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Breed, Ben. Ben Breed was created by Raoul Whitfield (Dion Davies, Donald Free, Jo Gar, Gary Greer, Ben Jardinn, Buck Kent, Captain MacLeod, Mel Ourney, Chuck Reddington, Bill Scott, Alan van Cleve) and appeared in seven stories in Short Stories and Black Mask in 1928, beginning with “Border Brand” (Short Stories, Apr. 10, 1928).

Ben Breed is a Federal agent in a battle with the border town gang leader known as “The Wop.” Breed is a hard man who is good at disguise and used to fighting too many men at once. He is assisted by Mac, a former pilot.

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