Saint (1947 Avon) comic books 1947
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Issue #1
Published Aug 1947 by Avon Publications.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
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
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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Issue #3
Published 1947 by Avon Publications.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Stories by Walter Johnson and others. Art by Allen Ulmer, Alvin Hollingsworth and Walter Johnson. Cover by Allen Ulmer. 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 takes on racketeers who are trying to rig an election; Rusty and Dusty use household objects to battle a housebreaker when they are left home alone; Criminals target a wealthy womans wedding until The Saint steps in. The Saint Swings an Election; Rusty and Dusty: Young Folks at Home!; This Way to Death; Hoppy Uniatz: The Light Fantastic; The Saint Rings Wedding Bells. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
