Trenchcoat Cousins Freelance spies, former spies, retired spies, undercover spies posing as private eyes, private eyes posing as spies, freelance spies... it's hard to keep track. But all of the following gumshoes have—or had—some deep connections to the spy game. And that's not even counting the shared fondness for trench coats... Secret Agent X-9 by … Continue reading Spy Eyes
Tag: The Spy Game
Morocco Jones
Created by Jack Baynes Pseudonym of Bertram B. Fowler (1893-1981) "Only suckers play straight in my game. Ethics is a word that means holes in your head— bullet holes. I'm one of those old-fashioned operatives. When someone takes out after me I don't bother to haul out my conscience and frisk it for motives. I … Continue reading Morocco Jones
Hart Muldoon
Created by John Flagg Pseudonym of John Rex Gearon (1911-93) A former op for the O.S.S. (the early version of the C.I.A.) during World War II , HART MULDOON decides to hang around the French Riviera and Monaco after the war, setting himself up as a sort of spy-for-hire. He often claims all he's really … Continue reading Hart Muldoon
Secret Agent X-9
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