Secret Agent X

The Secret Agent X pulp magazine was published for 41 issues between February 1934 and March 1939 by A.A. Wyn’s Ace Magazines. The stories were written by a number of different authors including Paul Chadwick, Wayne Rogers and Emile C. Tepperman.

The identity of Secret Agent X is part of the mysterious appeal of the secret agent who is a complete enigma to all. He is a man who is unknown yet he can change his appearance and identity to suit his needs.

The Secret Agent X stories can sit comfortably in the crime genre although many of the stories crossed over into the more supernatural and science fiction with a number of futuristic ideas for him to overcome.

Secret Agent X is one of those romantic notions of the classic anti-hero. He works undercover for the government, a fact that is unknown to the police. Consequently they consider him to be an outlaw so as well as battling villains he is also evading the police.