Created by Day Keene Pseudonym of Gunnar Hjerstedt Other pseudonyms include Lewis Dixon, William Richards, Daniel White, John Corbett & Donald King (1904-1969) "Matt Mercer had come back from the South Pacific, leaving his arm behind on some Jap-infested island until, six-thousand miles away from that hell-hole, he found that the Little Yellow sons had returned--to claim … Continue reading Matt Mercer
Tag: World War II Veteran
Carney Wilde
Created by Bart Spicer Pseudonym of Jay Barbette (1918-1978) "If Bart Spicer's been forgotten, it's a real shame. He was one of the best writers of private-eye fiction in the last century." — Bill Crider Philladelphia's CARNEY WILDE was one of the few P.I.'s who ever seemed to make money — and remain respectable. The … Continue reading Carney Wilde
Mike Kovac (Man With a Camera)
Created by -- Lieutenant Donovan: "You're not going to shoot him, are you?" Kovac: "After all the trouble I went to, you're darn right I'm gonna shoot him." In the 1958-60 TV Series Man with a Camera, a young Charles Bronson starred as MIKE KOVAC, a former World War II (or was it Korea?) combat … Continue reading Mike Kovac (Man With a Camera)
Lucien Caye
Created by O'Neil De Noux (1950--) LUCIEN CAYE is a WWII vet (he's got a Purple Heart medal and a Silver Star for bravery to prove it) and a former New Orleans Police Officer in this solid private eye series set in post-World War II Louisiana, and he's one Big Easy eye who doesn't mind … Continue reading Lucien Caye