(October 1951)

St. John, 1951 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bimonthly
On-sale Date
1951
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
St. John Publishing Company
Brand
?
Editing
?

Issue Notes

This is an oversize issue measuring 7.5" by 11".

Yalu Death Squad (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Matt Baker (see note); ?
Inks
Matt Baker (see note); ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war
Characters
Canteen Kate (inset); Leatherneck Jack (inset)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Canteen Kate panel taken from interior story.

Cover Thumbnail for Fightin' Marines (St. John, 1951 series) #2
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Challenge under Fire (Table of Contents: 1)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
war
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Indexer Notes

Inside front and back covers.

Yalu Death Squad (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gene Colan
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war
Characters
Private Richards; Sgt. Mike O'Leary; Wong Sing (R.O.K. Guerrilla); Marine Corporal Steve Rizzo
Synopsis
A group of Marines and a South Korean fighter clear out a dam.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Korean War story.

Foxhole Escapade (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war
Characters
Smokey; Biff Barnes; Sgt. Kennedy
Synopsis
Biff Barnes gets a letter but doesn't have time to read it until he clears out a few North Korean machine gun nests. When he reads it, he finds out he's been drafted.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Korean War story.

Purple Heart Potato (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gene Colan
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war
Characters
Rocky; Mike; Private 'Bud' Jackson; Sergeant Leahy
Synopsis
Private Jackson wants to rush into action.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Korean War story.

The Big Freeze (Table of Contents: 5)

Canteen Kate / comic story / 5.5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Matt Baker
Inks
Matt Baker ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; war
Characters
Canteen Kate; Al
Synopsis
Canteen Kate has a plan to steal a General's air conditioner for her canteen.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Cracker Jack / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Mission Accomplished (Table of Contents: 7)

Leatherneck Jack / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war
Characters
Leatherneck Jack; Monte Wilson; Sgt. Bianco
Synopsis
When Leatherneck Jack and Monte Wilson accidentally capture some Korean soldiers they are taken off KP duty and have to learn to fight.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Korean War story.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Yalu Death Squad
  2. 1. Challenge under Fire
  3. 2. Yalu Death Squad
  4. 3. Foxhole Escapade
  5. 4. Purple Heart Potato
  6. 5. The Big Freeze
    Canteen Kate
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Cracker Jack
  8. 7. Mission Accomplished
    Leatherneck Jack
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Merlin Haas
  • Dan Kurdilla
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Bjorn Wallin
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