Casey, Crime Photographer, Collection 1

The character of Jack “Flashgun” Casey was first penned by former newspaper and advertising executive, George Harmon Coxe, Jr. in the March 1934 issue of Black Mask, the legendary Pulp Magazine. Casey was a cameraman who took photographs that accompanied reporter's newspaper stories. His keen eye for detail served him well with solving the crimes he was assigned to photograph.“Flashgun Casey” was an instant success with the Black Mask readers and soon made the leap to the silver screen and ...