The American Sherlock Holmes



Publishing History:

The original pulp magazine series that later became
Harry Dickson began in Germany in January 1907 under the title of Detectiv Sherlock Holmes und seine weltberühmten abenteuer [Sherlock Holmes' Most Famous Cases], published by Verlagshaus für Volkliteratur und Kunst, and was comprised of 230 issues in total -- until June, 1911. The name Sherlock Holmes was actually used for the first ten issues. After some concern about the legitimate wrath of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's lawyers, the series was retitled Aus dem geheimakten des welt-detektivs [The Secret Files of the King of Detectives] with No. 11, even though the main character was still called "Sherlock Holmes" inside. His "Doctor Watson" however, was a younger man named Harry Taxson...

Sixteen issues of the original German series were adapted into French starting in October 1907 by publisher Fernand Laven for the magazine
La Nouvelle Populaire under the title Les Dossiers Secrets de Sherlock Holmes [Sherlock Holmes' Secret Files] for No. 1, immediately changed to Les Dossiers Secrets du Roi des Détectives [The Secret Files of the King of Detectives] with issue No. 2.

In December 1927, Dutch/Flemish publisher Roman-Boek-en-Kunsthandel launched a Dutch translation of the original German series, this time entitled
Harry Dickson de Amerikaansche Sherlock Holmes [Harry Dickson, the American Sherlock Holmes]. in 1929. The name may have been inspired by that of Harry Taxson (from the German edition; the young assistant being renamed Tom Wills), or by writer Arnould Galopin's Allan Dickson, the "King of Australian Detectives." Allan Dickson appeared in 1910 in La Ténébreuse affaire de Green Park [The Murky Case of Green Park], L’Homme au Complet Gris [The Man in the Grey Suit] (1912), in which he met an aging Sherlock Holmes, and two more novels. The Dutch series lasted 180 issues, until May 1935.

In 1928, Belgian publisher Hip Janssens asked
Jean Ray to translate the Dutch series into French, for distribution in Belgium and France. The French-language edition, entitled Harry Dickson, le Sherlock Holmes Americain, began in January, 1929, and lasted 178 issues, until April, 1938.

Quickly,
Ray became tired of translating the mediocre original stories. Using the titles and the covers (by noted German artist Alfred Roloff, a member of the Berlin Academy) as starting points, he began to write his own stories. It is no exaggeration to say that Roloff's covers greatly contributed to the series' success since, when they stopped, it had to be discontinued. Because the covers generally depicted events taking place before World War I, although the stories themselves were supposed to take place in the 1920s, Ray had to draw on his fertile imagination to create an atmosphere of musty death and decadence, of small villages where time and fashions had stood still.

The adventures of Harry
Dickson and his young assistant, Tom Wills, have delighted several generations of readers. Because they were written by a master of the fantastique, they quickly became more fantasy-oriented than the Holmesian canon. The best and most fondly remembered Harry Dickson stories were not those where the great detective fought a spy or a blackmailer in true Holmesian fashion, but those that pit him against some monstrous fallen angel. What the intellect lost in logic and deduction, the readers gained in pure entertainment and fantasy.

Harry Dickson
's fame in France rivals that of Sherlock Holmes and Arsène Lupin. Filmmaker Alain Resnais tried, unsuccessfully, to get a live-action Harry Dickson feature off the ground in the 1960s.


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THE STORIES  
No. 1-19 not translated by Jean Ray; name of translator(s) unknown, except for No. 18 -- see Note below.
 
