Created by Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961) and Alex Raymond (1909-56) Despite being a collaboration between possibly the greatest private eye writer of all time, and one of the all-time great comic strip artists, the action/adventure strip Secret Agent X-9 was always something of a disappointment. The strip was originally conceived by King Features to compete with … Continue reading Secret Agent X-9
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Rip Kirby
Created by Alex Raymond (1909-56) and Ward Greene (1892-1956) The first modern detective? I'm not sure about that, but REMINGTON "RIP" KIRBY was certainly the most successful — and certainly the longest-running — attempt to bring a private eye to newspaper comic strip pages. Written by King Features Syndicate's editor Ward Greene, and drawn by … Continue reading Rip Kirby