Public Domain Super Heroes
Dynamite Dunn
Dynamite dunn

First Appearance

Joe Jinks (1928)

Original Publisher

United Feature Syndicate

Created by

Vic Forsythe

Origin[]

Dynamite Dunn is a boxer managed by Joe Jinks.

Public Domain Appearances[]

Public Domain Comic Appearances[]

All published appearances of Dynamite Dunn from before January 1, 1930 are public domain in the US.

  • Joe Jinks Comic Strip (1928-1929)
  • Comics on Parade #1, 4, 6-28
  • Tip Top Comics 27-32, 35, 38, 44, 51, 130-131
  • Tip Topper Comics #10, 12-13
  • Single Series #12

Notes[]

  • The newspaper comic strip Joe Jinks created by Vic Forsythe and distributed by United Feature Syndicate. The strip began in 1918 as Joe's Car and was renamed Joe Jinks in 1928, emphasizing Jinks’s role as Dunn’s manager. In 1934, it became Joe Jinks Featuring Dynamite Dunn, highlighting Dunn’s presence.
  • In 1944, the Leff brothers, Sam and Mo Leff, replaced Dunn with a new boxer, Curly Kayoe. On December 31, 1945, the strip was retitled Curly Kayoe, with Sam Leff writing and inking and Mo Leff handling the pencils.

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