(July 1951)
St. John,
1951 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1951
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- St. John Publishing Co.
- Editing
- Tom Morrison
Issue Notes
"Copyright 1951 by Terrytoons, Inc."
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
in [Sur-Prize Catch!]
Mighty Mouse [animated film superhero] / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
- Characters
- Mighty Mouse; cat; school of goldfish
- Synopsis
- While fishing for some goldfish to eat, a cat is horrified to find he has reeled-in Mighty Mouse.
- Keywords
- cat; caught-in-the-act; fishing; fright; goldfish; intimidation; one-character-desiring-another-as-a-meal; pond; unwelcome surprise
Toy Terrors
Heckle and Jeckle / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What have you got there, Chum?
- Feature Logo
Heckle and Jeckle [St. John Logo without characters]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Heckle; Jeckle; fruit stand vendor; army recruiter
- Synopsis
- Heckle and Jeckle send life-size toy duplicates of themselves for a walk around the block - and live to regret it.
- Keywords
- toy duplicates; unintended consequences; unwelcome surprise
Indexer Notes
Black and white on inside front cover.
[Time Trip to the Roman Empire]
Mighty Mouse The Perils of Pearl Pureheart / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- High above the city-in the secret laboratory of that desperate villain, Oil Can Harry, we find the innocent Pearl Pureheart bound and gagged.
- Feature Logo
Mighty Mouse The Perils of Pearl Pureheart [St. John Logo 1]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
- Characters
- Mighty Mouse; Pearl Pureheart; Oil Can Harry; cat charioteers; crocodiles
- Synopsis
- Using a time machine, Oil Can Harry spirits Pearl Pureheart away to the days of the Roman Empire.
- Reprints
-
in Adventures of Mighty Mouse (St. John, 1952 series) #15 (November 1954)
-
- Keywords
- crocodiles; kidnapping; rescue; Roman Empire; time travel
What a Night!
Mighty Mouse [animated film superhero] / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mighty Mouse!
- Feature Logo
Mighty Mouse [St. John Logo without Character]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
- Characters
- Mighty Mouse; Mr. and Mrs. Rabbit; Junior Rabbit; wolf
- Synopsis
- Mighty Mouse babysits for a little rabbit.
- Reprints
- in Adventures of Mighty Mouse (St. John, 1952 series) #15 (November 1954)
-
- Keywords
- babysitting; boulder; flood; one-character-desiring-another-as-a-meal; storm
[Swat's the Matter with Gandy?]
Gandy Goose / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Tom Morrison (signed)
- Pencils
- Tom Morrison (signed)
- Inks
- Tom Morrison (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I better get that fly before he annoys Sourpuss.
- Feature Logo
Gandy Goose [St. John Logo without Character]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Gandy Goose; Sourpuss
- Synopsis
- Gandy swats a fly -- on Sourpuss' noggin.
- Keywords
- best of intentions; fly; fly swatter
Indexer Notes
Top half of page.
Rolling Stones
Heckle and Jeckle / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- …And don’t you troublemakers ever show up in the United States again!
- Feature Logo
- Heckle and Jeckle [St. John Logo without characters]
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Heckle; Jeckle; various citizens of the world
- Synopsis
- Misfits Heckle and Jeckle are booted around the world by the angry citizens of many different countries, whom they annoy. They are literally kicked from one part of the Earth to another – and finally find a similar reception on Mars!
- Reprints
- in Adventures of Mighty Mouse (St. John, 1952 series) #15 (November 1954)
-
- Keywords
- around-the-world; comic absurdity
Indexer Notes
Jim Tyer credit supplied to indexer by animation historian and author Thad Komorowski.
Dimwit's Career
Heckle and Jeckle / text story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Heckle and Jeckle were walking down the main street of Terrytown one day when Heckle spoke.
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Heckle; Jeckle; Dimwit; Mr. O'Possum (clothier); Mr. Fox (fruit and vegetable merchant); movie talent scout; crowd of onlookers
- Synopsis
- Heckle and Jeckle talk Dimwit into becoming a walking advertisement for Mr. O'Possum's clothing store. Dimwit makes more of the situation than the magpies expect.
- Reprints
- in Adventures of Mighty Mouse (St. John, 1952 series) #15 (November 1954)
-
- Keywords
- advertising; clothing; doing-something-their-own-way; fruit and vegetables; ingenuity
School Daze
Mighty Mouse [animated film superhero] / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Class come to order.
- Feature Logo
- Mighty Mouse [St. John Logo without Character]
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
- Characters
- Mighty Mouse; teacher; various students; escaped jailbirds; paddy-wagon police
- Synopsis
- Escaped criminals hide out in a schoolhouse. Mighty Mouse will have none of that!
- Reprints
- in Adventures of Mighty Mouse (St. John, 1952 series) #15 (November 1954)
-
- Keywords
- escaped criminals; hideout; schoolhouse
Indexer Notes
Jim Tyer credit supplied to indexer by animation historian and author Thad Komorowski.
The Booby Trap
Dinky [Terrytoons Cartoon Duck] / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mr. Rudy -- Someone's been stealing the corn right off the stalks!
- Feature Logo
Dinky [Duck] [St. John logo without character]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Dinky Duck; Rudy Rooster
- Synopsis
- Dinky sets a booby trap to catch a corn thief.
- Keywords
- booby trap; corn; thief
Indexer Notes
Black and white on inside back cover.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[Sur-Prize Catch!]
Mighty Mouse [animated film superhero] -
1.
Toy Terrors
Heckle and Jeckle -
2.
[Time Trip to the Roman Empire]
Mighty Mouse The Perils of Pearl Pureheart -
3.
What a Night!
Mighty Mouse [animated film superhero] -
4.
[Swat's the Matter with Gandy?]
Gandy Goose -
5.
["This ought to keep those durn girls away!"]
Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum -
6.
Rolling Stones
Heckle and Jeckle -
7.
Dimwit's Career
Heckle and Jeckle -
8.
School Daze
Mighty Mouse [animated film superhero] -
9.
The Booby Trap
Dinky [Terrytoons Cartoon Duck] -
10.
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