1. Échappé à une Mort Terrible (
Escape from a Dreadful Death) (1929)
2. L'Hôtel Borgne du Caire (
The Shady Hotel of Cairo) (1929)
3. Idolatrie Chinoise (
Chinese Idol-Worshipping) (1929)
4. Le Testament du Détenu (
The Prisoner's Testament) (1929)
5. Le Secret du Gobelin (
The Secret of the Gobelin) (1929)
6. L'École pour Meutriers à Pittsburgh (
The Pittsburgh Murder School) (1929)
7. L'Europe en Péril (
Europe in Danger) (1929)
8. Un Cadeau de Noces Horrible (
An Awful Weddding Gift) (1929)
9. Le Roi des Malandrins (
The King of Burglars) (1930)
10. Le Mystère de la Tour (
The Mystery of the Tower) (1930)
11. Le Drame au Cirque Bianky (
The Tragedy of Circus Bianky) (1930)
12. Le Modèle du Faux Monnayeur (
The Counterfeiter's Model) (1930)
13. Le Dogue de Soho (
The Mastiff of Soho) (1930)
14. Les Douze Coeurs Morts (
The Twelve Dead Hearts) (1930)
15. Les Bandits de la Fête Populaire (
The Robbers of the Popular Festivities) (1930)
16. Un Chevauchée à la Mort par le St. Gothard (
The St. Gothard Death Ride) (1930)
17. Le Capitaine Disparu (
The Disappeared Captain) (1930)
18. Le Professeur Flax, Monstre Humain (
Prof. Flax, Human Monster) (1930)
(Dickson meets his arch-enemy Prof. Flax.)
19. Une Poursuite à travers le Désert (
Desert Pursuit) (1930) (Flax)

Issues translated (with few significant changes) by Jean Ray (except for Flax stories?) are not otherwise marked; issues translated and adapted by Jean Ray are identified with a (JR)

20. La Femme à Quatre Faces (
The Woman with Four Faces) (1930)
21. Le Repaire aux Bandits de Corfou (
The Lair of the Corfu Bandits) (1930) (Flax)
22. La Prisonnière du Clocher (
The Prisoner of the Bell Tower) (1930) (Flax)
23. Sur la Piste d'Houdini (
On the Trail of Houdini) (1930)
24. La Sautoir Volé ou Les Mystérieux Voleurs de Bijoux (
The Stolen Necklace or The Mysterious Jewel Thieves) (1930)
25. Dans la Vienne Souterraine (
In Underground Vienna) (1930)
26. Le Rajah Rouge (
The Red Rajah) (1930) (Flax)
27. Le Bourreau de Londres (
The Executioner of London) (1930) (Flax)
28. Le Roi des Contrebandiers d'Andorre (
The King of the Andorra Smugglers) (1930)
29. La Malédiction des Walpole (
The Curse of the Walpoles) (1930)
30. Une Fumerie d'Opium Parisienne (
A Parisian Opium-Smoking Den) (1930)
31. Le Toréador de Grenade (
The Toreador of Granada) (1930)
32. Le Musée des Horreurs (
The Horror Museum) (1930)
33. Miss Mercédes, la Reine de l'Air (
Miss Mercedes, Queen of the Air) (1931)
34. Le Docteur Criminel (
The Criminal Doctor) (1931)
35. Sous le Poids d'une Forfaiture (
The Burder of Betrayal) (1931)
36. Un Réveillon au Dragon Rouge (
New Year's Eve at the Red Dragon) (1931)
37.
(JR) L'Ermite du Marais du Diable (The Hermit of the Devil Swamp) (1931; rep. HD8, MarF309; NéO 3)
38. L'Intrigante Démasquée (
The Schemer Unmasked) (1931)
39. Les Voleurs Volés ou Le Carnaval Tragique (
The Stolen Thieves or Tragic Carnival) (1931)
40. Les Détrousseurs de Cadavres (
The Corpse Robbers) (1931)
41. Autour d'un Trône (
Around the Throne) (1931)
42. Une Nuit d'Épouvante au Château Royal (
A Night of Terror at the Royal Castle) (1931)
43. Le Sosie d'Harry Dickson (
Harry Dickson's Look-Alike) (1931)
44. L'Agence des Fausses Nouvelles (
The Phony News Agency) (1931)
45.
(JR) Le Double Crime ou La Montagne Sanglante (The Double Crime or The Bloody Mountain) (1931)
46.
(JR) Le Crucifié (The Crucified Man) (1931)
47. Le Mauvais Génie du Cirque Angelo (
The Evil Genius of Circus Angelo) (1931)
48. La Mystérieuse Maison du Lutteur (
The Wrestler's Mysterious House) (1931)
49. Le Repaire de Palerme (
The Lair of Palermo) (1931)
50.
(JR) La Veuve Rouge (The Red Widow) (1931)
51.
(JR) Une Bête Humaine (A Human Beast) (1931)
53.
(JR) Le Signe de la Mort (The Sign of Death) (1931; rep. NéO 3)
52.
(JR) Le Tripot Clandestin de Franklin Street (The Secret Speakeasy of Franklin Street) (1931)
54.
(JR) La Fatale Ressemblance (Deadly Resemblance) (1931)
55.
(JR) Le Gaz Empoisonné (The Poisoned Gas) (1931)
56.
(JR) Le Pari Fatal (The Fatal Bet) (1931)
57.
(JR) Les Feux Follets du Marais Rouge (The Fireflies of the Red Swamp) (1932; rep. NéO 21)
58.
(JR) Tom Wills, Femme de Chambre (Tom Wills, Chambermaid) (1932)
59.
(JR) Les Treize Balles (The Thirteen Bullets) (1932)
60.
(JR) Harry Dickson s'amuse (Harry Dickson Has Fun) (1932)
61.
(JR) Joly, Chien Policier (Joly, Police Dog) (1932)
62.
(JR) Les Voleurs de Femmes de Chinatown (The Girl Snatchers of Chinatown) (1932; rep. HD7, MarF 300)

