(October 1955)
St. John,
1955 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly except June and July
- On-sale Date
- 1955
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- St. John Publishing Corporation
- Brand
-
St. John
- Editing
- Tom Morrison
Issue Notes
In addition to the publisher’s address, the indicia also lists an address for “Terrytoons, Inc.”, 38 Centre Ave., New Rochelle, N.Y.
[Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Knights]
Mighty Mouse / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
- Characters
- Mighty Mouse; cat-knight-in-armor
- Synopsis
- Mighty Mouse "knocks the block off" a cat-knight, as if he were a "Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robot" toy - or a fully opened PEZ dispenser.
- Keywords
- armor; horse; jousting; knight; lance; punch
Indexer Notes
New cover for an issue of reprints.
Flowers and Bees
Heckle and Jeckle / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What kind of wallpaper did you get?
- Feature Logo
Heckle and Jeckle [St. John Logo without characters]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Heckle; Jeckle; swarm of bees
- Synopsis
- Heckle and Jeckle's new flowery wallpaper attracts a swarm of bees.
- Reprints
-
from Paul Terry's Mighty Mouse Comics (St. John, 1951 series) #23 [52-pages] (February 1951)
-
- Keywords
- bees; unexpected intrusion; wallpaper
Indexer Notes
Black and white on inside front cover.
Double Trouble
Mighty Mouse / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Connie Rasinski (signed)
- Inks
- Connie Rasinski (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A black sedan streaks through the streets of Terrytown, its evil occupants in a desperate race with justice.
- Feature Logo
Mighty Mouse [St. John Logo without Character]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
- Characters
- Mighty Mouse; The Claw (villain); Muggsy (cat); various gangster cats; various Terrytown citizens (mice); various Terrytown police (mice); Terrytown police chief; Terrytown mayor; Mitzi Mouse
- Synopsis
- The Claw lets a look-alike substitute be arrested by the Terrytown police, lulling the city into a false sense of security, while the “real” Claw plots an all-out assault on Terrytown.
- Reprints
- from Terry-Toons Comics (St. John, 1947 series) #70 (October 1948)
-
- Keywords
- gangsters; heroics; imposter
Indexer Notes
In the final panel, some of the Terrytown citizens, grateful to Mighty Mouse, chant: “What a Mouse! What a Mouse!” – just as the narrator of the Mighty Mouse cartoons would often say!
Obey the Rules
Gandy Goose / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Art Bartsch (signed as AB)
- Inks
- Art Bartsch (signed as AB)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Golly, Sourpuss, I don’t know how to thank you for taking me to the zoo!
- Feature Logo
Gandy Goose [St. John Logo without Character]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Gandy Goose; Sourpuss; alpine ibex
- Synopsis
- Sourpuss tells Gandy to “obey the rules”, while at the zoo. Gandy obeys… strictly.
- Reprints
- from Paul Terry's Terrytoon Comics (St. John, 1951 series) #84 (January 1951)
-
- Keywords
- alpine ibex; be-careful-what-you-wish-for; rules; zoo
Paul Terry's Cartoon Course! Lesson VI
Paul Terry's Cartoon Course! / activity / 2 pages
- Script
- ? [as Paul Terry]
- Pencils
- ? [as Paul Terry]
- Inks
- ? [as Paul Terry]
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ? [as Paul Terry]
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Funny human cartoon characters can be drawn in all sizes and shapes, but a few simple rules must be followed for certain results…
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- "Paul Terry" (unseen instructor)
- Synopsis
- "Paul Terry" (likely by means of a surrogate artist) teaches readers how to draw “funny human characters”, with examples of heads, bodies, and facial expressions.
- Keywords
- art lessons; cartooning; educational feature
Nothing Wrong
Dinky / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Well Dinky, how was everything while I was on vacation?
- Feature Logo
Dinky [Duck] [St. John logo without character]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Dinky Duck; Rudy Rooster; Matilda (hen)
- Synopsis
- Dinky reports on the state of the farm when Rudy returns from vacation.
- Reprints
-
from Mighty Mouse Comics (Magazine Management, 1950 series) #9 ([1951]) which is reprinted - from ?
- from Paul Terry's Terrytoon Comics (St. John, 1951 series) #84 (January 1951)
-
- Keywords
- bad news; best of intentions; escalating events; good news; sorry-you-asked; unwelcome surprise
The Watchdog
comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Any dog could be just a dog.
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Hector the watchdog; hunting dogs; fox; fox hunters
- Synopsis
- Hector the watchdog longs to be a hunting dog.
- Reprints
- from Terry-Toons Comics (St. John, 1947 series) #70 (October 1948)
-
- Keywords
- dogs; fox hunt; valuable lesson
House Painters
Gandy Goose / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What’s the address of the house we’re supposed to paint?
