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One of the most visually innovative adventure strips of the mid-1930s, Red Barry was King Features' answer to the Tribune Syndicate's popular Dick Tracy by Chester Gould. Red Barry by Will Gould (no relation to Chester) was an auteur's vision that lasted less than four years, but is today considered one of comics history's great unsung masterpieces. Working undercover for the police, Red insinuates himself into the ranks of organized crime. Only one person, Inspector Scott, is aware of Red's role, which means Barry can't rely on getting help from the cops. His dangerous missions among the criminal element played out with a level of violence that caused no small upset with Gould's publishers. Volume 2 completes the collection of the series' daily strips and color Sundays.

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"""The only detectives strip...worthy of any consideration from my scholarly viewpoint."" --Anthony Boucher, author of Rocket to the Morgue ""I will not tolerate such disgusting violence on my comics pages!"" --William Randolph Hearst ""Why don't you leave him alone? He knows what he's doing. And it's goddammed good stuff!""--Dashiell Hammett"

The only detectives strip...worthy of any consideration from my scholarly viewpoint. --Anthony Boucher, author of Rocket to the Morgue I will not tolerate such disgusting violence on my comics pages! --William Randolph Hearst Why don't you leave him alone? He knows what he's doing. And it's goddammed good stuff! --Dashiell Hammett

The only detectives strip...worthy of any consideration from my scholarly viewpoint. --Anthony Boucher, author of Rocket to the Morgue I will not tolerate such disgusting violence on my comics pages! --William Randolph Hearst Why don't you leave him alone? He knows what he's doing. And it's goddammed good stuff! --Dashiell Hammett

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Will Gould (1911-1984) was a sports cartoonist when he created a pair of sports-related syndicated strips before Red Barry hit the national stage. He worked in Hollywood in the 1940s and was a cartoon editor in the 1960s.

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