Eric Lupin gets infected with lycanthropy and becomes a werewolf terrorizing New York's Washington Square.
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Keywords
werewolf

Cup of Moonglow (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
A murderer gets lost in the African wilderness after escaping from a nearby prison. He is soon found by a beautiful mysterious woman who nurses him back to health. He later finds out that when she drinks water from a cup at the night of a full moon she turns into a giant snake!
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The Wonderful Wizard - Daniel Dunglas Home (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Pencils
Everett Kinstler (signed as Everett Raymond Kinstler)
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Everett Kinstler (signed as Everett Raymond Kinstler)
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?
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?
Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
A writeup of Daniel Dunglas Home (1833 –1886), a physical medium.
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The Quivering Brain (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
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Pencils
John Prentice
Inks
John Prentice
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?
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Dr. Rex Hill; Dr.Jane Evans; Jack
Synopsis
Dr. Hill discovers a brain taken from a cadaver is still somehow alive. The brain attempts to take over Hill's body.
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The Witches' Sabbath (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
One page story about witches and sorcerers worshiping the dark lord himself Satan (Sathanas).
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Charles Fort, the Supreme Doubter (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

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Letters
typeset
Synopsis
A writeup on Charles Hoy Fort (1874–1932), an American writer and researcher who specialized in anomalous phenomena.
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Crafton's Curse (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
After Mr. Crafton is run over by "Bull" Dawson, he puts a curse on his car. This results in the car driving on its own with Dawson at the wheel, which results in him being arrested twice and finally killed in the following 25 years.
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[Everyone Wants These Great 3-D Hits!] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. The Werewolf of Washington Square
  3. 2. Cup of Moonglow
  4. 3. The Wonderful Wizard - Daniel Dunglas Home
  5. 4. The Quivering Brain
  6. 5. The Witches' Sabbath
  7. 6. Charles Fort, the Supreme Doubter
  8. 7. Crafton's Curse
  9. 8. [Everyone Wants These Great 3-D Hits!]
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  • Dan Kurdilla
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Mike White
  • David Wilt
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