(February 1949)

St. John, 1947 Series
< Previous Issue |
| Next Issue >
Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1949
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
St. John Publishing Co.
Editing
Tom Morrison

[Bronc-cat Buster] (Table of Contents)

Mighty Mouse / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Art Bartsch (signed)
Inks
Art Bartsch (signed)
Colors
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
Characters
Mighty Mouse; cat; cheering cowboy mice
Synopsis
Mighty Mouse goes bronco-busting on a cat.
Keywords
bronco-busting; cat; mice; western setting

Vacation Daze (Table of Contents: 1)

Heckle and Jeckle / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
"My word, here comes a car now," cried Jeckle as the two magpies trudged down the highway. "Start thumbing!"
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Heckle; Jeckle; motorist; dog
Synopsis
Hitchhikers Heckle and Jeckle give the business to a passing motorist, but pay for it later.
Keywords
be-careful-what-you-wish-for; heckling; hitchhiking

Indexer Notes

Begins on the inside front cover (page 1) and concludes on the inside back cover (page 2). One black and white illustration on page 1.

Foul Football (Table of Contents: 2)

Mighty Mouse / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Connie Rasinski (signed)
Inks
Connie Rasinski (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Terrytown is agog with excitement as they celebrate the winning of the mouse football championship by their home team ---
Feature Logo
Mighty Mouse [St. John Logo without Character]
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
Characters
Mighty Mouse; Mitzi Mouse; Terrytown Terrors football team (mice); Terrytown Terrors football coach; various citizens of Terrytown (mice); mayor of Terrytown; Katnip Killers football team (cats); Katnip Killers football coach; Shorty (cat); two sportscaster mice; kidnappers (cats)
Synopsis
The Katnip Killers, a football team comprised of tough cats, goad the Terrytown Terrors, a champion football team of mice, into a game where the cats blatantly cheat and then imprison the mice for a feast. Mighty Mouse is diverted by the cats' kidnapping of Mitzi, but arrives in time to cancel the Killers' post-game celebration.
Reprints
Keywords
cheating; football; kidnapping; trap

[Fake Parson and a Runaway Train] (Table of Contents: 3)

Mighty Mouse The Perils of Pearl Pureheart / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Art Bartsch (signed)
Inks
Art Bartsch (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Our hero, Mighty Mouse, is in a desperate situation, facing certain death at the mouth of a giant cannon!
Feature Logo
Mighty Mouse The Perils of Pearl Pureheart [St. John Logo 1]
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
Characters
Mighty Mouse; Oil Can Harry; Pearl Pureheart; fake parson; alligator
Synopsis
While Mighty Mouse contends with a cannon aimed at his head, a hungry alligator, and a runaway train headed for a blown-up trestle, Oil Can Harry fails at multiple attempts to have a "fake parson" marry him to Pearl Pureheart, in this melodramatic romp.
Reprints
Keywords
alligator; cannon; comic absurdity; fake parson; heroics; marriage; runaway train

Indexer Notes

The "fake parson" that Oil Can Harry gets to marry him to Pearl Pureheart resembles the MGM character Droopy.

The Christmas Gift Every Boy and Girl Wants Most... (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Schwinn Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Blizzard Blitz (Table of Contents: 5)

Mighty Mouse / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
An early blizzard roars down on the green forest and makes travel impossible ------
Feature Logo
Mighty Mouse [St. John Logo without Character]
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
Characters
Mighty Mouse; sledding rabbits; hungry fox
Synopsis
Mighty Mouse saves a group of young sledding rabbits from a hungry fox.
Reprints
Keywords
fox; rabbits; sledding; snow; winter setting

Free! This Full-Color Art-Print of Mighty Mouse Suitable for Framing (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

St. John Publishing Co.; Terry-Toons Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Magic Box (Table of Contents: 7)

Mighty Mouse / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Connie Rasinski (signed as CR)
Inks
Connie Rasinski (signed as CR)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Far away in a Fairyland where the stars are diamonds and rubies and the Moon is made of green cheese, there lived a little mouse named Pandora.
Feature Logo
Mighty Mouse [St. John Logo without Character]
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
Characters
Mighty Mouse; Pandora Mouse; evil old witch; winged monsters of evil; other mouse citizens; Hope (good fairy)
Synopsis
Mighty Mouse warns Pandora against opening a mysterious box full of of evil and sickness! You'd think she'd listen, but nooo!
Reprints
Keywords
Pandora's Box

Indexer Notes

The story of "Pandora's Box" with Mighty Mouse.

New Swiss Chalet Electric Whirling Clock (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Swiss Chalet Electric Whirling Clock / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

A Real Surprise Party with Margaret O'Brien MGM Star (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Margaret O'Brien Candy Kitchen / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Our Biggest Bulb Bargain (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

100 Tulip Bulbs / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Bronc-cat Buster]
    Mighty Mouse
  2. 1. Vacation Daze
    Heckle and Jeckle
  3. 2. Foul Football
    Mighty Mouse
  4. 3. [Fake Parson and a Runaway Train]
    Mighty Mouse The Perils of Pearl Pureheart
  5. 4. The Christmas Gift Every Boy and Girl Wants Most...
    Schwinn Bicycles
  6. 5. Blizzard Blitz
    Mighty Mouse
  7. 6. Free! This Full-Color Art-Print of Mighty Mouse Suitable for Framing
    St. John Publishing Co.; Terry-Toons Comics
  8. 7. The Magic Box
    Mighty Mouse
  9. 8. New Swiss Chalet Electric Whirling Clock
    Swiss Chalet Electric Whirling Clock
  10. 9. A Real Surprise Party with Margaret O'Brien MGM Star
    Margaret O'Brien Candy Kitchen
  11. 10. Our Biggest Bulb Bargain
    100 Tulip Bulbs
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Douglas Sederberg
  • Joe Torcivia
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Len Wolinsky