Buck Ryan
Buck Ryan was a UK newspaper adventure comic strip created by Jack Monk and the writer Don Freeman.
Monk and Freeman were doing an adaptation of Edgar Wallace's Terror Keep for the Daily Mirror. When it was dropped shortly due to a rights problem, Monk and Freeman decided to fashion their own strip, and Buck Ryan was born. It ran in the Daily Mirror from 22 March 1937 to July 1962.
Buck Ryan started again in the Daily Mirror 3 August 2015.
Characters and story
The two-fisted, brown-haired Buck, the strip's protagonist, is a young British private investigator who fights crime. His antagonists include the lady crime boss Twilight along with various kidnappers and German spies.
Twilight later reformed. She and Ryan were shown to be an item in at least one of the later stories and are shown to be about to kiss in some of the strip's panels.
Story Chronology
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№ | Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Dates | № of strips | Strip № | Reprinted in | |
1937-03-22 / 1937-07-21 | ||||||||
1937-07-28 / 1937-10-16 | ||||||||
1937-10-18 / 1938-02-12 | ||||||||
1938-02-14 / 1938-05-31 | ||||||||
1938-06-01 / 1938-11-22 | ||||||||
1938-11-23 / 1939-04-04 | ||||||||
1939-04-05 / 1939-07-19 | ||||||||
1939-07-20 / 1939-12-02 | ||||||||
The Mystery of the Silent Bomber | 1939-12-04 / 1940-05-25 | |||||||
Buck Ryan in Germany | 1940-05-27 / 1940-11-18 | |||||||
1940-11-19 / 1941-07-30 | ||||||||
Smashing the War Racketeers | 1941-07-31 / 1941-10-24 | |||||||
Guardians of our Sky | 1941-10-25 / 1942-03-2 | |||||||
1942-03-03 / 1942-06-18 | ||||||||
Green Flames | 1942-06-19 / 1942-10-20 | |||||||
1942-10-21/ 1943-01-02 | ||||||||
1943-01-04 / 1943-03-09 | ||||||||
1943-05-17 / 1943-11-27 | ||||||||
1943-11-29 / 1944-03-24 | ||||||||
1944-03-25 / 1944-06-28 | ||||||||
1944-06-29 / 1944-10-06 | ||||||||
Buck Ryan - War Correspondent | 1944-10-07 / 1945-01-19 | |||||||
Buck Ryan and the Terrorists | 1945-01-20 / 1945-03-31 | |||||||
Brides of the Swastika | 1945-04-02 / 1945-06-26 | |||||||
The Case of the Crimson Grass | 1945-06-27 / 1945-09-25 | |||||||
The Case of the Broken Thistle | 1945-09-26 / 1946-01-04 | |||||||
The Atomic Chase | 1946-02-18 / 1946-06-29 | |||||||
The Case of the Blue Star | 1946-07-01 / 1946-10-26 | |||||||
The Sonata Murder Plot | 1946-10-28 / 1947-01-25 | |||||||
1947-01-27 / 1947-05-20 | ||||||||
The Laughing Killer | 1947-05-21 / 1947-08-02 | |||||||
Twilight Escapes | 1947-08-04 / 1947-12-11 | |||||||
Fine Feathers | 1947-12-12 / 1948-04-01 | |||||||
The Riddle of the Stolen Jewels | 1948-04-02 / 1948-07-31 | |||||||
Moon Murder | 1948-08-02 / 1948-11-08 | |||||||
Rule of the Road | 1948-11-09 / 1949-02-25 | |||||||
Avarice | 1949-02-26 / 1949-06-13 | |||||||
1949-06-14 / 1949-09-20 | ||||||||
Twilight's Out | 1949-09-21 / 1950-03-21 | |||||||
The Affairs of Mr Wylie Domeless | 1950-03-22 / 1950-07-11 | |||||||
A Fishy Story | 1950-07-12 / 1950-11-07 | |||||||
The Scrubber | 1950-11-08 / 1951-03-01 | |||||||
The Steel Tree Stump | 1951-03-02 / 1951-06-16 | |||||||
Beating the Book! | 1951-06-18 / 1951-09-21 | |||||||
The Enemy Within | 1951-09-22 / 1952-01-05 | End Info Confirmed via Mirror | ||||||
The Fight Game | 1952-01-07 / 1952-04-23 | All Confirmed via Mirror | ||||||
1952-04-24 / 1952-06-25 | All Confirmed via Mirror | |||||||
Twilight Goes to Town | 1952-06-26 / 1952-11-12 | All Confirmed via Mirror | ||||||
Fun Fair Fence | 1952-11-13 / 1953-03-14 | Start Info Confirmed via Mirror | ||||||
Witchcraft Consultant | 1953-03-16 / 1953-05-30 | |||||||
The Surprise Bag | 1953-06-01 / 1953-09-15 | |||||||
The Nocturnal Fox | 1953-09-16 / 1953-12-31 | |||||||
The Strato Midjet | 1954-01-01 / 1954-04-13 | |||||||
Arty Crafty | 1954-04-14 / 1954-08-18 | |||||||
The Island of Refuge | 1954-08-19 / 1954-12-31 | All Confirmed via Mirror | ||||||
The Bank Bandits | 1955-01-01 / 1955-05-11 | All Confirmed via Mirror | ||||||
Twilight's Dilemma | 1955-05-12 / 1955-08-24 | |||||||
Chocolates, Cigarettes | 1955-08-25 / 1955-12-09 | |||||||
The Viking Invasion | 1955-12-10 / 1956-03-13 | |||||||
Cyclops, Spirit Guide | 1956-03-14 / 1956-06-16 | |||||||
The Four Faced Bandit | 1956-06-18 / 1956-11-17 |
References
- "Lambiek.net". Lambiek.net. Retrieved 2007-08-30.