The Man in the Moon Helmet

Original illustration for the Moon Man story, “Calling Car 13!”

The thirty-eight “Moon Man” novelettes by Frederick C. Davis were published in Ten Detective Aces magazine between 1933 and 1937.

The Characters:

• The Moon Man—Detective Sergeant Steve Thatcher

• Ned “Angel” Dargan—the Moon Man’s trusty associate

• Chief Thatcher—Steve’s elderly father and the Chief of Police

• Detective Lieutenant Gil McEwen—ace detective and nemesis of the Moon Man.

• Sue McEwen—Gil’s McEwen’s daughter and Steve’s fiancé.