In Frank L. Packard’s Jimmie Dale and the Phantom Clue, Gentleman Laroque is a master criminal also called The Phantom by the Tocsin, Marie LaSalle, the Gray Seal’s love interest. He uses various disguises, some main ones being a fence named Isaac Shiftel, and a thug named Limpy Mack. He also impersonates a rival criminal called English Steve. The Gray Seal sees The Phantom as keeping him from the Tocsin. Gentleman Laroque sees the Gray Seal as a threat, and works to kill him. A master of disguise and imitation, Gentleman Laroque is also quite skilled as a gunman and criminal mastermind.
First Appearance The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale (1919)
First Publisher Copp., Clark Co., Limited Toronto
Appearance List The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale (1919), Jimmie Dale and the Phantom Clue (1922)
Sample Read The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale [PG]
Description In Frank L. Packard’s Jimmie Dale and the Phantom Clue, Gentleman Laroque is a master criminal also called The Phantom by the Tocsin, Marie LaSalle, the Gray Seal’s love interest. He uses various disguises, some main ones being a fence named Isaac Shiftel, and a thug named Limpy Mack. He also impersonates a rival criminal called English Steve. The Gray Seal sees The Phantom as keeping him from the Tocsin. Gentleman Laroque sees the Gray Seal as a threat, and works to kill him. A master of disguise and imitation, Gentleman Laroque is also quite skilled as a gunman and criminal mastermind.
