(November 1953)

St. John, 1953 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Volume
1
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Bimonthly
On-sale Date
1953
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
St. John Publishing Corporation
Brand
St John Approved Comics
Editing
?
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock
glossy cover
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

Indexed from scanned copy at http://comicbookplus.com

See also Approved Comics (St. John, 1954 series) #6.
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Son of Sinbad / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Kubert
Inks
Joe Kubert
Colors
?

Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
Son of Sinbad

Assemble Your 3-D Space Goggles and Travel into the Amazing Third Dimension!! (Table of Contents: 1)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
How to assemble 3-D glasses.

Indexer Notes

On inside front cover.

Ransom of Shipwreck Shoals (Table of Contents: 2)

Son of Sinbad / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Kubert
Inks
Joe Kubert
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
Sinbad; Elene; Mytar (villain); Kemal
Synopsis
Sinbad secures the release of the slave girl Elene from Mytar, and recovers a fortune in gems and jewels in the process.
Reprints

The Flying Dutchman (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; historical
Synopsis
The legend of the crew of the Flying Dutchman, cursed to sail their ship for an eternity.
Keywords
Flying Dutchman

The Sword of Islam (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; non-fiction; biography
Characters
Reginald; Saladin; Baha ad-Din; King Richard the Lion-Hearted
Synopsis
The Story of Saladin and his honorable, successful campaign against King Richard's invading Crusaders.
Keywords
Cairo; Crusades; Damascus; Jerusalem

Battle for Alana (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bernie Krigstein
Inks
Bernie Krigstein
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

The Grim Galapagos (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; nature
Keywords
Galapagos

Captain Bligh - Explorer (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; biography

Island of the Mind Readers (Table of Contents: 8)

Gulliver / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; historical
Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Son of Sinbad
  2. 1. Assemble Your 3-D Space Goggles and Travel into the Amazing Third Dimension!!
  3. 2. Ransom of Shipwreck Shoals
    Son of Sinbad
  4. 3. The Flying Dutchman
  5. 4. The Sword of Islam
  6. 5. Battle for Alana
  7. 6. The Grim Galapagos
  8. 7. Captain Bligh - Explorer
  9. 8. Island of the Mind Readers
    Gulliver
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Keith Alan Morgan