Monthly Archives: June 2015

Darialsky, Petr. Petr Darialsky was created by Andrei Bely and appeared in the Russian novel Serebrianyi Golub’ (1909). Petr Darialsky is a member of the Russian intelligentsia. But he is none too bright, gloomy over the failure of the 1905 Revolution, and … Continue reading →

Dare, Velma. Velma Dare was created by C.B. Yorke (Queen Sue Carlton) and appeared in three stories in Gangland Stories in 1931, beginning with “Mob Murder” (Gangland Stories, Mar. 1931). Velma Dare is a Gun Moll. Velma Dare is a … Continue reading →

Danton, Dr. Dr. Danton was created by J. Stuart Morrison and appeared in the Austraian radio serial The Strange Adventures of Dr. Danton (1939). Dr. Danton is an Occult Detective. He is a psychiatrist whose investigations of occult mysteries has … Continue reading →

Danner, Kurt. Kurt Danner was created by “Peter Anker,” a Kay Nielsens Forlag pseudonym which in this case was used by Niels Meyn (Count Basil, Gentleman Detective, Lord Kingsley, Lord Lister, John Mac Carty, Mister X, Modern Thief, Robert Sterling), … Continue reading →

Dankichi. Dankichi was created by Shimada Keizô and appeared in emonogatari (a form of comic strip), novels, and movies from 1933 to 1940, beginning with the comic strip “Bôken Dankichi” (Shônen Kurabu, 1933). Dankichi is a young Japanese boy who … Continue reading →

Cunliffe, Dr. Theodore. Dr. Cunliffe was created by the pseudonymous “H. Frankish” and appeared in seven stories which were collected in Dr. Cunliffe, Investigator (1913). Dr. Theodore Cunliffe is a Superhuman consulting detective. Cunliffe is an Oxonian and a medical … Continue reading →

Crunch & Des. Crunch & Des were created by Philip Wylie (Hugo Danner, Willis Perkins, Speed Spaulding) and appeared in over 100 stories and story serials in The Saturday Evening Post from 1939 to 1959, beginning with “Widow Voyage” (The … Continue reading →

Crummel, Walter. Walter Crummel was created by George Schuyler (Dr. Belsidus, Dr. Cranfield, Sadiu Mattchu, Gail Reddick, Dick Welland) and appeared in the story serial “The Beast of Bradhurst Avenue” (Pittsburgh Courier, Mar-May 1934). Two headless bodies are discovered in … Continue reading →

Crimson Clown. The Clown was created by Johnston McCulley (The Avenging Twins, Bat (II), Black Star, Jim Bodney, Captain Goodwin, Green Ghost, Richard Hughes, Man in Purple, Mongoose, Peter Noggins, Peanut Pete, Spider (I), Thubway Tham, Thunderbolt (I), Terry Trimble, … Continue reading →

Crime Club. The Crime Club was created by Frank Froest and George Dilnot (Horace Elver, Val Emery, Jim Strang, Inspector Strickland) and appeared in eleven stories in The Red Book Magazine in 1914 and 1915; the stories were collected in … Continue reading →