Secret Agent X-9
by Dashiell Hammett, Alex Raymondcomic strip· published 1934
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Secret Agent X-9 is a comic strip created by writer Dashiell Hammett (The Maltese Falcon) and artist Alex Raymond (Flash Gordon). Syndicated by King Features, it ran from January 22, 1934, until February 10, 1996. X-9 was initially an unnamed agent who worked for an anonymous agency. X-9 used the name "Dexter" in the first story ("It's not my name, but it'll do") and kept using it or being called by it in later stories, but acquired the name "Phil Corrigan" in the 1940s. Decades later, the strip was renamed Secret Agent Corrigan. The agency was also specifically identified as the FBI, but this would be downplayed in the '70s as the Bureau weathered bad publicity and was once more nameless. After four stories by Hammett, Alex Raymond illustrated two stories written by Don W.
Adaptations (2)
Secret Agent X-9 has been adapted into 2 films, from 1937 to 1945.
Secret Agent X-91937 · film · 294 min · dir. Ford Beebe, Clifford Smith · IMDb ↗IMDb6.8A secret agent goes after the gang that stole the crown jewels of a European monarchy.
Secret Agent X-91945 · film · 246 min · dir. Lewis D. Collins, Ray Taylor · IMDb ↗IMDb6.6American, Chinese and Australian agents join forces to stop the Nazis from obtaining the formula for synthetic fuel.
