Set Description
THE RAVEN (Australian comic series) was created by Paul Wheelahan and published by Young's Merchandising 1957. The Raven was the Seventh Earl of Ravenscourt, an innocent man falsely framed for theft by his villainous brother Sebastion, and sent to Dartmoor Prison. He escaped, and vowed that he would always help any other innocents should they be likewise wrongly imprisoned. As The Raven, he hides out in the abandoned Ravencourt Manor, kept company only by a lone bird, his namesake. All 10 issues printed in 1957.
In the first issue, there is this dedication:
"This is the story of THE RAVEN ...... It is a strange ..... even fantastic tale of the man who was once the Seventh Earl of Ravenscourt ....... How he was wrenched from a luxurious ordered existence and plunged into an eerie adventure that changed his whole way of life.
He entered this chapter of violence, a sheltered, wealthy aristocrat, and emerged as a ruthless, dedicated enemy of evil, simply known as ...... THE RAVEN."
Set Goals
The RAVEN set is now COMPLETE with all 10 issues being CGC Graded and Encapsulated.
A unique complete set. Printed in 1957 on cheap newsprint paper and B/W inside, not a lot of good copies have survived the past 60+ years.
Also acquired a second copy of The RAVEN No. 6 CGC 8.0