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.^[1]

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

The Buck Ryan comic strip stories
№	Title	Writer(s)	Artist(s)	Dates	№ of strips	Strip №	Reprinted in
1	A Lady Disappears			1937-03-22 / 1937-07-21	105		Confirmed via Comic Book + ^[2]
2	The Hooded Terror			1937-07-28 / 1937-10-16	70		Confirmed via Comic Book +
3	The Dope Gang			1937-10-18 / 1938-02-12	102		Confirmed via Comic Book +
4	Meet Dr Malabar			1938-02-14 / 1938-05-31	92		Confirmed via Comic Book +
5	Terror in New Guinea			1938-06-01 / 1938-11-22	150	001-150	Confirmed via Comic Book +
6	Murder at Meadowside House			1938-11-23 / 1939-04-04	114		Confirmed via Comic Book +
7	Schultze vows Revenge			1939-04-05 / 1939-07-19	91
8	Smokey Sam's			1939-07-20 / 1939-12-02	117	001-120
9	The Mystery of the Silent Bomber			1939-12-04 / 1940-05-25	150		Confirmed via Comic Book +
10	Buck Ryan in Germany			1940-05-27 / 1940-11-18	151
11	The Mystery of Sydall House			1940-11-19 / 1941-07-30	218	032-146
12	Smashing the War Racketeers			1941-07-31 / 1941-10-24	74	147-220	Confirmed via Comic Book +
13	Guardians of our Sky			1941-10-25 / 1942-03-2	110	0221-A052
14				1942-03-03 / 1942-06-18	93	A053-A144
15	Green Flames			1942-06-19 / 1942-10-20	106	A145-A250
16	Beware - Fifth Columnists!			1942-10-21/ 1943-01-02	64	A251-B002
17	The Fixers			1943-01-04 / 1943-03-09	56	B003-B058
18				1943-05-17 / 1943-11-27	168	001-168
19	Hunts Axis Spies			1943-11-29 / 1944-03-24	101		Confirmed via Comic Book +
20	Spies in Burma			1944-03-25 / 1944-06-28	82		Confirmed via Comic Book +
21	Battles Imperial Forces			1944-06-29 / 1944-10-06	86	0001-C239
22	Buck Ryan - War Correspondent			1944-10-07 / 1945-01-19	90	C240-D017
23	Buck Ryan and the Terrorists			1945-01-20 / 1945-03-31	61	D018-D077
24	Brides of the Swastika			1945-04-02 / 1945-06-26	74	D078-D149
25	The Case of the Crimson Grass			1945-06-27 / 1945-09-25	78	D150-D227
26	The Case of the Broken Thistle			1945-09-26 / 1946-01-04	87	D228-E041
27	The Atomic Chase			1946-02-18 / 1946-06-29	114	E042-E153
28	The Case of the Blue Star			1946-07-01 / 1946-10-26	102	E154-E255
29	The Sonata Murder Plot			1946-10-28 / 1947-01-25	78	E256-F022
30	Crime With a Collar			1947-01-27 / 1947-05-20	98	F023-F119
31	The Laughing Killer			1947-05-21 / 1947-08-02	64	F120-F183
32	Twilight Escapes			1947-08-04 / 1947-12-11	112	F184-F295
33	Fine Feathers			1947-12-12 / 1948-04-01	96	F296-G078
34	The Riddle of the Stolen Jewels			1948-04-02 / 1948-07-31	104	G079-G182
35	Moon Murder			1948-08-02 / 1948-11-08	85	G183-G267
36	Rule of the Road			1948-11-09 / 1949-02-25	94	G268-H048
37	Avarice			1949-02-26 / 1949-06-13	92	H049-H139
38	Fake Stamps and Crocodiles			1949-06-14 / 1949-09-20	85	H140-H224
39	Twilight's Out			1949-09-21 / 1950-03-21	156	H225-J068
40	The Affairs of Mr Wylie Domeless			1950-03-22 / 1950-07-11	96	J069-J163
41	A Fishy Story			1950-07-12 / 1950-11-07	102	J164-J265
42	The Scrubber			1950-11-08 / 1951-03-01	98	J266-K052
43	The Steel Tree Stump			1951-03-02 / 1951-06-16	92	K053-K143
44	Beating the Book!			1951-06-18 / 1951-09-21	83	K144-K226
45	The Enemy Within			1951-09-22 / 1952-01-05	91	K227-L005	End Info Confirmed via Mirror
46	The Fight Game			1952-01-07 / 1952-04-23	93	L006-L096	All Confirmed via Mirror
