(June 1952)
St. John,
1952 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bimonthly
- On-sale Date
- 1952
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- St. John Publishing Company
- Brand
-
St. John
- Editing
- Tom Morrison (editor)
Issue Notes
[Mower Power to Papa!]
Terry Bears / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Terry Bears; Papa
- Synopsis
- The Terry Bears hang on to an out-of-control power mower that is pursuing Papa.
- Keywords
- hammock; out-of-control device; power mower; wild chase; wreaking havoc
Indexer Notes
As with any out-of-control moving mechanical device in a funny-animal gag, the mower makes a determined and unerring bee-line toward its victim, in this case poor Papa, no matter how many times he zigs and zags.
Jailbreak
Little Roquefort / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- These nails will make good iron bars to put in front of his mousehole.
- Feature Logo
Little Roquefort [St. John logo without character]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Little Roquefort; Percy Puss
- Synopsis
- Little Roquefort engineers a one-mouse jailbreak, when his mousehole is blocked with nails serving as prison bars.
- Keywords
- cat; hammer; ingenuity; mouse; mousehole; nails; prison bars
Indexer Notes
Black and white on inside front cover.
A Cry in the Night
Terry Bears / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Owooo!
- Feature Logo
Terry Bears [St. John logo with characters]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Terry Bears; Papa; Sparky (St. Bernard dog); motorcycle cop; police captain
- Synopsis
- The boys find a St. Bernard dog howling outside on a cold night, and want to keep him as a pet. Papa disagrees.
- Reprints
-
in Mighty Mouse Album (St. John, 1952 series) #2 (November 1952) - in Terrytoons, the Terry Bears (Pines, 1958 series) #4 (Summer 1958)
-
- Keywords
- St. Bernard
Cop Trouble
Heckle and Jeckle / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Don't give me any more trouble or else!
- Feature Logo
Heckle and Jeckle [St. John Logo without characters]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Heckle; Jeckle; police chief; Dimwit
- Synopsis
- Heckle and Jeckle try to make up for all the trouble they cause by making a statue of the police chief.
- Reprints
- in Mighty Mouse Album (St. John, 1952 series) #2 (November 1952)
- in Terrytoons, the Terry Bears (Pines, 1958 series) #4 (Summer 1958)
-
- Keywords
- best of intentions; police; statue; you can’t win
Rudy Gets Caught
Dinky [Terrytoons Cartoon Duck] / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dotty will like that!
- Feature Logo
Dinky [Duck] [St. John logo without character]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Dinky Duck; Rudy Rooster; Dotty Duck; Widow Hen
- Synopsis
- As a prank, Rudy tries to ruin Dinky's fence-scrawled love-message to Dotty.
- Reprints
- in Mighty Mouse Album (St. John, 1952 series) #2 (November 1952)
- in Terrytoons, the Terry Bears (Pines, 1958 series) #4 (Summer 1958)
-
- Keywords
- caught-in-the-act; fence; love-message; painting; pranks
A Detective's Dilemma
Gandy Goose / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There! Now we're in business!
- Feature Logo
Gandy Goose [St. John Logo without Character]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Gandy Goose; Sourpuss; Mrs. Gotrocks; society party guests; police officer; police captain; Diamond Duke (jewel thief)
- Synopsis
- Newly-graduated correspondence course detective Sourpuss and his assistant Gandy get their first case, guarding against jewel theft at a high society party.
- Reprints
- in Mighty Mouse Album (St. John, 1952 series) #2 (November 1952)
- in Terrytoons, the Terry Bears (Pines, 1958 series) #4 (Summer 1958)
-
- Keywords
- correspondence course; detectives; ineptness; jewel thief; society party; undercover mission; unlikely hero
Papa's New Clothes
Terry Bears / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Yes, I think it's time I bought some new duds!
- Feature Logo
- Terry Bears [St. John logo with characters]
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Terry Bears; Papa; Mama; Abigail Busybody; two fast-talking foxes; crowd of onlookers
- Synopsis
- Shopping for new clothes, Papa is taken by two fast-talking fox salesmen.
- Reprints
- in Mighty Mouse Album (St. John, 1952 series) #2 (November 1952)
- in Terrytoons, the Terry Bears (Pines, 1958 series) #4 (Summer 1958)
-
- Keywords
- buyer beware; clothes; con-job; dissatisfied customer; salesmen; shopping
Indexer Notes
The Tyer Touch: A fox holds-up a mirror to Papa, who is dressed in his new flimsy outfit, and says: "There you are, sir. Just like a real dude!" Looking into the mirror, Papa says: "But I don't want to be a real dude!" - and the reversed mirror-image of Papa says the same thing backwards, but the quote is lettered backwards for extra effect.
Leaky Trouble
Gandy Goose / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's raining hard.
- Feature Logo
- Gandy Goose [St. John Logo without Character]
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Gandy Goose; Sourpuss
- Synopsis
- Sourpuss has patched the roof just in time for a rain storm... or has he?
- Reprints
- in Mighty Mouse Album (St. John, 1952 series) #2 (November 1952)
- in Terrytoons, the Terry Bears (Pines, 1958 series) #4 (Summer 1958)
-
- Keywords
- leave-well-enough-alone; rain; repair; roof
Generous Gandy
Gandy Goose / text story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- "You're so handy, Gandy, and that's why I admire you!" said Sourpuss, as he sprawled on the couch with his feet propped up on the window-ledge.
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Gandy Goose; Sourpuss; bulldog watchman
- Synopsis
- Fed up with Sourpuss' thoughtlessness, Gandy tries to win a house of his own by mailing-in loads of box tops.
- Reprints
- in Mighty Mouse Album (St. John, 1952 series) #2 (November 1952)
-
- Keywords
- box tops; contest; house
Safety First
Terry Bears / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I promised the kids some toys and I don't know what to get them.
- Feature Logo
- Terry Bears [St. John logo with characters]
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Terry Bears; Papa; Mama
- Synopsis
- Papa insists that Mama buy "safe", harmless toys for the boys. But is anything really "safe and harmless" around Papa?
- Reprints
- in Mighty Mouse Album (St. John, 1952 series) #2 (November 1952)
- in Terrytoons, the Terry Bears (Pines, 1958 series) #4 (Summer 1958)
-
- Keywords
- safety; series of mishaps; toys
Round Trip
Heckle and Jeckle / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What's it about, old friend?
- Feature Logo
- Heckle and Jeckle [St. John Logo without characters]
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Heckle; Jeckle; Dimwit
- Synopsis
- Heckle and Jeckle let loose a firecracker suspended from a balloon, through Dimwit's living room window.
- Keywords
- balloon; best-laid-plans; firecracker; pranks; unwelcome surprise
Indexer Notes
Black and white on inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[Mower Power to Papa!]
Terry Bears -
1.
Jailbreak
Little Roquefort -
2.
A Cry in the Night
Terry Bears -
3.
Cop Trouble
Heckle and Jeckle -
4.
Rudy Gets Caught
Dinky [Terrytoons Cartoon Duck] -
5.
A Detective's Dilemma
Gandy Goose -
6.
Papa's New Clothes
Terry Bears -
7.
Leaky Trouble
Gandy Goose -
8.
Generous Gandy
Gandy Goose -
9.
Safety First
Terry Bears -
10.
Round Trip
Heckle and Jeckle -
11.
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