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Comic books published by St. John, graded by CGC

  • Item #63864499
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    Published 1953 by St. John.
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    • Paper: Off white
    • Slab: Significant side/edge cracks 1" or more
    • Extreme side edge crack, 5" or longer.
    • Label #2021670019
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    Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Jim Mooney, Bernard Sachs, Dana Dutch, Ben Brown and Dave Gantz. Love plus war equals bittersweet 1950s drama, featuring art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Kay and Bill get married on a game show while he's on furlough, then must deal with their families' reactions. Claire doesn't know how to tell hometown steady Bart about her soldier boyfriend Steve, until Steve comes back from overseas on a surprise furlough. Nurse Lynn isn't meeting the right men at the hospital, so she enlists in the Navy. Plus a story with early art by future Marvel artist Jim Mooney. And a letters page offering to connect overseas GIs with romantic pen pals. Marriage on a Dare; Wayward Girl; I Thought I Was Manproof; Correspondence Club; Navy Nurse. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #62510794
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    Published 1953 by St. John.
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    • Label #4548078006
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    Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Bernard Sachs, Ben Brown and Dave Gantz. Love plus war equals bittersweet 1950s drama, featuring art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Military nurse Peggy goes against the wishes of her fiance and boss John and ventures to the shores of Korea to help wounded soldiers. After a deadly crash, air traffic controller Valerie enlists in the Air Force, hoping to forget the tragedy. Bill eludes some MPs with help from a special Sergeant, in a story with a twist ending. Plus a letters page offering to connect overseas GIs with romantic pen pals. I Was a Nurse on a Hospital Ship; Guilt Deferred My Desire; No Dollar Dates for Me!; Some Sergeants Are Sweethearts; Correspondence Club; I Had No Faith in Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #63483347
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    Published Jun 1952 by St. John.
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    Cover by Gus Ricca, George Tuska, and Charles Sultan. Stories and art by Bob Forgione, Albert Tyler, Rafael Astarita, and George Tuska. Classic pre-Code horror from St. John. While sailing from the US to England in 1855, the Vulcanus is engulfed in a mysterious fog that drains the sailors of their blood. Anthropologist John Hammond learns that the mad monk of San Christobal is using his mastery over minds for evil, in a story with art by future Marvel legend George Tuska. A heroic nurse is the only one who suspects children are being turned into werewolves. The Banshee's Wail; The Vampire Fog; Horror Grips Drumbouie Hollow; Dungeon of the Doomed; Vengeance Shrieks on Shipwreck Shoals; The Werewolves Howl. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #63049537
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    Published Apr 1953 by St. John.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Centerfold Missing
    • Label #4548076015
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    Stories and art by Ruben Moreira, Al Plastino and Ralph Mayo. 1940s Chesler heroes Rocketman and Rocketgirl return in new guises as Zip-Jet and Pat. "Tech" Carson and his "girl Friday" Pat put on their jet suits when they discover that an old mobster has a new trick: hijacking long-distance moving trucks. Aircraft designer Norton Bemis asks Zip-Jet and Pat to investigate a series of crashes. Zip-Jet and Pat learn that Ned Bailey's life is in danger after he finds an old pirate map. Terror Strikes the Turnpike; Assassin of the Air Lanes; Green Scaled Justice; Space Doom; Murder Hides Its Tracks. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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