Degan, Detective. John Degan is a police detective who investigates exotic crimes. In his first appearance, a Yellow Peril Chinese scholar telepathically controls an idol and uses it to kill the men who took the idol from Tibet. In the second, Degan takes on the “Tuareg Demoniac Cult.”

First Appearance: Keen Detective Funnies v2n12 (Centaur), Dec 1939. 2 appearances, 1939-1940. Created by Charles Pearson.

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