Issues partially written by Jean Ray (using only a few chapters from the original)

63. L'Effroyable Fiancé (
The Awful Fiancé) (1932; rep. HD13, MarF 416)
64. Le Trésor du Manoir de Streetham (
The Treasure of Streetham Manor) (1932; rep. NéO 4)

Issues entirely written by Jean Ray (completely new stories with little resemblance with the original) except for a few reprints of the original Dossiers Secrets du Roi des Détectives (not by Jean Ray) identified by a (RD)

65. On a Volé un Homme (They Stole a Man) (1932; rep. HD14, MarF 437)
66. Au Secours de la France (
To Rescue France) (1932)
67. Le Fantôme des Ruines Rouges (
The Phantom of the Red Ruins) (1932; rep. HD13, MarF 416; NéO 4)
68. Les Vengeurs du Diable (
The Devil's Avengers) (1932; rep. HD4, MarF 275; NéO 4)
69. L'Étrange Lueur Verte (
The Strange Green Light) (1932; rep. HD2, MarF 265; NéO 4)
70.
(RD) Le Secret de la Jeune Veuve (The Secret of the Young Widow) (1932)
71.
(RD) L'Énigme du Tapis Vert (The Mystery of the Green Carpet) (1932)
72.
(RD) La Fille de l'Usurier (The Usurer's Daughter) (1932)
73. Le Monstre Blanc (
The White Monster) (1932; rep. NéO 4)
74.
(RD) Le Flair du Maître d'Hôtel (The Butler's Flair) (1932)
75. Le Mystère de la Vallée d'Argent (
The Mystery of the Silver Valley) a.k.a. Les Chevaliers de la Lune (The Moon Knights) (1932; rep. NéO 5)
76. Le Démon Pourpre (
The Purple Devil) (1932; rep. HDF14, MarF 437; NéO 5)
77. Les Gardiens du Gouffre (
The Guardians of the Pit) (1932; rep. NéO 5)
78.
(RD) Le Fiancé Disparu (The Missing Fiancé) (1932)
79.
(RD)La Vie Criminelle de Lady Likeness (Lady Likeness' Criminal Life) (1932)
80.
(RD) La Dame au Diamant Bleu (The Lady with The Blue Diamond) (1932; rep. NéO 21)
81. Le Vampire aux Yeux Rouges (
The Red-Eyed Vampire) (1933; rep. HD4, MarF 275; NéO 5)
82. La Flèche Fantôme (
The Phantom Arrow) (1933; rep. NéO 5)
83. Les Trois Cercles de l'Épouvante (
The Three Circles of Terror) (1933; rep. HD10, MarF 371; NéO 6)
84. La Maison du Scorpion (
The House of the Scorpion) (1933; rep. NéO 6)
85. La Bande de l'Araignée (
The Gang of the Spider) (1933; rep. HD 1, MarF 259; NéO 6)
(Dickson meets Georgette Cuvelier, a.k.a. The Spider, Flax's daughter.)
86. Les Spectres-Bourreaux (The Ghost Executioners) (1933; rep. HD1, MarF 259; NéO 6) (The Spider)
87. Le Mystère des Sept Fous (
The Mystery of the Seven Madmen) (1933; rep. HD3, MarF 269; NéO 6)
88. Les Étoiles de la Mort (
The Stars of Death) (1933; rep. HD13, MarF 416; NéO 7)
