St. John Publishing | October 1953 | Oversized / Magazine Format
A genuine Atomic-Age oddity.
This is the oversized second #2 variant of St. John’s short-lived 3-D Comics experiment — printed in magazine format the same month as the standard comic-size edition. While the series is famous for its red-and-blue glasses gimmick, this version is prized for something else: early Joe Kubert fantasy-adventure work, plus interior art by Russ Heath.
Front and center is TOR and CHEE-CHEE of 1,000,000 Years Ago, one of Kubert’s earliest prehistoric epics. Cavemen, dinosaurs, and lost-world action collide in eight pages of raw 1950s pulp imagination, followed by more TOR stories and prehistoric short features.
It’s strange, beautiful, and unmistakably Cold-War era.
Grade: GD+ (2.5)
This copy is complete and readable with heavy wear consistent with age.
Expect:
Rounded corners and edge wear
Stress and creasing on spine and cover
Back cover wear and handling marks
Aging/discoloration to paper stock
Interior intact and readable
This is not a display copy — it’s a survivor copy. Still great for reading, study, or filling a historic gap.
St. John Publishing | October 1953 | Oversized / Magazine Format
A genuine Atomic-Age oddity.
This is the oversized second #2 variant of St. John’s short-lived 3-D Comics experiment — printed in magazine format the same month as the standard comic-size edition. While the series is famous for its red-and-blue glasses gimmick, this version is prized for something else: early Joe Kubert fantasy-adventure work, plus interior art by Russ Heath.
Front and center is TOR and CHEE-CHEE of 1,000,000 Years Ago, one of Kubert’s earliest prehistoric epics. Cavemen, dinosaurs, and lost-world action collide in eight pages of raw 1950s pulp imagination, followed by more TOR stories and prehistoric short features.
It’s strange, beautiful, and unmistakably Cold-War era.
Grade: GD+ (2.5)
This copy is complete and readable with heavy wear consistent with age.
Expect:
Rounded corners and edge wear
Stress and creasing on spine and cover
Back cover wear and handling marks
Aging/discoloration to paper stock
Interior intact and readable
This is not a display copy — it’s a survivor copy. Still great for reading, study, or filling a historic gap.
