| Secret Agent X | |
|---|---|
 Cover of "Secret Agent" Magazine for April 1937 showing inclusion of story about Secret Agent X. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Ace Magazines |
| First appearance | Secret Agent X #1 |
| Created by | Paul Chadwick |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Unknown |
| Supporting character of | Betty Dale Jim Hobart Harvey Bates Thaddeus Penny |
| Abilities | Genius-level intellect, expert knowledge of physical and biological sciences, master of hand-to-hand fighting (jiu-jitsu, boxing, and karate), master detective, master of disguise, ventriloquism, voice mimicry |
Secret Agent X was the title of a U.S. pulp magazine published by A. A. Wyn's Ace Magazines, and the name of the main character featured in the magazine. The magazine ran for 41 issues between February 1934 and March 1939.[1]
The Secret Agent X stories were written by more than one author, but they all appeared under the "house name" of Brant House.[2] The first Secret Agent X story, The Torture Trust was written by Paul Chadwick, d. 1971, who went on to write at least fifteen others. Later stories were produced by G. T. Fleming-Roberts (born George Thomas Roberts, 1910-1968), Emile C. Tepperman (1899-1951) and Wayne Rogers (pen name of Archibald Bittner (1897-1966).
- ^ "Secret Agent X". Pulp and Old Magazine. 8 September 2018. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
- ^ Hutchison, Don (1995). The Great Pulp Heroes. Mosaic Press. ISBN 978-0-88962-585-3. p. 273