89. La Pierre de Lune (
The Moonstone) (1933; rep. HD5, MarF 283; NéO 7)
90. Le Mystère de la Forêt (
The Mystery of the Forest) (1933; rep. HD15, MarF 456; Néo 7)
91. L'Île de la Terreur (
The Island of Terror) (1933; rep. HD6, MarF 292; NéO 7)
92. La Maison Hantée de Fulham Road (
The Haunted House of Fulham Road) (1933; rep. HD11, MarF 379; NéO 7)
93. Le Temple de Fer (
The Iron Temple) (1933; rep. HD6, MarF 292; NéO 8)
94. La Chambre 113 (
Room 113) (1933; rep. HD13, MarF 416; NéO 8)
95. La Pieuvre Noire (
The Black Octopus) (1933; rep. HD2, MarF 265; NéO 8)
96. Le Singulier Mr. Hingle (
The Strange Mr. Hingle) (1933; rep. HD7, MarF 300; NéO 8)
97. Le Dieu Inconnu (
The Unknown God) (1933; rep. HD12, MarF 389; NéO 8)
98. Le Royaume Introuvable (
The Hidden Kingdom) (1933; rep. NéO 9)
99. Les Mystérieuses Études du Dr. Drumm (
The Mysterious Studies of Dr. Drumm) (1933; rep. HD3, MarF 269; NéO 9)
100. La Mort Bleue (
The Blue Death) (1933; rep. NéO 9)
101. Le Jardin des Furies (
The Garden of the Furies) (1933; rep. HD5, MarF 283; NéO 9)
102. Les Maudits de Heywood (
The Accursed of Heywood) (1933; rep. HD12, MarF 389; NéO 9)
103. ??Mystéras?? (1933; rep. HD7, MarF 300; NéO 10)
(Dickson meets Mysteras)
104. La Cour d'Épouvante (The Court of Terror) (1933; rep. HD7, MarF 300; NéO 10) (Mysteras)
105. Le Roi de Minuit (
The King of Midnight) (1934; rep. HD14, MarF 437; NéO 10)
106. Le Chemin des Dieux (
The Path of the Gods) (1934; rep. HD2, MarF 265; NéO 10)
107.
(RD) Blackwell, le Pirate de la Tamise (Blackwell, Pirate of the Thames) (1934)
108.
(RD) Les Dentelles de la Reine (The Queen's Lace) (1934)
109.
(RD) Le Sosie du Banquier (The Banker's Look-Alike) (1934)
110.
(RD) Le Trésor du Marchand d'Esclaves (The Treasure of the Slave Merchant) (1934)
111. Les Blachclaver (1934; rep. NéO 2)
112. Le Fantôme du Juif Errant (
The Ghost of the Wandering Jew) (1934; rep. HD4, MarF 275; Néo 10)
113. Messire l'Anguille (
Sir Eel) (1934; rep. HD15, MarF 456; NéO 11)
114. Le Châtiment des Foyle (
The Punishment of the Foyles) (1934; rep. HD6, MarF 292; NéO 11)
115. La Grande Ombre (
The Great Shadow) (1934; rep. HD11, MarF 379; NéO 11)
116. Les Eaux Infernales (
The Infernal Waters) (1934; rep. HD8, MarF 309; NéO 11)
117. Le Vampire qui Chante (
The Singing Vampire) (1934; rep. HD1, MarF 259; NéO 11)
118. Le Mystère de Bantam House (
The Mystery of Bantam House) (1934; rep. NéO 12)
119. La Cigogne Bleue (
The Blue Stork) (1934; rep. HD15, MarF 456; NéO 12)
