This list includes detectives who, for several reasons, do not fit conventional categorization:
Detective | Creator | Debut |
---|---|---|
Batman | Bob Kane & Bill Finger | Detective Comics #27 |
Anthony Blake | Larry Brody | The Magician (TV) (1973) |
Jonathan Creek | David Renwick | Jonathan Creek (TV) (1997) |
Hellboy | Mike Mignola | San Diego Comic-Con Comics #2 (1993) |
Karel "Carl" Kolchak | Jeffrey Grant Rice | the Kolchak Papers |
Takeshi Kovacs | Richard Morgan | Altered Carbon (2002) |
Arsène Lupin | Maurice Leblanc | Arsene Lupin (1909) |
Ben Matlock | Dean Hargrove | Matlock (TV) (1986) |
Anthony Petrocelli | Harold Buchman & Sidney J. Furie | Petrocelli (TV) (1974) |
Stephanie Plum | Janet Evanovich | One for the Money (1994) |
Raguel | Neil Gaiman | Murder Mysteries |
Subaru Sumeragi | CLAMP | Tokyo Babylon (1991) |
Tarot | Trevor Preston | Ace of Wands (TV) (1970) |
Dean Winchester | Eric Kripke | Supernatural (2005) |
Sam Winchester | Eric Kripke | Supernatural (2005) |
Lance Boyle | Costa Dillon | Killer Tomatoes Strike Back (1990) |