Magazines Black Mask Created by George Harmon Coxe | First episode date 1951 Creator George Harmon Coxe | |
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Original work Return Engagement, March 1934, Black Mask Books Books
Cox, J. Randolph [2005], Flashgun Casey, Crime Photographer: From the Pulps to Radio And Beyond, David S. Siegel, William F Nolan, Yorktown Heights, NY: Book Hunter Press. ISBN 1-891379-05-4
Coxe, George Harmon [1946], Flash Casey, Detective, J. Meyers : E.B. Williams :Avon Book Co. Novels Novels
Silent Are the Dead (1942)
Murder For Two (1943)
Error of Judgement (1961)
The Man Who Died Too Soon (1962)
Deadly Image (1964) Comics Casey: Crime Photographer, Aug 1949, Marvel Comics Radio Tie in Films Women Are Trouble (1936)
Here's Flash Casey (1938) Similar Riverboat, Richard Diamond - Private D, Kolchak: The Night Stalker | ||
Casey crime photographer the laughing killer 05 08 47 hq old time radio crime
Casey, Crime Photographer (aka Crime photographer; Flashgun Casey; Casey, Press Photographer; Stephen Bristol, Crime Photographer) was a media franchise, in the 1930s until the 1960s. Created by George Harmon Coxe, the photographer Casey was featured in radio, film, theater, novels, magazines and comic books. Launched in a 1934 issue of the pulp magazine Black Mask, the character Jack "Flashgun" Casey, was a crime photographer for the newspaper The Morning Express. With the help of reporter Ann Williams (portrayed on radio and TV by Jan Miner), he solved crimes and recounted his stories to friends at The Blue Note, their favorite tavern.
Contents
- Casey crime photographer the laughing killer 05 08 47 hq old time radio crime
- George Harmon Coxe
- Black Mask
- Novels
- Films
- Radio
- Comic books
- Television
- References
George Harmon Coxe
Casey's creator, George Harmon Coxe, was the 1964 recipient of the Mystery Writers of America's prestigious Grand Master Award representing the pinnacle of achievement in the mystery field. This award represents significant output of quality in mystery writing.
Black Mask
"Flashgun" Casey began in the March 1934 issue of Black Mask, in the story Return Engagement. This story was later used in the film "Here's Flash Casey". Twenty more stories appeared in the magazine over the next decades, and collections of these stories were published in anthology form as well. Two of the subsequent novels were serialized in the magazine, in addition to the 21 short stories.
In 1941, three parts of the early novels; Silent are the Dead were published in Black Mask in September, October and November as Killers Are Camera Shy; and in 1943, Murder for Two was serialized in January, February and March as Blood on the Lens.Novels
Coxe wrote five novels featuring Casey.
Paul Ayres (Pseudonym of Edward S. Aaron) wrote a novel starring Casey, based on the works of Coxe
Films
Radio
Begun as stories in Black Mask, the stories were brought to radio under multiple names. The series aired on CBS for its entirety. 07/07/43 - 11/16/50 and 01/13/54 - 04/22/55.
Selected castThe radio show was sustained by the network, sponsored by Anchor Hocking, Toni home permanents, Toni Shampoo and Philip Morris. The Blue Note was a jazz club; the Archie Bleyer Orchestra and first Herman Chittison and later the The Teddy Wilson Trio were featured, usually in the introduction and wrapup of the show.
Comic books
A four-part Marvel Comics tie-in to the radio show began August 1949.
Television
In 1951 the popular series moved to television