The Encyclopedia of Pulp Detectives

1902 to 1945 were years in which global popular culture exploded. Thanks to new distribution methods, new publishers, and new formats, the number of series characters appearing in countries around the world skyrocketed during these decades, growing from a few dozen to many thousands. The mystery genre was one of the most popular genres to appear during these decades. The Encyclopedia of Pulp Heroes is the first collection of series characters from the mystery genre. Drawing upon pulps, magazines, novels, movies, radio shows, comic strips, and other media and formats, the Encyclopedia features virtually every fictional series detective who appeared from 1902 to 1945. The Encyclopedia has over 2800 character entries from over 50 countries, listing the character’s creator(s), where and when the character appeared, and a thorough description of the character and his or her milieu, allies, and enemies.