Albert Campion [SEP] creator
Albert Campion
Albert Campion is a fictional character in a series of detective novels and short stories by Margery Allingham. He first appeared as a supporting character in "The Crime at Black Dudley" (1929), an adventure story involving a ring of criminals, and would go on to feature in another 18 novels and over 20 short stories. Supposedly created as a parody of Dorothy L. Sayers' detective Lord Peter Wimsey, Campion established his own identity, and matured and developed as the series progressed. After Allingham's death
was promoted to editor in 1948, recruited artists including Sep E. Scott, H. M. Brock, D. C. Eyles and Geoff Campion to draw them. The title lasted 1251 issues, from (cover dates) 4 March 1939 to 16 February 1963, absorbing "The Magnet" in 1940 and "Comic Cuts" in 1953, before being merged into "Valiant".
Other strips included:
- Battler Britton (1960–61, formerly featured in "Sun"; drawn by Geoff Campion)
- Buffalo Bill (1940