Saint
Avon // August 1947 - March 1952
Issue count: 12
Chilling stories from one of the most classic detectives in comics! See what copies that are floating around are selling for by using our online price guide!
The Saint comics followed the adventures of Simon Templar, a.k.a The Saint, and his cases.
For the first 8 issues, it was called The Saint Comics, dropping the “Comics” for the last 4 issues.
At the time, the series was canceled due to the low readership.
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Issue #1
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What's Saint #1 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Saint #1 is $4,063. This is based on the sale of a NM 9.4, which sold for the price of $4,063 in November 2015. An unretouched 9.2 from the Edgar Church pedigree sold for the price of $3,000 in December 2002, and an unretouched 9.0 has a November 2018 value of $1,920.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Simon Templar is The Saint in Saint #1, published by Avon in August 1947. The Saint is featured in two action-packed stories, the tales of The Empty Graves and Saint Versus the Sinners.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $225 | $450 | $1,200 | $1,375 | $4,075 | $4,063 |
Issue #2
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What's Saint #2 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Saint #2 is unknown. The highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction is a 9.0 from the Davis Crippen pedigree, which sold for the price of $598 in November 2008. An unretouched 7.0 sold for the price of $502 in February 2018, and an unretouched 5.0 has a June 2019 value of $408. ?
Why is this comic book valuable?
A woman is convinced the stars have spelled her death in Saint #2, published by Avon in October 1947. A woman becomes convinced that the stars have predicted her death, and Saint must convince her that she will live. Lucky Dale visits her uncle in Florida, which turns her quiet vacation into a murder-robbery investigation.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100 | $200 | $400 | $800 | $3,200 | $598 |
Issue #3
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What's Saint #3 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Saint #3 is $805. This is based on the value of the highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction, which is an unretouched 9.4 that sold in July 2004. An unretouched 9.2 sold for the price of $418 in October 2009, and an unretouched 6.0 has a June 2019 value of $432.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Hoppy Uniatz makes their first solo appearance in Saint #3, published by Avon in March 1948. The Saint swings a local election and becomes embroiled in a wedding. Hoppy Uniatz stars in The Light Fantastic and Rusty and Dusty Ames solve a mystery in Young Folks at Home.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $110 | $225 | $450 | $900 | $3,500 | $805 |
Issue #4
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What's Saint #4 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Saint #4 is $3,107. The highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction is a 9.4 from the Vancouver pedigree, which sold in May 2015 for the price of $3,107. An unretouched 9.2 sold for the price of $1,315 in May 2014, and an unretouched 6.0 has an August 2018 value of $885.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Lucky Dale, Girl Detective solves an all-new mystery in Saint #4, published by Avon in 1948. The worlds ace crime solver The Saint Steals the Show and Flash Harper solves a mystery in a blackout.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $225 | $450 | $875 | $1,650 | $6,500 | $3,107 |
Issue #5
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What's Saint #5 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Saint #5 is $736, as based on the sale of an NM+ 9.6 that sold in July 2012. An unretouched 9.4 sold for the price of $650 in May 2013, and an unretouched 6.5 has a January 2020 value of $325. An unretouched 4.0 sold for the price of $335 in August 2018, which is an increase from its September 2018 value of $250.
Why is this comic book valuable?
The Saint saves a beautiful damsel in distress in Saint #5, published by Avon in February 1949. The Saint stars in four stories in this issue: The Diamond of Death; The Saint Pulls a Switch; A Musical Mystery; and The Saint Breaks a Spell!
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $125 | $250 | $500 | $1,000 | $4,000 | $736 |
Issue #6
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What's Saint #6 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Saint #6 is $1,150. The highest CGC rated copy of #6 to sell at auction is a 9.4 from the Edgar Church pedigree, which sold for the price of $1,150 in August 2012. An unretouched 9.4 sold for the price of $1,135 in May 2014, an unretouched 8.0 has a May 2018 value of $454, and an unretouched 6.5 has a June 2017 value of $150. ?
Why is this comic book valuable?
Miss Fury is featured in her own story in Saint #6, published by Avon in April 1949. Miss Fury is in Brazil on a new case; The Saint is blockaded in Berlin; and Lucky Dale fights river pirates.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $60 | $125 | $250 | $500 | $2,000 | $1,150 |
Issue #7
What's Saint #7 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Saint #7 is unknown. The only CGC rated copy to sell at auction is an unretouched 9.2. That copy sold for the price of $777 in May 2014.
