Buck Ryan

Template:For Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Italic title 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

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

References

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