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
№ Title Writer(s) Artist(s) Dates № of strips Strip № Reprinted in A Lady Disappears 1937-03-22 / 1937-07-21 Confirmed via Comic Book + The Hooded Terror 1937-07-28 / 1937-10-16 Confirmed via Comic Book + The Dope Gang 1937-10-18 / 1938-02-12Confirmed via Comic Book + Meet Dr Malabar 1938-02-14 / 1938-05-31Confirmed via Comic Book + Terror in New Guinea 1938-06-01 / 1938-11-22Confirmed via Comic Book + Murder at Meadowside House 1938-11-23 / 1939-04-04 Confirmed via Comic Book + Schultze vows Revenge 1939-04-05 / 1939-07-19 Smokey Sam's 1939-07-20 / 1939-12-02The Mystery of the Silent Bomber 1939-12-04 / 1940-05-25 Confirmed via Comic Book +Buck Ryan in Germany 1940-05-27 / 1940-11-18 The Mystery of Sydall House 1940-11-19 / 1941-07-30Smashing the War Racketeers 1941-07-31 / 1941-10-24Confirmed via Comic Book +Guardians of our Sky 1941-10-25 / 1942-03-2 1942-03-03 / 1942-06-18Green Flames 1942-06-19 / 1942-10-20 Beware - Fifth Columnists! 1942-10-21/ 1943-01-02 The Fixers 1943-01-04 / 1943-03-09 1943-05-17 / 1943-11-27 Hunts Axis Spies 1943-11-29 / 1944-03-24Confirmed via Comic Book + Spies in Burma 1944-03-25 / 1944-06-28 Confirmed via Comic Book + Battles Imperial Forces 1944-06-29 / 1944-10-06Buck Ryan - War Correspondent 1944-10-07 / 1945-01-19Buck Ryan and the Terrorists 1945-01-20 / 1945-03-31Brides of the Swastika 1945-04-02 / 1945-06-26The Case of the Crimson Grass 1945-06-27 / 1945-09-25The Case of the Broken Thistle 1945-09-26 / 1946-01-04The Atomic Chase 1946-02-18 / 1946-06-29The Case of the Blue Star 1946-07-01 / 1946-10-26The Sonata Murder Plot 1946-10-28 / 1947-01-25Crime With a Collar 1947-01-27 / 1947-05-20The Laughing Killer 1947-05-21 / 1947-08-02Twilight Escapes 1947-08-04 / 1947-12-11Fine Feathers 1947-12-12 / 1948-04-01The Riddle of the Stolen Jewels 1948-04-02 / 1948-07-31Moon Murder 1948-08-02 / 1948-11-08Rule of the Road 1948-11-09 / 1949-02-25Avarice 1949-02-26 / 1949-06-13 Fake Stamps and Crocodiles 1949-06-14 / 1949-09-20Twilight's Out 1949-09-21 / 1950-03-21The Affairs of Mr Wylie Domeless 1950-03-22 / 1950-07-11A Fishy Story 1950-07-12 / 1950-11-07The Scrubber 1950-11-08 / 1951-03-01The Steel Tree Stump 1951-03-02 / 1951-06-16Beating the Book! 1951-06-18 / 1951-09-21The Enemy Within 1951-09-22 / 1952-01-05End Info Confirmed via MirrorThe Fight Game 1952-01-07 / 1952-04-23All Confirmed via Mirror Cartoon Violence! 1952-04-24 / 1952-06-25All Confirmed via MirrorTwilight Goes to Town 1952-06-26 / 1952-11-12All Confirmed via MirrorFun Fair Fence 1952-11-13 / 1953-03-14Start Info Confirmed via MirrorWitchcraft Consultant 1953-03-16 / 1953-05-30The Surprise Bag 1953-06-01 / 1953-09-15The Nocturnal Fox 1953-09-16 / 1953-12-31The Strato Midjet 1954-01-01 / 1954-04-13Arty Crafty 1954-04-14 / 1954-08-18The Island of Refuge 1954-08-19 / 1954-12-31All Confirmed via MirrorThe Bank Bandits 1955-01-01 / 1955-05-11All Confirmed via MirrorTwilight's Dilemma 1955-05-12 / 1955-08-24All Confirmed via Swedish chronology Chocolates, Cigarettes 1955-08-25 / 1955-12-09All Confirmed via Swedish chronologyThe Viking Invasion 1955-12-10 / 1956-03-13All Confirmed via Swedish chronologyCyclops, Spirit Guide 1956-03-14 / 1956-06-16All Confirmed via Swedish chronologyThe Four Faced Bandit 1956-06-18 / 1956-11-17All Confirmed via Swedish chronologyThe Show Must Not Go On! 1956-11-19 / 1957-02-12All Confirmed via Swedish chronologyThe Intruder Seed 1957-02-13 / 1957-06-19All Confirmed via Swedish chronologyThe Sport of Kinks 1957-06-20 / 1957-09-14All Confirmed via Swedish chronologyMan-Hunt 1957-09-16 / 1958-01-21All Confirmed via Swedish chronologyThe Strange Antique Shop 1958-01-22 / 1958-05-10All Confirmed via Swedish chronologyThe Case of the Nervous Hero 1958-05-12 / 1958-09-13All Confirmed via Swedish chronologyThe Mad Mistress of Montezorro 1958-09-15 / 1959-02-28All Confirmed via Swedish chronologyIn The Black 1959-03-02 / 1959-07-18All Confirmed via Swedish chronologyRoad Raiders 1959-07-20 / 1959-10-21All Confirmed via Mirror and Swedish chronologyPay Off 1959-10-22 / 1960-01-05All Confirmed via Mirror and Swedish chronologyNumber One 1960-01-06 / 1960-04-23All Confirmed via Mirror and Swedish chronologyThe Rat Pit 1960-04-25 / 1960-08-13All Confirmed via Mirror and Swedish chronologyDeath Watch 1960-08-15 / 1960-12-03All Confirmed via Mirror and Swedish chronologyTwisted Trail 1960-12-05 / 1961-04-05All Confirmed via Mirror and Swedish chronologyJackpot 1961-04-06 / 1961-08-13All Confirmed via Mirror and Swedish chronologyThis Man is Ours 1961-08-14 / 1961-12-09All Confirmed via Mirror and Swedish chronologyFind the Lady 1961-12-11 / 1962-04-07All Confirmed via Mirror and Swedish chronologyThe Bomber 1962-04-09 / 1962-07-31All Confirmed via Mirror and Swedish chronology
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