Buck Ryan was a UK newspaper adventure comic strip created by Jack Monk and the writer Don Freeman.
The two-fisted, brown-haired Buck, the strip’s protagonist, is a young British private investigator who fights crime. His antagonists include the lady crime boss Twilight along with various kidnappers and German spies.
Twilight later reformed. She and Ryan were shown to be an item in at least one of the later stories and are shown to be about to kiss in some of the strip’s panels.
Monk and Freeman were doing an adaptation of Edgar Wallace’s Terror Keep for the Daily Mirror. When it was dropped shortly due to a rights problem, Monk and Freeman decided to fashion their own strip, and Buck Ryan was born. It ran in the Daily Mirror from 22 March 1937 to July 1962.
Buck Ryan started again in the Daily Mirror 3 August 2015.
On this page are all Buck Ryan Compilations available until now.
Credits in alphabetical order:
Chimp Twist
Crash Ryan
Franco Gioacomini
Mulo Kibizer
PaulSB8787
Paw Broon
Wiseman
WPB Publications
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UPDATE 07-12-2025
Thanks to Eddie Drueding, Ger and Stefan
Buck Ryan (1938)
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Buck Ryan 01 A Lady Disappears
Buck Ryan 02 And The Hooded Terror
Buck Ryan 03 And The Dope Gang
Buck Ryan 04 Meets Dr Malabar
Buck Ryan 05 Terror in New Guinea
Buck Ryan 06 Murder at Meadowside House
Buck Ryan 07 Unknown Title.
Buck Ryan 08 Smokey Sam’s
Buck Ryan 09 Mystery silent bomber
Buck Ryan 10 Buck Ryan in Germany
Buck Ryan 11 The Mystery of Sydall House
Buck Ryan 12 Smashes The War Racketeers
Buck Ryan 13 Guardians of Our Sky
Buck Ryan 14 Unknown Title.
Buck Ryan 15 Green Flames
Buck Ryan 16 Beware Fifth Columnists
Buck Ryan 17 The Fixers
Buck Ryan 18 Unknown Title.
Buck Ryan 19 Hunts Axis Spies
Buck Ryan 20 Spies in Burma
Buck Ryan 21 Battles Imperial Forces
Buck Ryan 22 War Correspondent
Buck Ryan 23 And The Terrorists
Buck Ryan 24 Brides of The Swastika
Buck Ryan 25 Crimson Grass
Buck Ryan 26 Case of the Broken Thistle
Buck Ryan 27 Atomic Chase
Buck Ryan 28 Case of The Blue Star
Buck Ryan 29 The Sonata Murder Plot
Buck Ryan 30 Crime With a Collar
Buck Ryan 31 The Laughing Killer
Buck Ryan 32 Twilight Escapes
Buck Ryan 33 Fine Feathers
Buck Ryan 33 Fine Feathers (different compilation from the same story)
Buck Ryan 34 Riddle of The Stolen Jewels
Buck Ryan 34 Riddle of The Stolen Jewels (different compilation from the same story)
Buck Ryan 35 Moon Murder
Buck Ryan 35 Moon Murder (different compilation from the same story)
Buck Ryan 36 Rule of The Road
Buck Ryan 37 Avarice
Buck Ryan 38 Fake Stamps and Crocodiles
Buck Ryan 39 Twilights Out
Buck Ryan 40 The Affairs of Mr Wylie Domeless
Buck Ryan 41 A Fishy Story
Buck Ryan 42 The Scrubber
Buck Ryan 43 The Steel Tree Stump
Buck Ryan 44 Beating The Book
Buck Ryan 45 The Enemy Within
Buck Ryan 46 Fight Game
Buck Ryan 47 Sniffpup
Buck Ryan 48 Twilight goes to town
Buck Ryan 49 Fun Fair Fence
Buck Ryan 49 Fun Fair Fence (different compilation from the same story)
Buck Ryan 50 Witchcraft Consultant
Buck Ryan 51 The Surprise Bag
Buck Ryan 52 The Nocturnal Fox
Buck Ryan 53 The Strato Midjet
Buck Ryan 54 Arty Crafty
Buck Ryan 55 The Island of Refuge
Buck Ryan 56 The Bank Bandits
Buck Ryan 57 Twilight’s Dilemma
Buck Ryan 58 Chocolates Cigarettes
Buck Ryan 59 The Viking Invasion
Buck Ryan 60 Cyclops Spirit Guide
Buck Ryan 61 The Four Faced Bandit
Buck Ryan 62 The show must not go on
Buck Ryan 63 The intruder seed
Buck Ryan 64 The sport of Kinks
Buck Ryan 65 Man Hunt
Buck Ryan 66 The Strange Antique Shop
Buck Ryan 67 The Case of The Nervous Hero
Buck Ryan 68 The Mad Mistress of Montezorro
Buck Ryan 69 In the black
Buck Ryan 70 Road Raiders
Buck Ryan 71 Pay off
Buck Ryan 72 Number One
Buck Ryan 73 The Rat Pit
Buck Ryan 74 Death Watch
Buck Ryan 75 Twisted Trail
Buck Ryan 76 Jackpot
Buck Ryan 77 This Man is Ours
Buck Ryan 78 Find the lady
Buck Ryan 79 The Bomber
Newspaper Comic Strips 
Hi there,
I just love these stories, boutje777!
Is there any chance to see Sherlock Holmes drawn by Leo O’Mealia (1930-31) or the Sherlock from the 50s by Edith Meiser and Frank Giacoia at your site?
Regards
Jens Terje
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When i find/get them they will be placed on this blog offcourse.
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Luckily you managed to find them I found out the other day. Many thanks for these incridible comics!
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You are welcome.
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#16 and #17 seem to be missing. I must have forgotten to post them. Sorry. Here they are now:-
https://www.mediafire.com/file/g6qu76plqgktssh/Buck_Ryan_15_Green_Flames.cbr/file
https://www.mediafire.com/file/e3p1231d472jgmo/Buck_Ryan_16_Beware_Fifth_Columnists__.cbz/file
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Thank you, i will update these asap.
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Sorry, i just saw that they are 15 and 16 instead of 16 and 17, so 17 is still missing.
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Sorry. # 17 here:-
https://www.mediafire.com/file/a590pch1fkmp7l3/Buck_Ryan_17_The_Fixers.cbz/file
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Thanks, no problem, i will update these 2 asap.
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Nice to see the work of James E.McConnell:Britains Most Prolific Book Cover Illustrator,used to advertise your Downloads @ 01,09,24,26 & 31.
Keep up the good work.
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Thanks i will certainly do.
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