Rip Kirby

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Rip Kirby
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Rip Kirby
Author(s) Ward Greene (1946–1956)
Fred Dickenson (1956–mid-1980s)
John Prentice (mid-1980s–1999)
Illustrator(s) Alex Raymond (1946–1956)
John Prentice (1956–1999)
Current status/scheduleDefunct daily strip
Launch dateMarch 4, 1946 [1]
End dateJune 26, 1999
Syndicate(s) King Features
Publisher(s) David McKay Publications
IDW Publishing
Genre(s) Detective fiction

Rip Kirby is an American comic strip created by Alex Raymond and Ward Greene featuring the adventures of private detective Rip Kirby. The strip ran from 1946 to 1999 and was in the hands of artist John Prentice for more than 40 years.

Contents

Publication history

After World War II, Raymond did not return to work on any of his previous successful comic strips ( Flash Gordon , Jungle Jim , Secret Agent X-9 ), but instead began work on a new strip in which ex-Marine Rip Kirby returns from World War II and goes to work as a private detective, sometimes accompanied by his girlfriend, fashion model Judith Lynne "Honey" Dorian. (Her given name and nickname were borrowed from the names of Raymond's three daughters.) [2]

Rip Kirby was based on the suggestion by King Features editor Ward Greene that Raymond try a "detective-type" strip. First published on March 4, 1946, the strip was given significant promotion by the syndicate, even including fully painted promotional art, a rarity in comic-strip promotions. [3] The strip enjoyed success, and Raymond received the Reuben Award in 1949. [4]

During Raymond's years on the strip, the stories were initially written by Ward Greene, and later, following Greene's death, by Fred Dickenson. Some sequences were also written by Raymond. In 1956, Raymond was killed in a car crash. [4] King Features quickly needed a replacement, and found it in John Prentice. Dickenson continued to write the series until the mid-1980s, when he was forced to retire for health reasons. Prentice then took over the writing along with others. [3] Prentice kept the strip going until his own death in 1999. The strip ended with Rip's retirement on June 26, 1999. Prentice received the National Cartoonists Society Story Comic Strip Award for 1966, 1967, and 1986 for his work on the strip.

Over the years of publication, the strip was ghosted and assisted by many artists and writers, including Frank Bolle [ citation needed ] (who completed the last episode), Al Williamson, [5] and Gray Morrow. [6]

Characters and story

Comics historian Don Markstein notes how the character of Remington "Rip" Kirby broke away from the usual pulp detective archetype:

Circulation rose steadily during the strip's first few years — even tho' Rip wasn't the kind of private detective they were used to from pulp fiction. This one did more cogitating than fisticuffing, and smoked a leisurely pipe while he did it. He had a frail, balding assistant, Desmond (a former burglar), instead of a two-fisted sidekick. Instead of carrying on with an endless series of female clients, he had a steady girlfriend, Honey Dorian. If that wasn't enough, he even wore glasses! Even Kerry Drake didn't depart so far from the standard. If Rip was more sophisticated and urbane than the average fictional private eye, that's okay, because he was very successful — both for himself and for the people who wrote, drew and distributed him. [3]

Writers and artists

WritersArtistsAssistants
  • AR Alex Raymond
  • FB Frank Bolle
  • FD Fred Dickenson
  • JP John Prentice
  • WG Ward Greene
  • AR Alex Raymond
  • AW Al Williamson
  • FB Frank Bolle
  • JP John Prentice
  • AM Al McWilliams
  • AW Al Williamson
  • AT Angelo Torres
  • BF Bob Fujitani
  • DA Dan Adkins
  • FB Frank Bolle

Reception

Writer Mike W. Barr described Rip Kirby as a "great syndicated detective strip." He added "Raymond's artistry gave the world populated by Kirby & co. a lushness and fluidity that the comics pages had never seen". [7]

Reprints

In 1948, Rip Kirby strips were reprinted in issues #51 and #54 of David McKay Publications's Feature Book. Issue #51 included a biography of Alex Raymond with a photograph showing him sketching an unnamed model for Honey Dorian. In 1980, Pacific Comics Club reprinted the 1946-1950 strips in 16 comic books. In 1988, Pioneer published 6 books and 2 more collections the following year.