120. Ce Paradis de Flower Dale (
That Paradise of Flower Dale) (1934; rep. NéO 2)
121. L'Esprit du Feu (
The Fire Spirit) (1934; rep. NéO 2)
122. Turckle-le-Noir (
Turckle-The-Black) (1934; rep. HD14, MarF 437; NéO 12)
123. Les Yeux de la Lune (
The Eyes of the Moon) (1934; rep. HD10, MarF 371; NéO 12)
124. L'Île de Mr. Rocamir (
The Island of Mr. Rocamir) (1934; rep. HD8, MarF 309; NéO 12)
125. X-4 (1934; rep. HD6, MarF 292; NéO 13)
126. La Maison des Hallucinations (
The House of Hallucinations) (1934; rep. HD3, MarF 269; NéO 13)
127. Le Signe des Triangles (
The Sign of the Triangles) (1934; rep. HD12, MarF 389; NéO 13)
128. L'Hôtel des Trois Pèlerins (
The Hotel of the Three Pilgrims) (1934; rep. NéO 1)
129. La Menace de Khâli (
The Threat of Khâli)
130. Les Illustres Fils du Zodiaque (
The Illustrious Sons of the Zodiac) (1935; rep. HD12, MarF 389; NéO 21)
131. Le Spectre de Mr. Biedermeyer (
The Ghost of Mr. Biedermeyer) (1935; rep. NéO 3)
132. La Voiture Démoniaque (
The Devil Car) (1935; rep. NéO 1)
133. L'Aventure d'un Soir (
An Evening's Adventure) (1935; rep. NéO 13)
134. Le Dancing de l'Épouvante (
The Night Club of Terror) (1935; rep. HD9, MarF 358; NéO 13)
135. Les Plus Difficiles de mes Causes (
My Most Difficult Cases) (1935; rep. HD14, MarF 437; NéO 14)
136. L'Homme au Mousquet (
The Man With the Musket) (1935; rep. HD9, MarF 358; NéO 14)
137. Le Savant Invisible (
The Invisible Scientist) (1935; rep. HD6, MarF 292; NéO 14)
138. Le Diable au Village (
The Devil In the Village) (1935; rep. NéO 3)
139. Le Cabinet du Dr. Selles (
The Surgery of Dr. Selles) (1935; rep. HD11, MarF 379; NéO 14)
140. Le Loup-Garou (
The Werewolf) (1935; rep. HD11, MarF 379; NéO 14)
141. L'Étoile à Sept Branches (
The Seven-Pointed Star) (1935; rep. HD8, MarF 309; NéO 15)
142. Le Monstre dans la Neige (
The Snow Monster) (1935; rep. NéO 3)
143. Le Cas de Sir Evans (
The Case of Sir Evans) (1935; rep. NéO 1)
144. La Maison du Grand Péril (
The House of the Great Peril) (1935; rep. HD9, MarF 358; NéO 15)
145. Les Tableaux Hantés (
The Haunted Paintings) (1935; rep. HD11; MarF 379; NéO 15)
146. Cric-Croc, le Mort en Habit (
Cric-Croc, The Dead Man in a Dinner Jacket) (1935; rep. HD1, MarF 259; NéO 15)
147. Le Lit du Diable (
The Devil's Bed) (1935; rep. HD4, MarF 275; NéO 15)
148. L'Affaire Bardouillet (
The Bardouillet Case) (1935; rep. HD10, MarF 371; NéO 16)
149. La Statue Assassinée (
The Murdered Statue) (1935; rep. NéO 1)
150. Les Effroyables (
