Comments on: All Saint Day!

By: Ian Dickerson

Ian Dickerson — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 22:14:29 +0000

Leslie had very little involvement with the Avon comic books as he was busy working in Hollywood at the time and simply licensed the Saint out to Avon.

However he scripted all the comic strips in the New York Herald-Tribune which ran from 1948 to 61.

Ian

By: Nuno

Nuno — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 15:53:49 +0000

The second one too.

By: Daniel O' Dreams

Daniel O' Dreams — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 04:09:50 +0000

Is that fourth one down Wil Eisner? Sure looks like his work.

By: Greg Hatcher

Greg Hatcher — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 22:18:15 +0000

This is as good an excuse as any to mention how much fun the original Saint stories by Leslie Charteris actually are; the real ones, that is, before he started farming them out to ghostwriters in the 50's and 60's. I'd especially recommend this book or this one, either is a great sampler. I've always wondered how involved Charteris was with the Saint comics, if he oversaw them or if they were adaptations or what. The guy was so shameless about employing ghostwriters and assistants it makes it hard to dig out the real stuff.

By: Anthony Strand

Anthony Strand — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 21:37:19 +0000

Stephen - To be fair, that woman-less cover both:

a) Says "A beautiful blonde" on it and
b) Contains one guy hitting another in the face with the butt of his gun.

I think it can be excused.

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 21:25:09 +0000

Modern comics artists could learn a thing or two about how to draw sexy women from these covers.

By: stephen cade

stephen cade — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:09:10 +0000

Only one cover had no woman on it.
Who slipped up?

By: Chris Jones

Chris Jones — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 15:46:51 +0000

Man, whoever drew those covers knew how to draw some FINE looking women.

By: John Chidley-Hill

John Chidley-Hill — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 14:56:41 +0000

No Pyro? His name was St. John Allerdyce after all....

By: Ian A.

Ian A. — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 14:54:58 +0000

The Saint was an Avon Comic?

Avon like Avon Ladies?

By: Greg Burgas

Greg Burgas — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 14:36:09 +0000

Well, at least there aren't any more Communists, thanks to the Saint!

No Silver St. Cloud? No St. Dumas?