Internationally Published Reprints

Some of the Rip Kirby comic strips were reprinted in India as comic books in the popular comic book series called Indrajal Comics. [8] [9]

The strip was published in a dozen comic book magazines in former Yugoslavia. [10] In 1983 Radio Television of Serbia produced an educational series about comics, which included live action sequences featuring Nebojsa Krstic as Rip Kirby and Predrag Milinkovic as his butler. [11] Milinkovic looked the part insomuch that he was nicknamed Desmond. [12] From 2011 to 2019 Croatian publisher Fibra reprinted the complete 1946-1999 strip in 19 volumes. [13]

IDW Publishing

In 2009, IDW Publishing started to reprint the Rip Kirby strip as part of its The Library of American Comics . The first four volumes contain a complete reprint of Raymond's stories including the last one, finished by Prentice. Volume 5 continues with Prentice's work. [14]

YearsISBNNotes
1
1946–48 978-1600104848 Preface (by Dean Mullaney); Crime does pay (by Tom Roberts); "The war made a realist out of me" (by Brian Walker)
2
1948–51 978-1600105821 Introduction (by Howard Chaykin); "Let's not slurp our soup" (by Brian Walker)
3
1951–54 978-1600107856 "Comic-Art Work is an Art-Form in Itself" (by Brian Walker)
4
1954–56 978-1600109898 "He was completely absorbed with Rip and seeking his own pleasures" (by Brian Walker)
5
1956–59 978-1613773567 "Getting Rip Kirby was the natural way for him to go" (by Brian Walker)
6
1959–62 978-1613777107 Introduction (by Brian Walker)
7
1962–64 978-1631400346 "Like father, like son" (by Brian Walker)
8
1964–67 978-1631403040 "John Prentice in his own words" (compiled by Brian Walker)
9
1967–70 978-1631407543 "The tenor of the times" (by Bruce Canwell)
10
1970–73 978-1631409226 "Untarnished after twenty-five years" (by Bruce Canwell)
11
1973–75 978-1684054978 "A Respite from the Headlines"

