| Dan Dunn | |
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Real Name |
Dann Dunn |
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First Appearance |
Detective Dan, Secret Operative No. 48 (1933) |
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Created by |
Norman Marsh |
Origin[]
Dan Dunn is "Secret Operative 48", a fearless detective and "ace of secret operatives". He puts down a gang of counterfeiters, "mob rule", and dope smugglers. One of the first comic books of original material, published in 1933.
Public Domain Appearances[]
Comic Books[]
- Detective Dan, Secret Operative No. 48
- Famous Funnies #10, 13, 16-26
- The Funnies #1-5, 7, 9, 11, 17
- Mammoth Comics #[nn]
- Crackajack Funnies #1-25, 29-35
- Popular Comics #33
- Red Ryder #3-18
Comic Strips[]
- Dan Dunn comic strip for Publishers Syndicate (1933-1943)
Literary[]
- Dan Dunn, Secret Operative No. 48, on the Trail of Wu Fang
- Dan Dunn, Secret Operative No. 48, Crime Never Pays
- Dan Dunn, Secret Operative No. 48, and the Border Smugglers
- Dan Dunn, Secret Operative No. 48, and the Zeppelin OF Doom
- Dan Dunn, Secret Operative No. 48, and the Crime Master
- Dan Dunn, Secret Operative No. 48, on the Trail of Counterfeiters
- Dan Dunn, Secret Operative No. 48, and the Underworld Gorillas
Pulp Magazines[]
- Dan Dunn Detective Magazine #1-2
Radio[]
- 74 Episodes (4 Still Known to Exist)
Notes[]
- Dan Dunn, Ace King and Bob Scully were the first fictional characters to make their debut in an American comic magazine, all launched by the Humor Publishing Co. in 1933.
- Later in 1933, Dan Dunn made his newspaper debut in the Dan Dunn comic strip for Publishers Syndicate. He eventually appeared in Big Little Books, which are probably the most readily available source of the character's adventures for modern readers.
- In 1936, Dan Dunn became the title character of a pulp magazine that lasted for two issues. He also appeared in a radio series that lasted for 78 episodes.
- Don Markstein calls the square-jawed Detective Dunn an imitation of Dick Tracy, killing criminals with the same direct resort to violence during the gangster era. Dunn never approached Tracy's popularity.[1] The strip's successor writer, Allen Saunders, believed the comic rivaled Dick Tracy in pioneering themes and techniques of the American detective comic.[2]
- Later in 1933, Dan Dunn made his newspaper debut in the Dan Dunn comic strip for Publishers Syndicate. He eventually appeared in Big Little Books, which are probably the most readily available source of the character's adventures for modern readers.