(June 1952)
St. John,
1952 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- St. John Publishing Company
- Brand
-
St. John
Issue Notes
issue contains art by Tuska and Finesque.
The Banshee's Wail
text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Colin Donovan (letter carrier); Tom Donovan
Indexer Notes
inside front and back covers.
The Vampire Fog
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Captain Jamison
- Synopsis
- It was in 1855 that the "Vulcanus" was sailing on it's usual run from America to England.
Horror Grips Drumbouie Hollow
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Dr. Eric Storm; Peter Storm; Dr. Drumbouie
- Synopsis
- The Hudson River Valley has been host to horrors of every extreme.
- Reprints
-
from Yankee Comics (Chesler / Dynamic, 1941 series) #2 (November 1941) - Story almost entirely rewritten. The Echo is renamed Peter Storm in this reprint.
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Indexer Notes
Most probably Astarita with his big nosed rodent faced villains, but he can be confused with Sultan.
Dungeon of the Doomed
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Hermano (monk); Senorita Gonzales
- Synopsis
- The mad monk of San Christobal belonged to no established brotherhood, but he seized mastery over superstitious minds and wielded his power for evil.
Indexer Notes
Originally art credits for "Dick Ayers" from Saltarella via the GCD Error Tracker. But this art has all the signs of Tuska, long figures with small heads, long necked heads in profile, and unmistakeable faces. It doesn't match Ayers' signed work in "Bobby Benson" #18.
Vengeance Shrieks on Shipwreck Shoals
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Phil Brennan; Captain Moule
- Synopsis
- A horrible drama in real life was the climax to Phil Brennan's vacation near Shipwreck Shoals.
- Reprints
- from Dynamic Comics (Chesler / Dynamic, 1941 series) #10 (July 1944) [Story almost totally rewritten. The Echo is renamed Phil Brennan.]
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The Werewolves Howl
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Josephine LeBlanc
- Synopsis
- She was the only person in America to establish a faint trail of truth on the existence of werewolves.
- Reprints
- from Red Seal Comics (Chesler / Dynamic, 1945 series) #17 (July 1946) [Story almost entirely rewritten. Lady Satan redrawn and renamed Josephine LeBlanc for this story.]
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Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
Vengeance on Shipwreck Shoals
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1.
The Banshee's Wail
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2.
The Vampire Fog
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3.
Horror Grips Drumbouie Hollow
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4.
Dungeon of the Doomed
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5.
Vengeance Shrieks on Shipwreck Shoals
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6.
The Werewolves Howl
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