Story list

The Rip Kirby comic strip stories
TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Dates№ of stripsStrip №Reprinted in
1
"The Chip Faraday Murder"
WG&AR
AR
1946-03-04 / 1946-04-22
43
1-43
IDW1
2
"The Hicks Formula"
AR
1946-04-23 / 1946-06-26
56
44-99
IDW1
3
"Liquid Murder"
AR
1946-06-27 / 1946-11-02
111
100-210
IDW1
4
"Fatal Forgeries"
AR
1946-11-04 / 1947-01-20
67
211-277
IDW1
5
"Past Imperfect"
AR
1947-01-21 / 1947-05-24
107
278-384
IDW1
6
Death in the Doll's House
AR
1947-05-26 / 1947-10-11
120
385-504
IDW1
7
Bleak Prospects
AR
1947-10-13 / 1948-06-12
210
505-714
IDW1
8
Terror on the Thames
AR
1948-06-14 / 1948-12-04
150
715-864
IDW1
9
Major Mystery
AR
1948-12-06 / 1949-01-08
30
865-894
IDW2
10
Family Fortune
AR
1949-01-10 / 1949-05-21
114
895-1008
IDW2
11
Second Chances
AR
1949-05-23 / 1949-09-03
90
1009-1098
IDW2
12
Lost and Found
AR
1949-09-05 / 1949-12-03
78
1099-1176
IDW2
13
"Borrowed" Trouble
AR
1949-12-05 / 1950-03-25
96
1177-1272
IDW2
14
Correspondence Crisis
AR
1950-03-27 / 1950-06-10
66
1273-1338
IDW2
15
Treasure Hunt
AR
1950-06-12 / 1950-09-23
90
1339-1428
IDW2
16
Mystery of the Missing Songstress
AR
1950-09-25 / 1950-12-23
78
1429-1506
IDW2
17
Unlucky Seven
AR
1950-12-25 / 1951-04-28
108
1507-1614
IDW2
18
The Great You
AR
1951-04-30 / 1951-09-22
126
1615-1740
IDW2
19
The Disappearance of Bijou Benson
AR
1951-09-24 / 1952-01-26
108
1741-1848
IDW3
20
Hell Hath No Fury ...
AR
1952-01-28 / 1952-05-24
102
1849-1950
IDW3
21
Return of the Mangler
AR
1952-05-26 / 1952-09-27
108
1951-2058
IDW3
22
The Millbanks Murder Case
AR
1952-09-29 / 1953-01-31
108
2059-2166
IDW3
23
The Treasure of Silas Stone
AR
1953-02-02 / 1953-05-09
84
2167-2250
IDW3
24
International Incident
AR
1953-05-11 / 1953-09-05
102
2251-2352
IDW3
25
Monkey Business
AR
1953-09-07 / 1953-11-21
66
2353-2418
IDW3
26
Calendar Girl
AR
1953-11-23 / 1954-04-17
126
2419-2544
IDW3
27
Grand Passion
AR
1954-04-19 / 1954-07-10
72
2545-2616
IDW4
28
In Freedom's Cause
AR
1954-07-12 / 1954-12-25
144
2617-2760
IDW4
29
Kismet
AR
1954-12-27 / 1955-04-09
90
2761-2850
IDW4
30
Carno's Carnivores
AR
1955-04-11 / 1955-07-09
78
2851-2928
IDW4
31
Hep-Cat Hijackers
AR
1955-07-11 / 1955-09-24
66
2929-2994
IDW4
32
Turnabout Justice
AR
1955-09-26 / 1955-11-26
54
2995-3048
IDW4
33
The Reluctant Heiress
AR
1955-11-28 / 1956-02-18
72
3049-3120
IDW4
34
The Missing Key
AR
1956-02-20 / 1956-05-19
78
3121-3198
IDW4
35
Zero Hour
FD
AR
1956-05-21 / 1956-07-28
60
3199-3258
IDW4
36
Elixir of Youth
AR
JP
1956-07-30 / 1956-09-29
1956-10-01 / 1956-10-20
54
18
3259-3312
3313-3330
IDW4
37
Misdirections
JP
1956-10-22 / 1957-02-16
102
3331-3432
IDW5
38
Dangerous Deceptions
JP
1957-02-18 / 1957-05-25
84
3433-3516
IDW5
39
Casino Con
JP
1957-05-27 / 1957-08-10
66
3517-3582
IDW5
40
Sirene
JP
1957-08-12 / 1957-12-07
102
3583-3684
IDW5
41
The Fatal Photo
JP
1957-12-09 / 1958-02-08
54
3685-3738
IDW5
42
Into the Eye of Monara
JP
1958-02-10 / 1958-06-14
108
3739-3846
IDW5
43
Murderous Masquerade
JP
1958-06-16 / 1958-08-23
60
3847-3906
IDW5
44
ESP Extortion
JP
1958-08-25 / 1958-11-01
60
3907-3966
IDW5
45
A Date with Destiny
JP
1958-11-03 / 1959-02-28
102
3967-4068
IDW5
46
Case of the Twin Who Didn't Exist
JP
1959-03-02 / 1959-06-06
84
4069-4152
IDW5
47
Matches in the Telescope
JP
