Thank for letting us know Dave. Attribution changed. Great work. Script - Leslie Charteris. Art - John Spranger. US newspaper strip reprint. There is more information about this book at the bottom of the page
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Well Done Gentlemen.
By The Ghost Man
This was an exceptional upload. The story was top shelf which means they probably stayed close to Charteris' vision and writing style for The Saint. The art was outstanding as well with visual great effects and atmosphere.
By crashryan
This is a reprint from the American "Saint" newspaper strip, drawn by John Spranger. Saint creator Leslie Charteris got writer's credit but it's unclear if he wrote more than the first couple of episodes (drawn by the strip's original artist, Mike Roy). The Amalgamated Press people did an unusually good job in editing the original continuity. It reads like an new story rather than a collection of chopped-up dailies. Spranger's artwork is excellent.
EDITED TO ADD: A later discovery: according to Burl Barer's "The Saint: A Complete History" (McFarland, 2003) Charteris did in fact write "each and every adventure" of the syndicated strip. Barer had access to Charteris' files and archives, so I guess that settles that.
By Dave Hayward
The scan is one of mine, I originally shared it at Scanarama.
Additional Information
Name
Super Detective Library 1 - Contraband People - The Saint | Published
Publication
Price: 8d [0-0-8 GBP] | Pages: 68 | Frequency: the first Thursday in each month
Cover
1 page
Genre
Detective-mystery
Comic Story
The Case of the Contraband People / The Saint (64 pages)
Synopsis
The Saint meet a gang specialized in human trafficking, with a route from Mexico into the USA via Ensenada and Balboa.
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