Monthly Archives: March 2015

Calvert, Ethel. Ethel Calvert was created by Milo Milton Hastings (City of Endless Night) and appeared in “In the Clutch of the War-God” (Physical Culture, July-Sept 1911). Forty years in the future Ethel Calvert is in Japan when war breaks … Continue reading →

Cagayous. Cagayous was created by “Musette,” the pseudonym of Auguste Robinet, and appeared in over fifteen hundred Algerian and French cartoons, serials, and dime novels from 1895 to 1920, beginning in the Mar. 3, 1895 issue of Le Turco. Cagayous … Continue reading →

Burr, Ethan. Ethan Burr was created by “Russell Gray,” the pseudonym of Bruno Fischer (Ben Bryn, Ben Helm, Calvin Kane, Rick Train), and appeared in six stories in Strange Detective Mysteries in 1939 and 1940, beginning with “Butcher’s Holiday” (Strange … Continue reading →

Burmese Swordsman. The Burmese Swordsman was created by Zayya and appeared in the Burmese novel Mya Lay Shwe Dar Bo (1920). The Burmese Swordsman is a Costumed Avenger modeled on the Scarlet Pimpernel. The Burmese Swordsman is active in Yangon (Rangoon) … Continue reading →

Buckland, Duke. Duke Buckland was created by Frederick C. Davis (Donald O’Keefe Adams, Bill Brent, Carter Cole, Dennis Dayle, Murray Gifford, Cyrus Hatch, Mark Hazzard, Jingling Kid, Guy Kerry, Paul Kirk, Show-Me McGee, Moon Man, Operator #5, Radigan, Ravenwood, Peter … Continue reading →

Brodsky, Ivan. Ivan Brodsky was created by “Victor Rousseau,” the pseudonym of Victor Rousseau Emmanuel (Jim Anthony, Clifford, Ronald Gowan, Phileas Immanuel, Professor MacBeard, Dr. Martinus, Pennell, Shawm, Thorne), and appeared in eleven stories in Weird Tales in 1926 and … Continue reading →

Brewster, James. James Brewster was created by Karl Brown and Barney A. Sarecky (Tom Morgan, Three Musketeers (I), Tiger Shark, Wild Boy) and appeared in the film The Ape Man (1943). James Brewster is a Mad Scientist. He and his … Continue reading →

  Branestawm, Professor. Professor Branestawm was created by Norman Hunter and W. Heath Robinson and appeared a number of stories, a radio program, and fourteen novels and short story collections from 1932 to 1938. Professor Branestawm is an Unlucky Inventor. … Continue reading →

                                            Brandt, Heinz. Heinz Brandt appeared in the German dime novel Heinz Brandt der Fremdenlegionär #1-332 (1913-1921). Heinz Brandt der … Continue reading →

Brandt, Anna. Anna Brandt was created by Margery Lawrence (Miles Pennoyer) and appeared in three novellas which were collected in Miss Brandt: Adventuress (1923). Anna Brandt is a Lupin (master thief). She is a tall, slim, beautiful European adventuress and thief … Continue reading →