1959-06-08 / 1959-10-03
102
4153-4254
IDW6
48
Ghost Town Showdown
JP
1959-10-05 / 1959-12-05
54
4255-4308
IDW6
49
Doom on the High Seas
JP
1959-12-07 / 1960-04-09
108
4309-4416
IDW6
50
Fortune's Folly
JP
1960-04-11 / 1960-08-13
108
4417-4524
IDW6
51
Treasure Haven
JP
1960-08-15 / 1960-11-19
84
4525-4608
IDW6
52
Honor's Choice
AW
1960-11-21 / 1961-04-08
120
4609-4728
IDW6
53
The Town That Time Forgot
JP
1961-04-10 / 1961-09-16
138
4729-4866
IDW6
54
Too Much Amour
JP
1961-09-18 / 1962-02-10
126
4867-4992
IDW6
55
All for Love
JP
1962-02-12 / 1962-04-28
66
4993-5058
IDW7
56
Peril of the Poet Crook
JP
1962-04-30 / 1962-08-11
90
5059-5148
IDW7
57
The Unwilling Heir
JP
1962-08-13 / 1962-11-10
78
5149-5226
IDW7
58
Ming the Merciless
JP
1962-11-12 / 1963-03-09
102
5227-5328
IDW7
59
Sting of the Scorpion
JP
1963-03-11 / 1963-08-03
126
5329-5454
IDW7
60
Poison Pen Campaign
JP
1963-08-05 / 1963-12-14
114
5455-5568
IDW7
61
Duelling Detectives
JP
1963-12-16 / 1964-03-14
78
5569-5646
IDW7
62
Fagin's Folly
JP
1964-03-16 / 1964-07-11
102
5647-5748
IDW7
63
Bond Hunt
JP
1964-07-13 / 1964-10-10
78
5749-5826
IDW7
64
Prettypetal's Poison Plant Plan
JP
1964-10-12 / 1964-11-28
42
5827-5868
IDW8
65
A Prince in Peril
JP
1964-11-30 / 1965-04-03
108
5869-5976
IDW8
66
Past and Present
JP
1965-04-05 / 1965-06-26
72
5977-6048
IDW8
67
Prim's Plunder
JP
1965-06-28 / 1965-09-25
78
6049-6126
IDW8
68
The Chameleon Strikes
JP
1965-09-27 / 1965-12-04
60
6127-6186
IDW8
69
Deceiving Appearances
JP
1965-12-06 / 1966-03-19
90
6187-6276
IDW8
70
The Shape of Things to Come
JP
1966-03-21 / 1966-07-30
114
6277-6390
IDW8
71
Hi Seas Hi-Jinx
JP
1966-08-01 / 1966-10-22
72
6391-6462
IDW8
72
Fatal Fortunes
JP
1966-10-24 / 1966-12-31
60
6463-6522
IDW8
73
Too Much Amour, Too
JP
1967-01-02 / 1967-03-25
72
6523-6594
IDW8
74
Hostile Takeover
JP
1967-03-27 / 1967-07-08
90
6595-6684
IDW8
75
Desmond's Betrayal
JP
1967-07-10 / 1967-11-04
102
6685-6786
IDW9
76
Hijacked
JP
1967-11-06 / 1968-03-16
114
6787-6900
IDW9
77
The Almost-Perfect Crime
JP
1968-03-18 / 1968-07-06
96
6901-6996
IDW9
78
Who's Got Who
JP
1968-07-08 / 1968-10-26
96
6997-7092
IDW9
79
You Can't Judge a Book ...
JP
1968-10-28 / 1969-03-08
114
7093-7206
IDW9
80
Treachery on Tanga
JP
1969-03-10 / 1969-06-07
78
7207-7284
IDW9
81
Rip Kirby, Butler
JP
1969-06-09 / 1969-10-04
102
7285-7386
IDW9
82
Kirby on Campus
JP
1969-10-06 / 1970-01-10
84
7387-7470
IDW9
83
Immortal Mystery
JP
1970-01-12 / 1970-04-25
90
7471-7560
IDW9
84
Dr. Data's Deadly Predictions
JP
1970-04-27 / 1970-08-01
84
7561-7644
IDW10
85
Ghost Town Death Duel
JP
1970-08-03 / 1970-11-28
102
7645-7746
IDW10
86
Femina Fatale
JP
1970-11-30 / 1971-03-20
96
7747-7842
IDW10
87
Perils of Pierre
JP
1971-03-22 / 1971-06-26
84
7843-7926
IDW10
88
Revival
JP
1971-06-28 / 1971-09-18
72
7927-7998
IDW10
89
Precognition Peril
JP
1971-09-20 / 1972-01-29
114
7999-8112
IDW10
90
Paragon of Vice
JP
1972-01-31 / 1972-06-10
114
8113-8226
IDW10
91
The Counterfeit Countessa
JP
1972-06-12 / 1972-10-21
114
8227-8340
IDW10
92
Case of the Mixed-up Missive
JP
1972-10-23 / 1973-01-20
78
8341-8418
IDW10
93
Danger in the Devil's Frying Pan
JP
1973-01-22 / 1973-05-26
108
8419-8526
IDW11
94
Secret of the Shark
JP
1973-05-28 / 1973-08-11
66
8527-8592
IDW11
95
Tomb Terror
JP
1973-08-13 / 1974-01-05
126
