(August 1950)

St. John, 1948 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bimonthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
St. John Publishing Company
Brand
St. John
Editing
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Matt Baker
Inks
Ray Osrin (see notes)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Reprints

Indexer Notes

From Shaun Clancy's Facebook page, "Comics History Exchange", confirms cover inking work by Ray Osrin (September 24, 2014). Osrin was one of Matt Baker's inkers. Osrin also maintained copies of the covers he worked on the walls of his studio. Included in a picture of the studio (owned by Clancy and posted to this Facebook page) was this cover. Originally inks were credited to "Matt Baker ?".

A Double-Cross in Disguise (Table of Contents: 1)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

on inside front and back covers

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Texan / comic story / 8.5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Forte ?
Inks
John Forte ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The frontier lawmen had failed in every attempt to catch the McGilvery gang redhanded.
Genre
western-frontier
Reprints

Indexer Notes

JVJon scan at Digital Comics Museum has "Forte ?" here, and compared with other Forte work it seems probable.

Ghost Terror of the Blackfeet (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Howard Larsen (signed)
Inks
Howard Larsen (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Prairie Kate / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tex Blaisdell (signed)
Inks
Tex Blaisdell (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Rustlers reckoned the Circle 'S' steers would be easy pickings...
Genre
western-frontier
Reprints

Indexer Notes

In the previous version of the story, Prairie Kate was called Buckskin Belle.

Indians on Horseback (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Reprints

Graveyard Gulch (Table of Contents: 6)

The Lone Vigilante / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Tuska
Inks
George Tuska
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Reprints

Indexer Notes

In the previous version of the story, the Lone Vigilante was called the Bold Buckaroo.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. A Double-Cross in Disguise
  3. 2. ["The frontier lawmen had failed in every attempt to catch the McGilvery gang redhanded."]
    The Texan
  4. 3. Ghost Terror of the Blackfeet
  5. 4. ["Rustlers reckoned the Circle 'S' steers would be easy pickings..."]
    Prairie Kate
  6. 5. Indians on Horseback
  7. 6. Graveyard Gulch
    The Lone Vigilante
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steinar Ã…dland
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Dan Kurdilla
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Jim Van Dore
  • James Zee