List of detectives

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This is a list of detectives.

Introduced in the 1880s[edit | edit source]

  • Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes books and other media)

Introduced in the 1890s[edit | edit source]

  • Sexton Blake (Sexton Blake)

Introduced in the 1910s[edit | edit source]

  • Tom Swift (Tom Swift)

Introduced in the 1920s[edit | edit source]

  • Frank and Joe Hardy (The Hardy Boys)
  • Hercule Poirot (multiple books by Agatha Christie)
  • Mickey Mouse (he is seen working as a detective in Disney comics)

Introduced in the 1930s[edit | edit source]

  • Bruce Wayne / Batman (DC Comics)
  • Detective Casey (Disney comics)
  • Dick Tracy (Dick Tracy)
  • Nancy Drew (Nancy Drew)

Introduced in the 1950s[edit | edit source]

  • Tubby Tompkins calls himself the "Spider" when he is working as a detective (Little Lulu)

Introduced in the 1960s[edit | edit source]

  • Columbo (Columbo)

Introduced in the 1990s[edit | edit source]

  • Shinichi Kudo / Jimmy Kudo (Detective Conan / Case Closed)

Introduced in the 2000s[edit | edit source]

  • Adrian Monk (Monk)
  • L, Mello, and Near (Death Note)
  • Hershel Layton and Luke Triton (Professor Layton)
  • Shawn Spencer, Burton “Gus” Guster, Carlton Lassiter, and Juliet O’Hara (Psych)
  • Tom Lone (Catwoman film)

Introduced in the 2010s[edit | edit source]

  • Betsy Brannigan (Psych)
  • Herlock Sholmes (Ace Attorney)
  • Katrielle Layton (Professor Layton)
  • Sherlock Gnomes (Sherlock Gnomes)
  • Tim Goodman and Detective Pikachu (Detective Pikachu game and film)