47	Cartoon Violence!			1952-04-24 / 1952-06-25	54	L097-L150	All Confirmed via Mirror
48	Twilight Goes to Town			1952-06-26 / 1952-11-12	120	L151-L270	All Confirmed via Mirror
49	Fun Fair Fence			1952-11-13 / 1953-03-14	105	L271-M063	Start Info Confirmed via Mirror
50	Witchcraft Consultant			1953-03-16 / 1953-05-30	66	M064-M128
51	The Surprise Bag			1953-06-01 / 1953-09-15	92	M129-M220
52	The Nocturnal Fox			1953-09-16 / 1953-12-31	92	M221-M310
53	The Strato Midjet			1954-01-01 / 1954-04-13	88	N001-N088
54	Arty Crafty			1954-04-14 / 1954-08-18	109	N089-N196
55	The Island of Refuge			1954-08-19 / 1954-12-31	103	N197-N310	All Confirmed via Mirror
56	The Bank Bandits			1955-01-01 / 1955-05-11	90	O001-O090	All Confirmed via Mirror
57	Twilight's Dilemma			1955-05-12 / 1955-08-24	90	O091-O180	All Confirmed via Swedish chronology ^[3]
58	Chocolates, Cigarettes			1955-08-25 / 1955-12-09	92	O181-O272	All Confirmed via Swedish chronology
59	The Viking Invasion			1955-12-10 / 1956-03-13	99	O273-P062	All Confirmed via Swedish chronology
60	Cyclops, Spirit Guide			1956-03-14 / 1956-06-16	81	P063-P143	All Confirmed via Swedish chronology
61	The Four Faced Bandit			1956-06-18 / 1956-11-17	132	P144-P275	All Confirmed via Swedish chronology
62	The Show Must Not Go On!			1956-11-19 / 1957-02-12	74	P276-Q37	All Confirmed via Swedish chronology
63	The Intruder Seed			1957-02-13 / 1957-06-19	109	Q38-Q145	All Confirmed via Swedish chronology
64	The Sport of Kinks			1957-06-20 / 1957-09-14	75	Q146-Q220	All Confirmed via Swedish chronology
65	Man-Hunt			1957-09-16 / 1958-01-21	110	Q221-R18	All Confirmed via Swedish chronology
66	The Strange Antique Shop			1958-01-22 / 1958-05-10	94	R19-R111	All Confirmed via Swedish chronology
67	The Case of the Nervous Hero			1958-05-12 / 1958-09-13	108	R112-R219	All Confirmed via Swedish chronology
68	The Mad Mistress of Montezorro			1958-09-15 / 1959-02-28	144	R220-S51	All Confirmed via Swedish chronology
69	In The Black			1959-03-02 / 1959-07-18	120	S52-S170	All Confirmed via Swedish chronology
70	Road Raiders			1959-07-20 / 1959-10-21	81	S171-S251	All Confirmed via Mirror and Swedish chronology
71	Pay Off			1959-10-22 / 1960-01-05	65	S252-T4	All Confirmed via Mirror and Swedish chronology
72	Number One			1960-01-06 / 1960-04-23	94	T5-T97	All Confirmed via Mirror and Swedish chronology
73	The Rat Pit			1960-04-25 / 1960-08-13	96	T98-T193	All Confirmed via Mirror and Swedish chronology
74	Death Watch			1960-08-15 / 1960-12-03	96	T194-T289	All Confirmed via Mirror and Swedish chronology
75	Twisted Trail			1960-12-05 / 1961-04-05	105	T290-U80	All Confirmed via Mirror and Swedish chronology
76	Jackpot			1961-04-06 / 1961-08-13	111	U81-U191	All Confirmed via Mirror and Swedish chronology
77	This Man is Ours			1961-08-14 / 1961-12-09	102	U192-U293	All Confirmed via Mirror and Swedish chronology
78	Find the Lady			1961-12-11 / 1962-04-07	102	U294-V84	All Confirmed via Mirror and Swedish chronology
79	The Bomber			1962-04-09 / 1962-07-31	98	V85-V181	All Confirmed via Mirror and Swedish chronology

References

^ "Jack Monk".
^ "Buck Ryan". 22 March 1937.
^ "Buck Ryan".

"Lambiek.net". Lambiek.net. Retrieved 30 August 2007.

[1] "Jack Monk".

[2] "Buck Ryan". 22 March 1937.

[3] "Buck Ryan".

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