- Feature Logo
- Gandy Goose [St. John Logo without Character]
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Gandy Goose; Sourpuss; Officer O’Toole (bulldog cop); house-painting competitor (pig); old lady
- Synopsis
- House painters Gandy and Sourpuss paint the wrong house.
- Reprints
- from Terry-Toons Comics (St. John, 1947 series) #70 (October 1948)
-
- Keywords
- best of intentions; house-painting; mix-up; traffic cop; wreaking havoc; wrong impression
Polio Precautions
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis / public service announcement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gamma Globulin – obtained from human blood – gives protection for a few weeks. However, it is in VERY SHORT SUPPLY. Meanwhile – when polio is around - follow these precautions.
- Keywords
- polio; precautions; public health; public service announcement
Indexer Notes
A little girl, something of a cross between Little Lulu and Ernie Bushmiller’s Nancy, demonstrates the suggested precautions… “Don’t mix with new groups”, “Don’t get overtired”, “Don’t get chilled”… “But do keep clean”. Art is contained in four individual circular panels. Between pages 4 and 5 of previous story.
Beauty and the Beast
Mighty Mouse / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Art Bartsch (signed as Art Bartsch)
- Inks
- Art Bartsch (signed as Art Bartsch)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It’s early morning in the forest and Miss Chubby Squirrel is about to rise…
- Feature Logo
- Mighty Mouse [St. John Logo without Character]
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
- Characters
- Mighty Mouse; Miss Chubby Squirrel; Warren Wolf; Sammy Squirrel (not the MGM character from the “Wuff the Prairie Dog” comic feature)
- Synopsis
- A wolf uses the pretense of a beauty salon weight-loss program to get a weight-conscious squirrel into his clutches.
- Reprints
- from Mighty Mouse Comics (St. John, 1947 series) #7 (October 1948)
-
- Keywords
- buyer beware; forest setting; heroics; one-character-desiring-another-as-a-meal; spa; unwelcome surprise; weight
Indexer Notes
In this story, Mighty Mouse has a “brownish-gray coloring” rather than his usual black, and small, but noticeable, protruding “mouse front teeth”.
The Book Shop
Little Roquefort / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Percy, may I borrow one of your books?
- Feature Logo
Little Roquefort [St. John logo with character]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Little Roquefort; Percy Puss
- Synopsis
- Little Roquefort puts a stack of books to good use.
- Reprints
- from Paul Terry's Mighty Mouse Comics (St. John, 1951 series) #43 (July 1953)
-
- Keywords
- alternative uses; books; ingenuity
[A Pie for Dimwit]
Heckle and Jeckle / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- M-m-my favorite kind of food --
- Feature Logo
- Heckle and Jeckle [St. John Logo without characters]
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Heckle; Jeckle; Dimwit
- Synopsis
- Dimwit makes the mistake of asking Heckle and Jeckle for some pie.
- Reprints
- from Paul Terry's Mighty Mouse Comics (St. John, 1951 series) #23 [52-pages] (February 1951)
-
- Keywords
- pie; pie-in-the-face
Indexer Notes
Top half of page. Black and white on inside back cover.
[That’s Knot Funny]
Little Roquefort / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I wish I knew how to tie a good strong knot.
- Feature Logo
Little Roquefort [St. John logo without character]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Little Roquefort; Percy Puss
- Synopsis
- Percy shows Little Roquefort how to tie a strong knot.
- Reprints
- from Paul Terry's Mighty Mouse Comics (St. John, 1951 series) #23 [52-pages] (February 1951)
-
- Keywords
- cat; cheese; knot; mouse; rope; trickery
Indexer Notes
Lower half of page. Black and white on inside back cover.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Knights]
Mighty Mouse -
1.
Flowers and Bees
Heckle and Jeckle -
2.
Double Trouble
Mighty Mouse -
3.
Obey the Rules
Gandy Goose -
4.
Paul Terry's Cartoon Course! Lesson VI
Paul Terry's Cartoon Course! -
5.
Nothing Wrong
Dinky -
6.
The Watchdog
-
7.
House Painters
Gandy Goose -
8.
Polio Precautions
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis -
9.
Beauty and the Beast
Mighty Mouse -
10.
The Book Shop
Little Roquefort -
11.
[A Pie for Dimwit]
Heckle and Jeckle -
12.
[That’s Knot Funny]
Little Roquefort -
13.
Hurry!! Get a Cracker Jack Jingle Beanie
Cracker Jack
This issue was modified by, among others
- Jim Stangas
- Joe Torcivia
- Len Wolinsky
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