Created by Michael O'Malley & Ralph Lane VIC FLINT was one of a mere handful of hard-boiled private eyes, in the tradition of Hammett, Chandler, et al., to appear on the comic pages of North American newspapers. A typical hard-boiled shamus, complete with wise-cracks and a perpetual cigarette in his yap, he appeared in both … Continue reading Vic Flint
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Keen Detective Funnies
Keen Detective Funnies was a short-lived (24 issues) comic book anthology series from Centaur, focussing on crime and detective stories, featuring reprints from Detective Picture Stories and Funny Picture Stories. There was the usual blurry blend of cops, costumed crime fighters (including the ubiquitous The Clock), G-Men, gentlemen sleuths and various other detectives (including a … Continue reading Keen Detective Funnies
Detective Picture Stories
A short-lived (only five issues!) but significant anthology, Detective Picture Stories was the first-ever comic book to devote itself entirely to detective stories, featuring an assortment of police officers, government agents, amateur sleuths and, yes, private eyes, although the characters' actual occupations are often vague — typical of the era. Still, this early crime mag … Continue reading Detective Picture Stories
Verge (Subgenre)
Created by Matt Kindt What the hell? First time we meet this VERGE guy in the 2023 comic mini-0series, Subgenre, he’s some kinda hard-boiled private dick living in a not-too-distant high-tech future with Ray, a Siri-like virtual assistant hovering around his head like some cyber Tinkerbell, warning him there’s someone trying to break into his … Continue reading Verge (Subgenre)
Jenner Faulds (Fairlady)
Created by Brian Schirmer Every fantasy epic ends with a war. But what happens when the war is over? All set for a female comic book private eye in an ongoing fantasy series that pitches itself as “Magnum P.I. meets Fables”? That's the concept behind Fairlady, a 2019 Image Comics fantasy offering. The war is … Continue reading Jenner Faulds (Fairlady)
Carter Mason
Created by Vernon Henkel CARTER MASON is another of those one-shot wonders who popped up in a comic book story once, never to be seen again. In his one appearance, "Mr In-Between," a story in the October 1946 (and only) issue of A-1 Comics, a comic anthology, we're told that "They call him Mr. In-Between because he's … Continue reading Carter Mason
P.J. Colt
P.J. COLT was one of those one-hit wonders who popped up in a comic book story once, and was never heard from again. Although in this case, it was more like a one-shot meh... In his one and only appearance, an untitled story in the Winter 1945 issue of Conqueror Comics, he's head operative for Trouble, … Continue reading P.J. Colt