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Saint (1947 Avon) comic books

  • Issue #1
    Saint (1947 Avon) 1

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    Stories by Evalyn Fuss and others. Art by Matt Baker and Jack Kamen. Cover by Jack Kamen. The first comic book featuring Leslie Charteriss adventurer Simon Templar, better known as The Saint, timed to coincide with the concurrent Saint radio show starring Vincent Price. Lucky Dale, Girl Detective, takes a dangerous ride on a police helicopter; Pilot Prop Bowers runs afoul of a corrupt citrus king; Jewel thieves target a wealthy society matron until The Saint steps in. Also featuring a bondage cover by Jack Kamen. Empty Graves; Lucky Dale; The Devils Stooge; Foo Shampoo; Prop Bowers; Fact or Fancy?; The Saint Versus the Sinners. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Issue #2
    Saint (1947 Avon) 2
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case; Scuffing to inner well of case
    • Label #3867639016

    Cover art by Allen Ulmer. The Star Gazer starring The Saint, art by Allen Ulmer. Lucky Dale story; when Lucky Dale went to visit her uncle in a sleepy Florida town, she found her quiet stay at the sea shore turned into an intrigue of murder and robbery. Double Trouble text story. Prop Bowers story. The Saint Meets the Housing Shortage starring The Saint, art by Allen Ulmer; be it ever so eerie, there's no place like home said Simon Templar when he saw the sombre lowering Mayhew Mansion. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #5
    Saint (1947 Avon) 5

    Stories by Walter Johnson and others. Art by Allen Ulmer, Jimmy Thompson, Ann Brewster, Chu F. Hing, Warren Kremer, and Jerry Fasano. Cover by Walter Johnson. The first comic book featuring Leslie Charteriss adventurer Simon Templar, better known as The Saint, timed to coincide with the concurrent Saint radio show starring Vincent Price. The Saint intervenes when a mysterious cult targets a diamond belonging to an Asian princess; The history of weaponry from antiquity to the A-bomb; The Saint outwits crooks who are looking for a beautiful redhead and a mysterious suitcase. The Diamond of Death; The Race-Track Rub-Out!; The Saint Pulls a Switch; Choose Your Weapon; A Musical Mystery; Truth Not Fancy: Greek-Fire to Flame-Thrower; Lucky Dale: Death Rides on Skies; Truth Not Fancy: Gunpowder to A-Bomb; The Saint Breaks a Spell! 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #6
    Saint (1947 Avon) 6
    • Trimmed
    • Cover TRIMMED, laminated, and detached. Interior is complete. Mold, mildew odor, heavy water damage, staple rust/deterioration, centerfold detached.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Stories by Tarpe Mills and Leslie Charteris. Art by Frank Simienski, Tarpe Mills, Chu F. Hing, A.C. Hollingsworth, Warren Kremer, and Rudy Palais. Cover by Frank Simienski. The first comic book featuring Leslie Charteriss adventurer Simon Templar, better known as The Saint, timed to coincide with the concurrent Saint radio show starring Vincent Price. An old friend enlists The Saint when his daughter goes missing in postwar Berlin; The life of artist and scientist Leonardo Da Vinci; Masked hero Miss Fury acquires a cursed leopardskin that grants wishes during a struggle against kidnappers. Blockaded Berlin…; Miss Fury: In Brazil; Truth Not Fancy: Leonardo Da Vinci; Danger #5; Hoppy Shows Initiative; Lucky Dale: The River Pirates; Money is the Root of All Evil! 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #9
    Saint (1947 Avon) 9
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Stories by Leslie Charteris. Art by Mike Roy. Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. The first comic book featuring Leslie Charteriss adventurer Simon Templar, better known as The Saint, timed to coincide with the concurrent Saint radio show starring Vincent Price. The Saint battles modern-day pirates, in a story in which he coins the phrase Booty calls (referring to the pirates hidden treasure). Also, Flash Harper investigates a suicide linked to voodoo dolls; The Saint finds intrigue on a train when he winds up with a murdered mans suitcase. The Saint and the Pirates of the Caribbean; The Saint vs. the Notorious Murder Mob. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #10
    Saint (1947 Avon) 10
    • 7" cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Cover oxidation.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Cover art possibly by Louis Ravielli. A one-page preview of the issue's stories, art by Wally Wood. The Saint Smashes the Communist Menace!; The Saint (Simon Templar) battles Greta Morgan (aka Baroness von Straubing). The Saint Fights the Mad Scientist and his Zombies! featuring Professor Zoran. Ad for novelties from the Rocket Wholesale Company. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #11
    Saint (1947 Avon) 11

    Stories by Leslie Charteris. Art by Mike Roy. The first comic book featuring Leslie Charteriss adventurer Simon Templar, better known as The Saint, timed to coincide with the concurrent Saint radio show starring Vincent Price. Simon and a beautiful woman are trapped in a rock crusher; The Saint guards a princess whose life is in danger; The Saints chivalry is put to the test when he faces a female murderer. Wanted for Robbery; The Buzz of Death; The Princess in Disguise; The Royal Murders; The Saint and the Gold Mine Murders. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.