ORI ery :: EDITORIAL Storm rOae aces offices: A878 Granala ; eee reer Ee This issue is a mij Crue eae MAGAZINE, estone for ¢ beeen aaa ee "An Exclusive "Rare Pocus ec Gould" tg armniee did Intery Story rm ‘ brilliant newspaper cart, only oft” Min retro Cmts a profession that has diag? tt of a quutdle SUT day's newspaper" Lsappeared 1 ii" and y pe d "Like = and yet has let, ecco Whe Sen eons ike yesterday's newspaper ite im Retreats of Americans 7 on tens of nity Enormously popular, Wil ons | yOTCS2Y pepetasy 611 Conte ta ey ROC ec Ce tal -- was written and drawn with ee sentiney. forgettable Dorossrcmoar ts style, featuring a hero as charisnat Sear star, and as characteristic of hie to) mM SSCA a ey 8 tine, Coa eS sts Barry's profile turned up in the art elas Riot eenire ul geri) i0e; aed ag a CON sre 5 y "40s, and so did the distinctive $. i that surrounded Will Gould's signature. At hms Circe c am iTia in a back lley or a fashionable draving 1 ee lean and hard-fisted, with 0 ¢radeen an rebel hair that fell ‘rakishly across his tere head, defying the Establishnent's patent-leather look, Red Barry lived and breathed pre-war, big Po ecto e essen Fons eens treme acre : ager iran Seager ae pate a Will Gould's own story begins in an earlier era, one that has almost vanished from menory, Povaannts when America's major source of entertainment ani iasor eee eevee its only source of news was a legion of fiercely shouting headlines competitive local newspapers, eran that could be seen and heard a block away; : med with serial stories, gossip colums, racing een eaten tips, sports cartoons, and wildly popular comi¢ strips that endure to this day — a time when ore rtaaas people literally lined up at newsstands to bi Js the latest adventures of their favorite come strip characters, and newspaper cartoonists ete Di See international celebrities, commanding extré ary ‘ 1s two World Wars, Pro- ‘the Great Depres= Damon Runyon, Mae Bd Sulli- piel Hast Pep ecar cee ar netO) eT ary incomes. His story span! re eet ee hibition, the Roaring Twenties, Gangster Era. Walter Winchell, ‘Alex Raymond, Dashiel! TM silver of a generation © Ll. He could fill an em sion, and the oe West, Jimmy Durante, ee van,’ Jack Dempsey, rire nett, ‘the brass. ‘and a WA11 Goud knew them el). suse eer i ecdotes and stories. a esate Book with ancedot ane Gotden Ae Tintil now, no artist from ¢ He Gould tells eve professional spor ist in his mid-teens until the days O's of ieyor tiae teldrew the final panel Or Sistas greatest newspaper adventure striPe © ith Wi Brora "An Exclusive, Candid Intervie’ Gould" begins on pag Heres Reem Or) Sa his career. Will Mie his beginnings as @ee eC ee es ea the leading detective story critic of his time, and a noted detective novel- OC ar C mest Cees ree rae OTR aa te re cetre ae Ries ryan Be ee "Please give my regards to your Sgt. Will Gould, Not that I know him, but 1 Le Cae Cette ers ny cerns ce eee ree and comic strip, the only one worthy Ca eer C Me ceria aes a hee be SUC oats hae a emer car CUR Cece rao Vn eee and clean-cut plots. And that wonder- ce Coan acre itor anes Croan ee Ome ee tee happened to that strip. I renember, Red himself was taken ill some time in CeCe iC a ee ern Cen ry eee esate So Re set ara tere TERRIFIC THREE (not unlike the Baker Street Irregulars — the originals, of course, not the Morely ~ Starrett Srnec tec an racer er pap ea footnotes you could collect on this would be very welcome; I might use them in the colum —— obit and praise ot arc eet eee ee eC a tert? books, the great Gene Fowler wrote a dedication to that same man, Cece c Tse ont g Gene Fowler penned, "who named DONC Mere eae eer CUCL te re cema cer eaares Ce ere se ter) ete) made many fast friends. With memories esse a Dye eS CSc he aera duced Will to Walter Howey. With the Pe Ce) Who is Will Gould? Why aid one of Uae a eae ea One cmc mere teint a pres C a Cena Sc na ear CGC RISC Smt rT tet) Coe O acc Meramec Cmte TT) PCRS oC eae Cia on OT ECan eet Pets he Ce icra tr CRMC ek RRC erees ct amc tae ca) mS Caer! oer RC Ob mC e Tc ety SCR MaC cote PAT ee ara he7) ~~ said a. 3 Harold Ham horview with wil sg vores” jae Damon ,, Runyon: jg Graphic Story Magazine: tat herp? ty did yu sep dvi? Will Gould:Ear Alley” (Eros eeteemeersor ss Bode met 2 ee HL ald z t i i iete Roy! apy 5 Rays RESQ'e, CAL ceNTER PICKED UP AFUMBLE DEEP IN MPR ‘GEORGIA TECH TERRITORY AND RICED 60\04 TOWARD Hig OWN GOAL LINE s+ ME RESULTANT SAFE” oo ee MARGIN OF Leai i f u aSinsersiy, sox Kalby ae [a ee SF ST er a es RSH SR Soar somos azo 9 ros Maiko Mean = en epee reacts Deen enaef sho aoe ny Ht alae atHae GTYOM AYOLS SIHAVUDBy Will Gould