Why is this comic book valuable?
The cover of Saint #7 features a lifelike duo and was published by Avon in August 1949. The Saint solves three new cases: Suite Number 13, The Supernatural Fraud, and The Blackmail Beauty. A news photographer for the paper The Daily Slant, Flash Harper inadvertently becomes a detective while following a case.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $30 | $60 | $125 | $250 | $1,000 | $777 |
Issue #8
What's Saint #8 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Saint #8 is unknown. The highest CGC rated copy to sell publicly is an 8.0 from the Davis Crippen pedigree, which sold for the price of $213 in June 2013. This is a decrease from its peak November 2006 value of $227, but an increase from its September 2009 value of $100. An unretouched 6.0 sold for the price of $150 in June 2019, which is an increase in value from its August 2018 value of $103. ?
Why is this comic book valuable?
Saint #8 features a unique painted cover teasing the Saint Detective Cases, and was published by Avon in May 1950. In the first Saint case, the Ace detective is on the trail of a mystery in New Jersey. A publicist places a fake article in the paper, leading The Saint to become a temporary bodyguard to solve his case.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $40 | $75 | $150 | $300 | $1,200 | $227 |
Issue #9
What's Saint #9 worth in 2024?
Of the six copies of Saint #9 to be certified by the CGC, there have been only three to sell at auction. The mint condition value of Saint #9 is based on the sale of a 9.4 from the Edgar Church pedigree, which sold for the price of $1,035 in October 2002. An unretouched 8.0 from the Davis Crippen pedigree sold for the price of $370 in April 2014. In July 2011 an unretouched 8.0 from the Davis Crippen pedigree sold for the price of $143, which is an increase from its November 2006 value of $122.
Why is this comic book valuable?
The Ace Detective faces off against the Notorious Murder Mob in Saint #9, published in December 1950 by Avon. This issue was smaller than some of the others, as it featured just two stories, both of which star The Saint. In the first, Saint is in Florida, where he investigates a murder related to the Mob. In the second, The Saint is on the case of mystery straight out of Chicago.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $90 | $175 | $350 | $700 | $2,800 | $1,035 |
Issue #10
What's Saint #10 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Saint #10 is unknown. Only three copies of Saint #10 have been certified by the CGC. The only copy to sell publicly is an unretouched 2.0, which sold for the price of $20 in October 2010.
Why is this comic book valuable?
The Saint Smashes Communist Menace! in Saint #10, published in September 1951 by Avon. The cover features a reprint of the paperback book from Avon Friday for Death, 1951. The comic book starts with a preface, giving background for the issues upcoming stories. Inside, The Saint fights Greta Morgan and her Communist agenda; The Saint goes up against mad scientist Professor Zoran and his horde of zombies.
Price Guide Report
| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $75 | $150 | $300 | $600 | $2,400 | $20 |
Issue #11
What's Saint #11 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Saint #11 is unknown. The highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction is an unretouched 7.5 that sold for the price of $576 in June 2019. An unretouched 6.5 has an October 2017 value of $167, and an unretouched 4.0 sold for the price of $100 in August 2018.
Why is this comic book valuable?
The cover of Saint #11, published by Avon in December 1951, features one of the trademark Saint painted covers. The Saint is being framed for a robbery; the Ace Detective saves a princess, investigates a royal murder, and hunts an unknown assassin; and solves the mystery of a murder at the gold mines.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $75 | $150 | $300 | $625 | $2,500 | $576 |
Issue #12
What's Saint #12 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Saint #12 is unknown. The highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction sold for the price of $605, and was an 8.5 from the Edgar Church pedigree that sold in November 2015. This is a decrease from its March 2015 value of $777. Another 8.5, from the Davis Crippen pedigree, sold for the price of $263 in November 2006. An unretouched 7.5 sold for the price of $156 in May 2013, and an unretouched 3.5 has an August 2018 value of $100.
Why is this comic book valuable?
The final issue of the Saint series, #12, was published in March 1952 by Avon and featured the last classic painted cover. The comic cover came from The Case of the Dark Hero, which was written by Peter Cheyney and published by Avon. Within, the Saint is entrapped in The Daredevil Circus; investigates the Blowpipe Murders; and is on the case of a million-dollar robbery.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $75 | $150 | $300 | $600 | $2,400 | $777 |