The Frightful Ones) (1935; rep. HD5, MarF 283; NéO 16)
151. L'Homme au Masque d'Argent (
The Man In the Silver Mask) (1936; rep. HD12, MarF 389; NéO 16)
152. Les Sept Petites Chaises (
The Seven Little Chairs) (1936; rep. HD3, MarF 269; NéO 16)
153. La Conspiration Fantastique (
The Fantastic Conspiracy) (1936; rep. HD9, MarF 358; NéO 16)
154. La Tente aux Mystères (
The Tent of Mysteries) (1936; rep. NéO 17)
155. Le Véritable Secret du Palmer Hotel (
The True Secret of the Palmer Hotel) (1936; rep. NéO 17)
156. Le Mystère Malais (
A Malaysian Mystery) (1936; rep. NéO 17)
157. Le Mystère du Moustique Bleu (
The Mystery of the Blue Mosquito) (1936; rep. NéO 2)
158. L'Énigmatique Tiger Brand (
The Enigmatic Tiger Brand) (1936; rep. HD15, MarF 456; NéO 17)
159. La Mitrailleuse Musgrave (
The Musgrave Machine Gun) (1936; rep. HD7, MarF 300; NéO 17)
160. Les Nuits Effrayantes de Felston (
The Frightful Nights of Felston) (1936; rep. NéO 18)
161. Les Vingt-Quatre Heures Prodigieuses (
The Prodigious 24 Hours) (1936; rep. HD8, MarF 309; NéO 18)
162. Dans les Griffes de l'Idole Noire (
In The Clutches of the Black Idol) (1936; rep. NéO 1)
163. La Résurrection de la Gorgone (
The Resurrection of the Gorgon) (1937; rep. HD2, MarF 265; NéO 18)
164. La Cité de l'Étrange Peur (
The City of The Strange Fear) (1937; rep. HD13, MarF 416; NéO 18)
165. Les Énigmes de la Maison Rules (
The Enigmas of Rules House) (1937; rep. HD2, MarF 265; NéO 18)
166. Le Studio Rouge (
The Red Studio) (1937; rep. HD9, MarF358; NéO 19)
167. La Terrible Nuit du Zoo (
The Dreadful Night of the Zoo) (1937; rep. HD5, MarF283; NéO 19)
168. La Disparition de Mr. Byslop (
The Disappearance of Mr. Byslop) (1937; rep. NéO 19)
169. Les Momies Évanouies (
The Vanished Mummies) (1937; rep. NéO 19)
170. L'Aventure Espagnole (
The Spanish Adventure) (1937; rep. NéO 19)
171. La Tête à Deux Sous (
The Two-Pennies Head) (1937; rep. HD4, MarF 275; NéO 20)
172. Le Fauteuil 27 (
Seat 27) (1937; rep. HD10, MarF 371; NéO 20)
173. L'Affaire du Pingouin (
The Penguin Affair) (1937; rep. NéO 2)
174. La Nuit du Marécage (
The Night of the Swamp) (1937; rep. NéO 20)
175. On A Tué Mr. Parkinson (
They Killed Mr. Parkinson) (1938; rep. HD3, MarF 269; NéO 20)
176. La Rue de la Tête Perdue (
The Street of the Missing Head) (1938; rep. HD1, MarF259; NéO 20)
177. L'Énigme du Sphinx (
The Sphinx Enigma) (1938; rep. HD10, MarF 371; NéO 21)
178. Usines de Mort (
Death Factories) (1938; rep. HD5, MarF 283; NéO 21)

