Saint the Dog

Saint is a fictional dog and a recurring character featured in comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is part of the mainstream Marvel Universe and is associated with the Dracula line of comic book titles. He first appeared in Tomb of Dracula #7 in March, 1973.

Biography
Saint was a brown-haired hound dog owned by Quincy Harker, who was an invalid vampire hunter from London, England. Harker trained Saint to be an attack dog, specifically with a nose for targeting vampires. Saint became Harker's able-bodied ally in his ongoing crusade to destroy the lord of all vampires, Dracula.

With the death of Quincy Harker, it may be assumed that ownership of Saint went to Quincy's closest ally, Rachel van Helsing. Van Helsing would eventually die as well years later. What became of Saint during the intervening years is unknown.

Items

 * Crucifix collar: Quincy Harker outfitted Saint with a collar lined with crosses made out of silver. Crosses are known to keep vampires at bay, and silver is anathema to many supernatural creatures.

Notes & Trivia



 * The final fate of Saint is unclear. As Marvel Comics adopts a time-slide scale governing the passage of time in their internal continuity, it is difficult to pinpoint exactly when Saint's adventures actually took place. As such, it is possible that Saint may have passed away from natural causes due to age.


 * Another animal in popular fiction that was trained to target supernatural creatures is Shiva, who is a tiger featured in The Walking Dead comic book series and television show. The loyal pet of King Ezekiel, Shiva had an instinctive knack for targeting adversaries and lost her life fighting zombies to protect her master.

Appearances

 * 1) Tomb of Dracula 59