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Jules de Grandin
Fictional occult detective created by Seabury Quinn
Fictional character
Jules de Grandin is a fictional occult detective that, from , starred in 92 short stories and one novel by Seabury Quinn in the pulp magazine anthology series Weird Tales.
In the pages of Weird Tales, Quinn also authored a serialized novel featuring de Grandin entitled The Devil’s Bride, which deals with a young girl being kidnapped by satanists. In , Arkham House published a collection of 10 de Grandin stories as The Phantom Fighter, leading some fans to refer to the character by this nickname afterward.
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The character's methods of reasoning and investigation has led to comparisons with Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot.
Overview
In the stories, de Grandin is a French physician who is physically fit, with blonde hair and blue eyes.
A former member of the French Sûreté, de Grandin becomes an expert in the occult and is eager to lend his aid and investigative skills when calle