Bulldog Drummond was a wealthy former World War I officer of His Majesty’s Royal Loamshire Regiment, who became a private detective after returning from the war. He places an advertisement in the local newspaper: “Demobililsed Officer finding peace incredibly tedious would welcome diversion. Legitimate if possible; but crime of a humorous description, no objection. Excitement essential.” Drummond is big, tough and willing to kill. He is aided by ex-military buddies (Peter Darrell, Algy Longworth, Ted Jerringham and Toby Sinclair) who later become the Black Gang, a team of vigilante crime fighters in black hoods and black leather. They are hunted by Scotland Yard’s Director of Criminal Investigation, Sir Bryan Johnstone, and its Chief Inspector MacIver. Drummond’s original arch enemy was a man named Carl Peterson, whose wife, Irma, was a sexy femme fatale mistress to Bulldog. In his first two adventures, Drummond foiled Peterson’s attempts to lead a coup d’état in England by communists. After his first adventure, Drummond married Phyllis Benton, the first woman who hired him. She was frequently kidnapped.
| Alias Bulldog Drummond |
| Real Names/Alt Names Captain Hugh “Bulldog” Drummond, DSO, MC |
| Characteristics Detective, Literary Characters, War Stories, Wold Newton Universe, Animal-themed, Modernism Era, British |
| Creators/Key Contributors Herman Cyril McNeile (aka Sapper) |
| First Appearance The Strand Magazine (1920) |
| First Publisher The Strand Magazine |
| Appearance List Bull-Dog Drummond (1920) |
| Sample Read Bull-dog Drummond: The Adventures of a Demobilised Officer Who Found Peace Dull [PG] |
| Description Bulldog Drummond was a wealthy former World War I officer of His Majesty’s Royal Loamshire Regiment, who became a private detective after returning from the war. He places an advertisement in the local newspaper: “Demobililsed Officer finding peace incredibly tedious would welcome diversion. Legitimate if possible; but crime of a humorous description, no objection. Excitement essential.” Drummond is big, tough and willing to kill. He is aided by ex-military buddies (Peter Darrell, Algy Longworth, Ted Jerringham and Toby Sinclair) who later become the Black Gang, a team of vigilante crime fighters in black hoods and black leather. They are hunted by Scotland Yard’s Director of Criminal Investigation, Sir Bryan Johnstone, and its Chief Inspector MacIver. Drummond’s original arch enemy was a man named Carl Peterson, whose wife, Irma, was a sexy femme fatale mistress to Bulldog. In his first two adventures, Drummond foiled Peterson’s attempts to lead a coup d’état in England by communists. After his first adventure, Drummond married Phyllis Benton, the first woman who hired him. She was frequently kidnapped. |
| Source Bulldog Drummond – Public Domain Super Heroes Wiki |
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Movie poster for Bulldog Drummond (1922) | Unknown, possibly F. William Haemmel
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