RARA-AVIS: Prototype of Archer

Jiro Kimura (jkimura@nsknet.or.jp)
Tue, 16 Mar 1999 12:12:16 +0900 >"Find the Woman" was printed in the June 1946 issue of EQMM, featuring
>*Roger*, who changes his name to Lew Archer in the collection.
>
>Jiro Kimura

According to Ross Macdonald biography, "Find the Woman" originally features
Joe Rogers, not Roger, and "The Bearded Lady" (American Magazine, October
1948) features Sam Drake. Both stories were written under the Kenneth
Millar name.

Sorry that my previous post had no subject.

Jiro Kimura
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