Saint (1947 Avon) comic books 1940-1949
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Published 1947 by Avon Publications.$2,150.00
View scans- 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.
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Published 1949 by Avon Publications.$290.00
View scans- Cover detached at one staple. Cover oxidation.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Other items consigned by Bud Plant
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.
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Published 1949 by Avon Publications.
- 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.
Other items consigned by humble cow
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.