8593-8718
IDW11
96
Royal Double
JP
1974-01-07 / 1974-04-06
78
8719-8796
IDW11
97
House of Mystery
JP
1974-04-08 / 1974-06-29
72
8797-8868
IDW11
98
Ghost Ship
JP
1974-07-01 / 1974-09-07
60
8869-8928
IDW11
99
Conning the Con
JP
1974-09-09 / 1974-11-30
72
8929-9000
IDW11
100The Pillars of Destiny
JP
1974-12-02 / 1975-02-22
72
9001-9072
IDW11
101The Rebel Queen
JP
1975-02-24 / 1975-04-05
36
9073-9108
IDW11
102Mangler's Big Heist
JP
1975-04-07 / 1975-06-28
72
9109-9180
IDW11
103The Power
JP
1975-06-30 / 1975-10-11
90
9181-9270
IDW11
104The Hades Hexagon
JP
1975-10-13 / 1975-12-20
60
9271-9330
105The Monkey's Secret
JP
1975-12-22 / 1976-02-28
60
9331-9390
106The Cherub Locket
JP
1976-03-01 / 1976-06-05
84
9391-9474
107Lost Empire
JP
1976-06-07 / 1976-10-09
108
9475-9582
108Lethal Letters
JP
1976-10-11 / 1977-01-08
78
9583-9660
109Manhunt
JP
1977-01-10 / 1977-03-26
66
9661-9726
110Macho Mayhem
JP
1977-03-28 / 1977-06-25
78
9727-9804
111Return of Dr. Destiny
JP
1977-06-27 / 1977-09-24
78
9805-9882
112Cat Burglar
JP
1977-09-26 / 1977-12-03
60
9883-9942
113The Death Cave
JP
1977-12-05 / 1978-02-18
66
9943-10008
114Madam Casino and Joe Rimfire
JP
1978-02-20 / 1978-04-22
54
10009-10062
115The Hunt for Cinderella
JP
1978-04-24 / 1978-08-05
90
10063-10152
116The Shark and the Treasure
JP
1978-08-07 / 1978-11-04
78
10153-10230
117Dirty Business
JP
1978-11-06 / 1979-02-03
78
10231-10308
118The Return of Mangler
JP
1979-02-05 / 1979-06-09
108
10309-10416
119Dangerous Eyes
JP
1979-06-11 / 1979-08-18
60
10417-10476
120The Imposter
JP
1979-08-20 / 1979-11-10
72
10477-10548
121Kidders Treasure
JP
1979-11-12 / 1980-02-23
90
10549-10638
122Back to Harmony
JP
1980-02-25 / 1980-06-28
108
10639-10746
123Kidnapped
JP
1980-06-30 / 1980-11-01
108
10747-10854
124The Tiger Hunt
JP
1980-11-03 / 1981-01-24
72
10855-10926
125The Gold Curse
JP
1981-01-26 / 1981-05-16
96
10927-11022
126Desmond on the Run
JP
1981-05-18 / 1981-09-05
96
11023-11118
127The Narkobarons Castle
JP
1981-09-07 / 1981-12-12
84
11119-11202
128Gold from Heaven
JP
1981-12-14 / 1982-03-06
72
11203-11274
129The Pickpocket
JP
1982-03-08 / 1982-06-05
78
11275-11352
130The Stuntman
JP
1982-06-07 / 1982-10-09
108
11353-11460
131The Sea of Death
JP
1982-10-11 / 1983-02-05
102
11461-11562
132The Scorpion
JP
1983-02-07 / 1983-05-28
96
11563-11658
133Casinoville
JP
1983-05-30 / 1983-09-17
96
11659-11754
134The Star of Zanzibar
JP
1983-09-19 / 1983-12-03
66
11755-11820
135The Ghost Ship
JP
1983-12-05 / 1984-02-25
72
11821-11892
136The Princess of Xyman
JP
1984-02-27 / 1984-06-30
108
11893-12000
137Honeys Heritage
JP
1984-07-02 / 1984-11-10
114
12001-12114
138Desmond Pickpocket Again
JP
1984-11-12 / 1985-02-09
78
12115-12192
139The Malkuk Indians
JP
1985-02-11 / 1985-04-13
54
12193-12246
140Maggie the Magpie
JP
1985-04-15 / 1985-06-22
60
12247-12306
141Mangler Back in Action
JP
1985-06-24 / 1985-10-12
96
12307-12402
142Return to Harmony
JP
1985-10-14 / 1986-02-22
114
12403-12516
143Zadan the Sorcerer
JP
1986-02-24 / 1986-05-24
78
12517-12594
144The Ghost of the Castle
JP
1986-05-26 / 1986-09-06
90
12595-12684
145The Chiing Urn
JP
1986-09-08 / 1986-11-22
66
12685-12750
146Honeys Uncle
JP
1986-11-24 / 1987-02-07
66
12751-12816
147Money and Power
JP
1987-02-09 / 1987-04-25
66
12817-12882
148Trip through the Amazon
