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''Red Barry'' was a detective comic strip created by Will Gould (1911–1984) for King Features. The strip about two-fisted undercover cop Barry began Monday, March 19, 1934, as one of several strips introduced to compete with ''Dick Tracy'' by Chester Gould (no relation). Comics historian Rick Marschall labeled ''Red Barry'' as "one of the most individualistic strips of all time."〔(Fantagraphics Books )〕 ==Background== In 1929, Gould began as a sports cartoonist for the ''Bronx Home News'' where he also drew the comic strip ''Felix O'Fan''. For the ''New York Graphic'' he created ''Asparagus Tipps''. Relocating to California in 1930, he freelanced to several syndicates before creating ''Red Barry'', which he wrote and drew from 1934 to 1938. Gould drew ''Red Barry'' in a crisp, clean line style. His assistant on the strip was Walter Frehm. Contract disputes between Gould and King Features brought ''Red Barry'' to an end in 1939.〔〔(Lambiek )〕〔Ware, Hames and Leiffer, Paul. (The Comic Strip Project ). (WebCitation archive ).〕 ''New York Evening Graphic'' journalist Frank Mallen wrote: :Those of us who were acquainted with Will Gould, popular sports cartoonist on the ''Graphic'' in its early days, were never able to understand why he abandoned the drawing board, after achieving considerable success at it, to disappear in Hollywood. He had shown promise of becoming one of the greatest artists in the business and had a tremendous following. Gould left the ''Graphic'' to join King Features. There he drew a daily sports panel and a detective comic strip serial called ''Red Barry'', which were widely distributed. Then suddenly he chucked it all. :"I got bored too easily," was his recent explanation, "especially when I discovered California and that delightful narcotic known as golf." He now works for TV and radio.〔(Mallen, Frank. ''Sauce for the Gander'', Baldwin Books, 1954 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Red Barry (comic strip)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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