Adolphe Barreaux

Adolphe Barreaux, born Adolphe Leslie de Griponne Barreaux, Jr. on January 9, 1899, in Charleston, was an African-American writer, artist, and publisher whose career spanned the pulp era and the Golden Age of Comics. A Yale School of Art graduate, he worked for publisher Harry Donenfeld at National Allied Publications, contributing to titles like *Spicy Adventure*, *Spicy Detective*, and *Spicy Mystery*, often under the pseudonym Charles Barr. He is best known for creating the adult strip *Sally the Sleuth*, later continued by Keats Petree, and for being the first artist to draw Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective. At his own Majestic Studios, his team supplied art for *Olga Mesmer*, an early precursor to modern superheroes. Barreaux also created or contributed to *The Black Spider*, *The Raven*, *The Magic Crystal of History*, and *The Blazing Scarab*, among others. After his comics work, he became an editor and illustrator for Fawcett Publications. He died in New York City on October 23, 1985.