Shell Scott

Shell Scott was the best-known creation of fiction writer Richard S. Prather. A Southern California private eye, 6-foot-2 ex-marine, he was featured in three dozen novels published over a span of nearly 40 years. The character remained 30 years old throughout.

The Shell Scott Mystery Magazine was published under the imprint of the LeMarge Publishing Corporation, the name based on publisher Leo Margulies' name. It lasted 9 issues in 1966.

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