Manning Lee Stokes
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Manning Lee Stokes was an American novelist who used a large number of pseudonyms. He specialized in paperback fiction, especially in the genres of mystery, detective fiction, westerns, spy fiction an
Authentic Police Cases #25, Jan 1953, reprinted The Case of the Winking Buddha
St. John Publications
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St. John Publications was an American publisher of magazines and comic books. During the 1947-1958 existence of its comic-book division, St. John established several industry firsts. Founded by Archer
Manning Lee Stokes
…different pseudonyms. He also worked as a comic book writer, scripting Seven Sea Comics for Iger and the graphic novel The Case of the Winking Buddha for St. John in 1950, illustrated by Charles Raab, who had assisted Milton Caniff on Terry and the Pirates and Alfred Andriola on Charlie Chan. Created in the wake…
Matt Baker (left) and Archer St. John at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, undated.
Flying Cadet #17 (Oct. 1944), cover artist unknown. The topless woman indicates this was not a comic aimed at children.
It Rhymes with Lust (1950), an early graphic-novel precursor. Cover art by Matt Baker and Ray Osrin.