(February 1955)
St. John,
1954 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bimonthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- St. John Publishing Company
- Brand
-
St. John
- Editing
- Marion McDermott
Issue Notes
Indicia states "Formerly Nightmare." Editor credit from Ownership statement in this issue.
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
in [Man and a woman in a mine being attacked by a ghost miner]
cover / 1 page
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
-
in Classic Monsters of Pre-Code Horror Comics: Ghosts (IDW, 2019 series) (October 2019)
-
The Widow's Lover
comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Moulin, the executioner...
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Vincent; Edouard Moulin; Garand; Destin; Dr. Rendu; Durand
- Synopsis
- A former executioner beheads those he feels need beheading, and is allowed to be his own executioner.
- Reprints
- from Weird Thrillers (Ziff-Davis, 1951 series) #4 (Summer 1952)
- in Haunted Love (IDW, 2016 series) #2 (March 2016) which is reprinted
-
The Tentacles of Death
comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It is the year 2230...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Dr. Mark Savant; Ventro; Mona; Mago Sartorus; Gaarlo
- Synopsis
- Dr. Mark Savant heads to Genero where the inhabitants are practicing human sacrifice. There he finds a horrible monster called an Octeel.
- Reprints
- from Weird Thrillers (Ziff-Davis, 1951 series) #4 (Summer 1952)
-
Polio Precautions
public service announcement / 0.66 page
Indexer Notes
Last third of page is ownership.
Statement of the Ownership
statement of ownership / 0.34 page
Indexer Notes
Statement of Ownership for October 1, 1954.
Dr. Osborne's Secret Weapon
text story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- General Bollinger heaved his huge bulk...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- General Bollinger; Dr. Osborne
- Synopsis
- A future scientist discovers a way to defeat the invading Sirians by disabling atomic energy.
- Reprints
- from Weird Thrillers (Ziff-Davis, 1951 series) #4 (Summer 1952)
-
The Bloody Sword
comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- On the Scottish moors...
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Robert MacCloran; Tandy Morgan; Duncan; Bruce MacCloran; Andrew MacCloran
- Synopsis
- Robert MacCloran returns to his ancestral home to claim his birthright, but his evil uncle has other plans.
- Reprints
- from Weird Thrillers (Ziff-Davis, 1951 series) #4 (Summer 1952)
-
Indexer Notes
Ink lines in the hair of the main characters are the reason for the Giunta inking credit. Layouts and figures are definitely Dan Barry.
Inker addition of Sy Barry by Craig Delich, identified by Alberto Becattini in Alter Ego #130 (January 2015)
The Portrait of Death
comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- George Roussos (signed as Roussos)
- Inks
- George Roussos (signed as Roussos)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- That painting...why...why...this is incredible!
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Gregory Harborough; Anton De Salvo
- Synopsis
- Gregory Harborough finds a painting of himself labelled "Portrait of Death" and is determined to find the artist.
- Reprints
- from Weird Thrillers (Ziff-Davis, 1951 series) #4 (Summer 1952)
-
The Finger of Fate
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Everett Kinstler (signed)
- Inks
- Everett Kinstler (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The rishi, or holy men...
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Dewarzung; Dr. Gladys Cross
- Synopsis
- Dr. Gladys Cross saves the finger of a holyman from being chopped off and gets a reward in return.
- Reprints
- from Weird Thrillers (Ziff-Davis, 1951 series) #4 (Summer 1952)
-
Indexer Notes
Jerry Bails' Who's Who mentions that all of Kinstler's work at St. John Publications was reprints.
Graveyard in the Antarctic
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Marvin Stein (signed as M. Stein)
- Inks
- Marvin Stein (signed as M. Stein)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- When he was with Captain Robert Scott...
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- G. Murray Levick; Captain Robert Scott
- Synopsis
- G. Murray Levick, surgeon with Captain Robert Scott, finds a thousands of dead and dying seals in the Antarctic.
- Reprints
- from Weird Thrillers (Ziff-Davis, 1951 series) #4 (Summer 1952)
-
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[Man and a woman in a mine being attacked by a ghost miner]
-
1.
["Terrific value!"]
-
2.
The Widow's Lover
-
3.
The Tentacles of Death
-
4.
Polio Precautions
-
5.
Statement of the Ownership
-
6.
Dr. Osborne's Secret Weapon
-
7.
The Bloody Sword
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8.
The Portrait of Death
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9.
The Finger of Fate
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10.
Graveyard in the Antarctic
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11.
["Look at the prized stamp I found!"]
Littleton Stamp Co. -
12.
["Men - women - boys - girls prizes given make money too!"]
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13.
["Be in the bucks!"]
Cracker Jack
This issue was modified by, among others
- Nick Caputo
- Keith Chandler
- Peter Croome
- Gregory Fischer
- Merlin Haas
- Dan Kurdilla
- Donald Dale Milne
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
- Matt Tauber
- Jim Van Dore
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