Bulldog Drummond

Origin
Drummond was a wealthy former World War I officer of His Majesty's Royal Loamshire Regiment, who became a private detective after returning from the war. He places an advertisement in the local newspaper: "Demobililsed Officer finding peace incredibly tedious would welcome diversion. Legitimate if possible; but crime of a humorous description, no objection. Excitement essential." He is big, tough and willing to kill. He is aided by ex-military buddies (Peter Darrell, Algy Longworth, Ted Jerringham and Toby Sinclair) who later become the Black Gang, a team of vigilante crime fighters in black hoods and black leather. They are hunted by Scotland Yard's Director of Criminal Investigation, Sir Bryan Johnstone and Chief Inspector MacIver.

Drummond's original arch enemy was a man named Carl Peterson, and his sexy femme fatale mistress, Irma Peterson. In his first two adventures, Drummond foiled Peterson's attempts to lead a coup d'état in England by communists.

After his first adventure, Drummond marries Phyllis Benton, the first woman who hired him. She is frequently kidnapped.

Public Domain Appearances

 * Bulldog Drummond (1920)
 * The Black Gang (1922)