A fine cover from Joe Kubert's St. John run

As mentioned before, St. John put out some great comics.

St. John Publications -- Nightmare #10

But no Adam Strange

St. John was a small but extremely influential comic publisher of the late Fifties. No doubt much of the credit goes to managing co-editor Joe Kubert. Not only did Kubert produce a tremendous number of stories for St. John (covering everything from cavemen to romance), he also did a great job hiring and managing gifted artists like Everett Kinstler, Matt Baker and Murphy Anderson. Fans of DC's Silver Age (particularly Mystery in Space) should enjoy "The Cycle of Time" from St. John's Nightmare #10.

When Joe Kubert first got the idea of teaching comic art

This would turn into a lucrative gig.

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Three shorts from Everett Kinstler

From St. John's Nightmare #10 and Amazing Ghost Stories #16

A beautifully drawn Golden Age story/forest fires PSA

Back when butter got its own food group

Marvel Family number 2 (1946)