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Sexton Blake is a fictional detective who has been featured in many British comic strips, novels, and dramatic productions since 1893. He was featured in various British publications from 1893 to 1978 in a variety of formats: single-issue adventures, short stories, serials, and comic strips. In total, Blake appeared in more than 4,000 stories by over 200 different authors.
During its golden age (1920s-1940s), Blake's adventures were widely read and translated into at least twenty different languages, including Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Dutch, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Italian, French, Arabic, Hindi, and Afrikaans.
Sexton Blake is a fictional detective who has been featured in many British comic strips, novels, and dramatic productions since 1893. He was featured in various British publications from 1893 to 1978 in a variety of formats: single-issue adventures, short stories, serials, and comic strips. In total, Blake appeared in more than 4,000 stories by over 200 different authors.
Sexton Blake is a fictional detective who has been featured in many British comic strips, novels, and dramatic productions since 1893. He was featured in various British publications from 1893 to 1978 in a variety of formats: single-issue adventures, short stories, serials, and comic strips. In total, Blake appeared in more than 4,000 stories by over 200 different authors.
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- ↑ Pitts, Michael R. (1979). Famous Movie Detectives. Scarecrow Press. p. 213. ISBN 0-8108-1236-3.
- ↑ "Sexton Blake and the Demon God". BBC . Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ↑ "Sexton Blake and the Demon God (Part 2)". BBC . Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ↑ "Sexton Blake and the Demon God (Part 3)". BBC . Retrieved 31 July 2020.
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- ↑ "Sexton Blake and the Demon God (Part 5)". BBC . Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ↑ "Sexton Blake and the Demon God (Part 6)". BBC . Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ↑ Hodder, Mark. "Sexton Blake Bibliography: 1978". Blakiana. Retrieved 31 July 2020.