JP
1987-04-27 / 1987-07-25
78
12883-12960
149Omega 9 Project
JP
1987-07-27 / 1987-10-24
78
12961-13038
150Plot in Alibar
JP
1987-10-26 / 1988-01-23
78
13039-13116
151Drug Trafficking with Homicide
JP
1988-01-25 / 1988-04-23
78
13117-13194
152The Scorpio Case
JP
1988-04-25 / 1988-07-16
72
13195-13266
153The Ecologist
JP
1988-07-18 / 1988-11-05
96
13267-13362
154Engagement Party
JP
1988-11-07 / 1989-02-04
78
13363-13440
155The Secret of the New Atlantis
JP
1989-02-06 / 1989-04-29
72
13441-13512
156Chain Attack
JP
1989-05-01 / 1989-08-05
84
13513-13596
157Tommy's Escape
JP
1989-08-07 / 1989-10-21
66
13597-13662
158Final Scene
JP
1989-10-23 / 1990-01-20
78
13663-13740
159The Big Boy Problem
JP
1990-01-22 / 1990-04-14
72
13741-13812
160The Mystery of the Floppy Disk
JP
1990-04-16 / 1990-07-14
78
13813-13890
161Little Doris
JP
1990-07-16 / 1990-11-10
102
13891-13992
162The Bodyguard
JP
1990-11-12 / 1991-02-16
84
13993-14076
163The Simsby Sapphire
JP
1991-02-18 / 1991-06-01
90
14077-14166
164The Treasure of the Galleon
JP
1991-06-03 / 1991-08-17
66
14167-14232
165Illegal Hunting
JP
1991-08-19 / 1991-10-26
60
14233-14292
166Straw Dreams
JP
1991-10-28 / 1992-02-01
84
14293-14376
167The Crazy Sage
JP
1992-02-03 / 1992-05-02
78
14377-14454
168The Missing Briefcase
JP
1992-05-04 / 1992-07-18
66
14455-14520
169The Former Ambassador
JP
1992-07-20 / 1992-08-29
36
14521-14556
170The Haunted House
JP
1992-08-31 / 1992-12-19
96
14557-14652
171Advertising Assassination
JP
1992-12-21 / 1993-03-06
66
14653-14718
172The Hidden Treasure
JP
1993-03-08 / 1993-07-03
102
14719-14820
173Theft of Songs
JP
1993-07-05 / 1993-08-28
48
14821-14868
174The Perfect Alibi
JP
1993-08-30 / 1993-11-27
78
14869-14946
175A Unique Case
JP
1993-11-29 / 1994-01-29
54
14947-15000
176The Abduction of Dust
JP
1994-01-31 / 1994-06-04
108
15001-15108
177The Sword of Malcolm Mac Doodle
JP
1994-06-06 / 1994-07-23
42
15109-15150
178Export of Stolen Cars
JP
1994-07-25 / 1994-10-22
78
15151-15228
179The Great Detective
JP
1994-10-24 / 1994-12-24
54
15229-15282
180Dangerous Relations
JP
1994-12-26 / 1995-04-08
90
15283-15372
181Curtis Bangs The great Patriot
JP
1995-04-10 / 1995-07-22
90
15373-15462
182The Resort Jewel Thief
JP
1995-07-24 / 1995-10-28
84
15463-15546
183The Judge Clark Records
JP
1995-10-30 / 1996-01-20
72
15547-15618
184Mangler and the Inheritance
JP
1996-01-22 / 1996-05-04
90
15619-15708
185Donny the Duke Coyle
JP
1996-05-06 / 1996-08-10
84
15709-15792
186Identical Twins
JP
1996-08-12 / 1996-10-12
54
15793-15846
187The Mine
JP
1996-10-14 / 1997-01-18
84
15847-15930
188The Celebrity
JP
1997-01-20 / 1997-03-08
42
15931-15972
189Lord Desmond, Earl of Ffagan
JP
1997-03-10 / 1997-06-21
90
15973-16062
190Fishing in Alaska
JP
1997-06-23 / 1997-08-30
60
16063-16122
191Enid Townsend Will
JP
1997-09-01 / 1997-12-13
90
16123-16212
192Pagan Lee in Trouble
JP
1997-12-15 / 1998-02-28
66
16213-16278
193The Mob Guy
JP
1998-03-02 / 1998-06-13
90
16279-16368
194The Desmond Clan
JP
1998-06-15 / 1998-08-08
48
16369-16416
195Mangler's Daughter
JP
1998-08-10 / 1998-12-19
114
16417-16530
196Princess Leila of Tanga
JP
1998-12-21 / 1999-02-27
60
16531-16590
197Last Case
JP
JP&FB
1999-03-01 / 1999-06-26
102
16591-16692

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