The Sexton Blake Library
Cover The Sexton Blake Library #1 from 1915 | |
| Categories | Story paper |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Publisher | Amalgamated Press |
| First issue | 1915 |
| Final issue | 1968 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Based in | London |
| Language | English |
The Sexton Blake Library was a story paper of the first two-thirds of the 20th century, published by Amalgamated Press. It featured the adventures of private detective Sexton Blake, his boy assistant Tinker and their dog Pedro. It made its debut as a pocket-sized digest on September 20, 1915 and ran uninterrupted until June 1963. After a brief hiatus, it returned in paperback format in February 1965 and ran for 45 issues until October 1968.