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Crimson Clown

The Crimson Clown is Delton Prouse, a wealthy young bachelor, able veteran of The Great War, explorer, and all-around adventurer who functions as a modern Robin Hood, stealing from the unjustly rich and returning money to helpless victims or worthy organizations. He dresses in a mostly red clown suit and uses a syringe of knockout drug (later this is replaced by a “gas gun”). Like McCulley’s earlier “Man in Purple”, who also stole from the unjustly rich, he frequently had to destroy his outfits to evade capture. McCulley retired Delton Prouse at the end of 1931, but “The Crimson Clown’s Return” (Popular Detective, Oct 1944) brought him back for one final adventure.
Alias The Crimson Clown
Real Names/Alt Names Delton Prouse
Characteristics Outlaw Hero, Playboy, Pulp Characters, Street & Smith Universe, Clown-themed, Modernism Era, Public Domain
Creators/Key Contributors Johnston McCulley
First Appearance “The Crimson Clown” in Detective Story Magazine (July 31, 1926)
First Publisher Street & Smith [Wikipedia]
Appearance List All Detective Story Magazine: “The Crimson Clown” (July 31, 1926), “The Crimson Clown is Cornered” (Aug. 21, 1926), “The Crimson Clown’s Competitors” (Sept. 4, 1926), “The Crimson Clown Pursues Himself” (Sept. 18, 1926), “The Crimson Clown’s Dumb Friend” (April 23,, 1927), “The Crimson Clown’s Treasure Hunt” (June 18, 1927), “The Crimson Clown’s Blackmail Trail” (Oct. 29, 1927), “The Crimson Clown’s Double” (Dec 24, 1927), “The Crimson Clown’s Winged Loot” (Feb 18, 1928), “The Crimson Clown’s Matinee” (Sept. 29, 1928), “The Crimson Clown Scores with a Snore” (Nov. 3, 1928), “Thubway Tham Meets The Crimson Clown” (5 parts, Nov. 11 through Dec 09, 1928), “The Crimson Clown Faces Murder” (May 25, 1929), “The Crimson Clown’s Return” (Oct. 18, 1930), “The Crimson Clown – Avenger” (Nov. 29, 1930), “The Crimson Clown’s Threat” (May 2, 1931), “The Crimson Clown’s Romance” (May 16, 1931), “The Crimson Clown” (September 1936 (reprint of the first story), “The Crimson Clown’s Return” (October 1944).
Sample Read Detective Story Magazine (Pulp) [LUM]
Description The Crimson Clown is Delton Prouse, a wealthy young bachelor, able veteran of The Great War, explorer, and all-around adventurer who functions as a modern Robin Hood, stealing from the unjustly rich and returning money to helpless victims or worthy organizations. He dresses in a mostly red clown suit and uses a syringe of knockout drug (later this is replaced by a “gas gun”). Like McCulley’s earlier “Man in Purple”, who also stole from the unjustly rich, he frequently had to destroy his outfits to evade capture. McCulley retired Delton Prouse at the end of 1931, but “The Crimson Clown’s Return” (Popular Detective, Oct 1944) brought him back for one final adventure.
Source Johnston McCulley the Crimson Clown – Wikipedia
Detective Story Magazine (May 2,1931) | John A. Coughlin
Detective Story Magazine (May 2,1931) | John A. Coughlin