Created by Borden Chase Pseudonym of Frank G. Fowler? (1900-1971) PETER “SMOOTH” KYLE was not a private eye, but he was definitely a cabbie — first an actual one, working Hell's Kitchen, and then posing as one after signing up with the U.S. Treasury Departments. As a G-Man, he prowled by mean streets of New York … Continue reading Smooth Kyle
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Jerry Banning
Created by Eustace L. Adams (1891-1963) Eustace L. Adams' JERRY BANNING was an early precursor of other Hollywood stunt men turned private eyes, troubleshooters and fixers (Colt Seavers, Daniel Spandau, Nick Ransom, Lucas Hallam, etc.) in a 1937 serial that first appeared as a four-part serial in Argosy Magazine in 1937. When rising star Dexter … Continue reading Jerry Banning
Gillian Hazeltine
Created by George F. Worts Pseudonyms include Loring Brent (1892-1967) Was GILLIAN HAZELTINE the inspiration for Erle Stanley Gardner’s Perry Mason? It's hard to say, but he's barely mentioned at all, unless it's in reference to Gardner and his most famous creation. Yet he was once one of the most popular lawyer/sleuth s in the … Continue reading Gillian Hazeltine