The Saint
#2
(1947)
Avon,
1947 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- On-sale Date
- 1947-10-02
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Avon Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
An Avon Comic
- Editing
- H. B. Tendler (editor)
Issue Notes
Based on the character created by Leslie Charteris.
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Vol. 1, Part 2, Nos. 1&2, Periodicals, 1946-1947.
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Vol. 1, Part 2, Nos. 1&2, Periodicals, 1946-1947.
The Saint
The Saint / cover / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Allen Ulmer (signed as Ulmer)
- Inks
- Allen Ulmer (signed as Ulmer)
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- adventure; detective-mystery
- Characters
- The Saint [Simon Templar]
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover advertisement for educational books from Pickwick Co.
The Star Gazer
The Saint / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Allen Ulmer (signed as Ulmer)
- Inks
- Allen Ulmer (signed as Ulmer)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure; detective-mystery
- Characters
- The Saint [Simon Templar]; Mysta; Helen Corning; Dexter Corning; Pat Holm; Hoppy; Alfred; Roscoe
- Synopsis
- A woman, convinced that the stars have predicted her death, is reassured by the Saint that this will not occur.
- Reprints
-
in The Hooded Menace (Avon, 1951 series) (1951) [Title and some names changed.] which is reprinted
-
[no title indexed]
Lucky Dale / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- When Lucky Dale went to visit her uncle...
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Lucky Dale; Sam; Mike; Slug
- Synopsis
- When Lucky Dale went to visit her uncle in a sleepy Florida town, she found her quiet stay at the sea shore turned into intrigue involving murder and robbery.
- Keywords
- swimsuit
Double Trouble
text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Hank Bache; Rance Macklin; Pepe
- Synopsis
- Hank wants to trade places with Rance.
[no title indexed]
Prop Bowers / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Backwards or forwards, no matter how you spell it, means a barrel-full of grief for flying ace Prop Bowers...
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Prop Bowers; Delia; Benny; Numbers; Mr. Weevil
- Synopsis
- Prop takes a sky-writing job, but he's a little rusty at it.
The Saint Meets the Housing Shortage
The Saint / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Allen Ulmer (signed)
- Inks
- Allen Ulmer (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure; detective-mystery
- Characters
- The Saint [Simon Templar]; Hoppy (Templar's partner); Pat Holm (friend of Templar); George Q. Peabody (agent for the Mayhew Mansion); Jim Williams (soldier); Mrs. Williams (Jim's wife); Caleb (Mayhew Mansion caretaker)
- Synopsis
- Distressed over the current housing shortage, the agent for the Mayhew Mansion tells Templar of the disappearance of a soldier from that very mansion, so the Saint decides to visit the mansion and talk to the G.I.'s wife. Some think ghosts haunt the mansion....but the Saint discovers otherwise!
- Reprints
- in Prison Break! (Avon, 1951 series) #2 (December 1951) [main character's name changed]
-
- Keywords
- Mayhew Mansion
[no title indexed]
Letters to the Saint / letters page / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I just finished reading the first issue of the Saint and I think it is one of the best comic books on the news stands.
Indexer Notes
$2 will be paid for each letter published on this page.
Letters from Denis Corkman, Josephine Magnus, Nicky Thompson, William Brindly, Richard Lepore, Walter Moore, Larry Garnis, and Arthur Wansel.
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The most amazing invention of the age!
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for a radar radio and mike set from American Merchandising Company, Inc.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Saint
The Saint -
1.
[no title indexed]
-
2.
The Star Gazer
The Saint -
3.
["When Lucky Dale went to visit her uncle..."]
Lucky Dale -
4.
Double Trouble
-
5.
["Backwards or forwards, no matter how you spell it, means a barrel-full of grief for flying ace Prop Bowers..."]
Prop Bowers -
6.
The Saint Meets the Housing Shortage
The Saint -
7.
["I just finished reading the first issue of the Saint and I think it is one of the best comic books on the news stands."]
Letters to the Saint -
8.
["The most amazing invention of the age!"]
-
9.
How "Jack the Weakling" Slaughtered the "Dance-Floor Hog"!
Charles Atlas -
10.
["America's greatest zipper billfold bargain!"]
This issue was modified by, among others
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Peter Croome
- Craig Delich
- Del Gruber
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Tony R. Rose
- Jonathan Sari
- Richard Smith
- Henry Steele, Hames Ware, Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (R.I.P.)
- Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
- Len Wolinsky
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