Sexton Blake

Sexton Blake is a fictional detective who has appeared in many British comic strips and novels. He first appeared in the story "The Missing Millionaire," by Harry Blyth (writing as Hal Meredith), in The Halfpenny Marvel #6, on December 20, 1893. He appeared in a few more stories by Meredith.he appeared from 1893 to 1978, running to over 4,000 stories by some 200 different authors. Image File history File links Sexton_Blake. ... Image File history File links Sexton_Blake. ... The Three Graces, here in a painting by Sandro Botticelli, were the goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity and fertility in Greek mythology. ... A detective is an investigator, either a member of a police agency or a private person. ... This article is about the comic strip, the sequential art form as published in newspapers and on the Internet. ... DeFoes Robinson Crusoe, Newspaper edition published in 1719 A novel (from French nouvelle, new) is an extended fictional narrative in prose. ... December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... An author is the person who creates a written work, such as a book, story, article or the like. ...

His adventures appeared in a variety of publications including Union Jack and its successor Detective Weekly from 1904 to 1940 and simultaneously in The Sexton Blake Library, from 1915 to 1963. Fleetway, also known as Fleetway Publications and Fleetway Editions, was a publishing company, mainly producing comic magazines for the U.K.. Fleetway began life as Amalgamated Press, the company owned by Alfred Harmsworth, who were based in Fleetway House. ... Fleetway, also known as Fleetway Publications and Fleetway Editions, was a publishing company, mainly producing comic magazines for the U.K.. Fleetway began life as Amalgamated Press, the company owned by Alfred Harmsworth, who were based in Fleetway House. ... 1904 (MCMIV) is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Fleetway, also known as Fleetway Publications and Fleetway Editions, was a publishing company, mainly producing comic magazines for the U.K.. Fleetway began life as Amalgamated Press, the company owned by Alfred Harmsworth, who were based in Fleetway House. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

There was several Sexton Blake stage plays, the earliest one produced in 1907. The first Blake film appeared in 1909 and during the silent era there were thirteen more half-hour Blake features. Examples of his films are Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror (1938), The Echo Murders (1945) and Meet Sexton Blake(1945).BBC radio broadcasted a serial in 1939 called, Enter Sexton Blake, followed in 1940 by A Case for Sexton Blake. Later in 1967, BBC aired another radio serial on the character. ITV aired Sexton Blake from 1967 to 1971.Sexton Blake and the Demon God was a short television show produced by the BBC in 1978. A play is a common form of literature, usually consisting chiefly of dialog between characters, and usually intended for performance rather than reading. ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... A silent film is a film which has no accompanying soundtrack. ... Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national public service broadcaster of the United Kingdom (see British television). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Current ITV logo. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...

Source

• Richards, Jeffrey Professor (1998). The Other Baker Street Detective. Retrieved Dec. 27, 2005.

External Link

• The Sexton Blake Website and Bibliography
• ITV Television Series
• Jess Nevins' Sexton Blake's Site