Northern (genre)

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King of the Royal Mounted was created by Stephen Slesinger. Many of the continuity comic strip stories were co-authored by Slesinger and Romer Zane Grey (son of author Zane Grey). The most famous character of the "Northern" genre, King appeared in syndicated comics translated into eleven languages, in comic books, feature films, serials, Big Little Books, games, novelties and other merchandise. King of the Royal Mounted adventure/detective stories were set against the background of the untamed Northern Territories where the wilderness itself posed obstacles facing the hero. But King "Always Got His Man," and solved the action-packed mystery through courteous persistence, and cliff-hanging twists and turns.

The Northern is an American and Canadian genre in literature and film made popular by the legendary writings of Rex Beach and Zane Grey. It is similar to the Western genre but the action occurs in the Canadian North and typically features Mounties instead of, for example, Cowboys or Sheriffs. The genre was extremely popular in the inter-war years of the twentieth century (1920s, 1930s & 1940s).

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[edit] Common Features

[edit] Examples of Northerns

[edit] Poetry

[edit] Pulp Magazines

  • North West Stories (Originally published in 1925)
  • North-West Romances
  • Complete Northwest Magazine
    • See Also: Scarlet Riders, a collection of pulp stories edited by Don Hutchison

[edit] Comics


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[edit] Radio

[edit] Serials

[edit] Television

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[edit] References

  • "The Scarlet Riders: Action-Packed Mountie Stories from the Fabulous Pulps" edited by Don Hutchison. A collection of Northern stories from the Pulp magazines. (ISBN 0889626472)

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