Pastiches


In 1996, Editions
Fleuve Noir published Les Exploits d'Harry Dickson by Gérard Dôle, No. 29 in their SuperPoche imprint, an omnibus paperback reprinting a series of short stories written by Dôle and initially published by Corps 9 between 1984 and 1989. The table of contents includes:
Les Mystères de la Tamise (
The Thames Mystery) (48 pp.).
Harry Dickson raconte... (
Harry Dickson Speaks...) (32 pp.).
Le Mystère du Mathilda Briggs (
The Mathilda Briggs Mystery) (30 pp.).
L'Oeil d'Osiris (
The Eye of Osiris) (10 pp.).
Les Masques de Mort (
The Death Masks) (8 pp.).
L'Aventure Étriquée (
The Narrow Adventure) (10 pp.).
L'Abominable Freaks Museum (
The Abominable Freaks Museum) (36 pp.).
La Malédiction du Lac Tritrive (
The Curse of Lake Tritrive) (40 pp.).
Le Cas de Lord Glanmour (
The Lord Glammour Case) (58 pp.).
Le Fantôme du British Museum (
The Ghost of the British Museum) (64 pp.).
La Bande du Sakya-Mouni (
The Sakya-Mouni Gang) (32 pp.).
Harry Dickson raconte... (
Harry Dickson Speaks...) (16 pp.).
Le Trésor de Jim le Borgne (
The Treasure of One-Eyed Jim) (42 pp.).
Les Chevaliers du Chardon Bleu (
The Knights of the Blue Thistle) (56 pp.).
L'Aiguille de Cléopâtre (
Cleopatra's Needle) (32 pp.).
Le Champignon du Diable (
The Devil's Mushroom) (14 pp.).
Le Vampyre de Londres (
The Vampyre of London) (88 pp.).



JOHNNY HART'S FRENCH HARRY DICKSON SITE



RADIO

in
Héros du Roman Noir Français (Heroes of French Gothic Novels)
(France-Culture, 20 episodes, 1991)
Episode 11 (12 August 1991)
Harry Dickson read by Pierre Vernier.
Voice: Jacques Dacqmine (Dickson).


THE COMICS

Dargaud Edition:
Wri
: Christian Vanderhaeghe; Art: Pascal J. Zanon.
1. La Bande de l'Araignée (
The Gang of the Spider) (Art BD, 1986)
2. Les Spectres Bourreaux (
The Ghost Executioners) (Art BD, 1988)
3. Les Trois Cercles de l'Épouvante (
The Three Circles of Terror) (Art BD, 1990)
4. Le Royaume Introuvable (
The Hidden Kingdom) (Dar., 1994)
5. L'Étrange Lueur Verte (
The Strange Green Glow) (Dar., 1997)
6. La Conspiration Fantastique (
The Fantastic Conspiracy) (Dar., 1999)
7. Echec au Roi (
The King in Check) (Dar., 2002)
8. Le Temple de Fer (
The Iron Temple) (Dar., 2003)

Note: This version loosely adapts some of Jean Ray's original stories.

Soleil Edition:
Wri
: Richard Nolane; Art: Olivier Roman.
1. L'île des Possédés (
The Island of the Possessed) (Sol., 1992)
2. Le Démon de Whitechapel (
The Demon of Whitechapel) (Sol., 1994)
3. Les Amis de l'Enfer (
The Friends From Hell) (Sol., 1995)
4. L'Ombre de Blackfield (
The Shadows of Blackfield) (Sol., 1996)
5. La Nuit du Météore (
Night of the Meteor) (Sol., 1998)
6. La Terreur Jaune (
The Yellow Terror) (Sol., 2000)
7. Les Loups de Darkhenge (
The Wolves of Darkhenge) (Sol., 2001)
8. Le Sanctuaire du Grand Ancien (
The Sanctuary of the Elder One) (Sol., 2002)
9. Le Secret de Raspoutine (
Rasputin's Secret) (Sol., 2003)
10. La Sorciere du Kent (
The Witch of Kent) (Sol., 2004)
11. Le Semeur d'Angoisse (
Sower of Terror) (Sol., 2005)
12. Le Diable du Devonshire (The Devonshire devil) (Sol., 2008)

Note: All-new stories.