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Gaston Max

The story features Gaston Max, a Parisian criminal investigator and master of disguise, and his battle with Mr. King, a master criminal similar to Rohmer’s earlier character Dr. Fu Manchu.
Alias Gaston Max
Real Names/Alt Names Gaston Max
Characteristics Hero, Detective, Master of Disguise, Pulp Characters, Street & Smith Universe, Modernism Era, French
Creators/Key Contributors Sax Rohmer
First Appearance “The Yellow Claw” in Detective Story Magazine (October 5, 1916)
First Publisher Street & Smith [Wikipedia]
Appearance List Film: The Yellow Claw (Silent, 1921)
Sample Read The Yellow Claw [Internet Archive]
Description The story features Gaston Max, a Parisian criminal investigator and master of disguise, and his battle with Mr. King, a master criminal similar to Rohmer’s earlier character Dr. Fu Manchu.
Source The Yellow Claw – Wikipedia
The Yellow Claw (1915) | DeAlton Valentine
The Yellow Claw (1915) | DeAlton Valentine