Who Is Agent X-9? Origin, Powers and Key Facts
Agent X-9 (King Features Syndicate): The first comic strip spy.
Agent X-9 is a King Features Syndicate comic book character, the alter ego of Phil Corrigan, with over 1,477 comic issue appearances. The first comic strip spy.
Who is Agent X-9?
Agent X-9 was the first pop culture super spy, appearing in a newspaper strip the character was co-created by the creator of Sam Spade , and for that matter the modern hard boiled detective story, Dashiell Hammett, with art supplied by Alex Raymond less then two years after creating Flash Gordon. At first a nameless agent working for a nameless agency in the 1940s, by then being done by people other than his creators, he was given the name of Phil Corrigan and said to be working for anything from the FBI to the OSS to the CIA depending the writer at the time.
Key facts
Agent X-9 is of human origin and first appeared in "Secret Agent X-9". The character is published by King Features Syndicate. With 1,477 recorded issue appearances, Agent X-9 ranks among the most featured characters in comics.
Frequently asked questions
Who is Agent X-9?
The first comic strip spy.
What is Agent X-9's real name?
Agent X-9's real identity is Phil Corrigan.
When did Agent X-9 first appear?
Agent X-9 first appeared in "Secret Agent X-9".
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