Jan 7, 2009

Carroll John Daly | Carroll John Daly

Principal Series

The Race Williams series, 1923-1955; the Vee Brown series, 1933-1936; the Satan Hall series, 1935-1951.

Principal Series Character

Race Williams, a hard-boiled private investigator, first appeared in the June 1, 1923, issue of Black Mask. A tough-talking, no-nonsense thirty-year-old, Williams makes his living hunting down criminals for his clients. His credo: “I ain’t afraid of nothing providing there’s enough jack in it.” He also asserts, “My ethics are my own.”

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