Jerry Cotton is the titular character of a series of pulp magazine-type crime novels. The novels have been written by many different writers in German-speaking countries and in Finland over the course of several decades.
Jerry Cotton
First appearance
"Ich suchte den Gangster-Chef" (I Sought the Gang Boss, 1954)
The novels center around the adventures of FBI agent Jerry Cotton, which take place in and around New York City. In 1954 the first novel appeared as no. 68: "Ich suchte den Gangster-Chef" (I Sought the Gang Boss) in the series "Bastei Kriminalroman". The pseudonym "Jerry Cotton" was developed in 1956 and the first novella with this name on the front page appeared with the title "Ich jagte den Diamanten-Hai" (I hunted the Diamond Shark). In 2014 the series reached the 3000th edition, "Goodbye New York!". In 2022 it reached the 3400th edition, "Bloody Legacy". Total circulation, about 930 million.
In Finnish versions of Jerry Cotton, he is said to have been born and raised on a farm in Harpersville, Connecticut. There is also some reference to his father having been a blacksmith or Jerry himself having been a blacksmith's apprentice before joining the police academy.
A group of over 100 authors write for the magazines, sold in many kiosks and over newsagents. Rolf Kalmuczak, who is the major author behind this name, made the TKKG series famous as Stefan Wolf.
One could summarise the motto of the series as "Crime without Sex", as women arise as characters only once in a while. Important figures of the series include, besides Cotton, his partner Phil Decker, FBI-chief John D. High, veteran agent Neville, Annie Geraldo, Zeerookah, June Clark, Roby O'Hara, Myrna, Windermeere and his Smith & Wesson, a 38 Caliber Smith & Wesson Special. Jerry Cotton drives a red Jaguar E-type, built in 1966.
Even though some people[who?] regard Jerry Cotton novels as trivial literature, the FBI agent has a faithful fan community (just like his equally long-lived science-fiction counterpart, Perry Rhodan). Several Jerry Cotton novels were adapted as radio plays.
One of the few official FBI pages in German states that Jerry Cotton indeed is a fictional agent and therefore it does not make sense to write fan-letters to him.
Authorsedit
Prominent authors who admit cooperation with the Jerry Cotton series include:
Helmut Rellergert (= Jason Dark, "Geisterjäger John Sinclair")
Friedrich Tenkrat
Manfred Weinland
Jerry Cotton filmsedit
Starting in the 1960s, a series of eight films based on the Cotton novels were made, the first four in black-and-white, the last four in color. The character of Jerry Cotton was played by American actor George Nader, and his companion Phil Decker was played by the German actor Heinz Weiß. The director of the films was Harald Reinl. The film's music was composed by Peter Thomas including the "Jerry Cotton March", that also was released on a soundtrack-single. In the 1990s the soundtracks of the movies were re-released on CDs.
Bastei publishing house 25 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine with detailed Jerry Cotton pages (German)
"Jerry Cotton investigating" (German)
cotton forum.de/InterNet Site of the Jerry Cotton forum[permanent dead link] (German)
Jerry Cotton-soundtracks (English)
(German)
January 01, 1970
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For the 2010 film see Jerry Cotton film Jerry Cotton is the titular character of a series of pulp magazine type crime novels The novels have been written by many different writers in German speaking countries and in Finland over the course of several decades Jerry CottonFirst appearance Ich suchte den Gangster Chef I Sought the Gang Boss 1954 Created byJerry Cotton various authors including Rolf Kalmuczak amp Heinz Werner HoberPortrayed byGeorge Nader 1965 69 Christian Tramitz 2007 In universe informationGenderMaleOccupationFBI AgentAffiliationPhil DeckerNationalityAmerican Contents 1 Overview 2 Authors 3 Jerry Cotton films 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksOverview editThe novels center around the adventures of FBI agent Jerry Cotton which take place in and around New York City In 1954 the first novel appeared as no 68 Ich suchte den Gangster Chef I Sought the Gang Boss in the series Bastei Kriminalroman The pseudonym Jerry Cotton was developed in 1956 and the first novella with this name on the front page appeared with the title Ich jagte den Diamanten Hai I hunted the Diamond Shark In 2014 the series reached the 3000th edition Goodbye New York In 2022 it reached the 3400th edition Bloody Legacy Total circulation about 930 million In Finnish versions of Jerry Cotton he is said to have been born and raised on a farm in Harpersville Connecticut There is also some reference to his father having been a blacksmith or Jerry himself having been a blacksmith s apprentice before joining the police academy A group of over 100 authors write for the magazines sold in many kiosks and over newsagents Rolf Kalmuczak who is the major author behind this name made the TKKG series famous as Stefan Wolf One could summarise the motto of the series as Crime without Sex as women arise as characters only once in a while Important figures of the series include besides Cotton his partner Phil Decker FBI chief John D High veteran agent Neville Annie Geraldo Zeerookah June Clark Roby O Hara Myrna Windermeere and his Smith amp Wesson a 38 Caliber Smith amp Wesson Special Jerry Cotton drives a red Jaguar E type built in 1966 Even though some people who regard Jerry Cotton novels as trivial literature the FBI agent has a faithful fan community just like his equally long lived science fiction counterpart Perry Rhodan Several Jerry Cotton novels were adapted as radio plays One of the few official FBI pages in German states that Jerry Cotton indeed is a fictional agent and therefore it does not make sense to write fan letters to him Authors editProminent authors who admit cooperation with the Jerry Cotton series include Heinz Werner Hober Thomas Jeier Christopher Ross Rolf Kalmuczak Stefan Wolf TKKG Walter Appel Martin Barkawitz Horst Friedrichs Friedrich Jankuba Jorg Layes Helmut Rellergert Jason Dark Geisterjager John Sinclair Friedrich Tenkrat Manfred WeinlandJerry Cotton films editStarting in the 1960s a series of eight films based on the Cotton novels were made the first four in black and white the last four in color The character of Jerry Cotton was played by American actor George Nader and his companion Phil Decker was played by the German actor Heinz Weiss The director of the films was Harald Reinl The film s music was composed by Peter Thomas including the Jerry Cotton March that also was released on a soundtrack single In the 1990s the soundtracks of the movies were re released on CDs The bracketed links refer to the pages at IMDb Mordnacht in Manhattan Manhattan Night of Murder 1965 b w 1 Schusse aus dem Geigengasten 1965 b w 2 Die Rechnung eiskalt serviert 1966 b w 3 The Trap Snaps Shut at Midnight 1966 b w 4 Der Morderclub von Brooklyn 1967 5 Tod im Roten Jaguar 1968 6 Dynamit in gruner Seide 1968 7 Todesschusse am Broadway 1969 8 In 2007 Constantin Film AG and Rat Pack Filmproduktion released a new German feature film titled Jerry Cotton directed by Cyrill Boss and Philipp Stennert starring Christian Tramitz as the protagonist Christian Ulmen as Phil Decker Monica Cruz as the leading lady and Christiane Paul Heino Ferch and Moritz Bleibtreu as their counterparts The film met general expectations by gaining a lot of new attention for Jerry Cotton and the classic series of novels of the same name See also editFBI portrayal in mediaReferences edit Mordnacht in Manhattan 1965 Schusse aus dem Geigenkasten 1965 Rechnung eiskalt serviert Die 1966 Um Null Uhr schnappt die Falle zu 1966 Morderclub von Brooklyn Der 1967 Tod im roten Jaguar Der 1968 Dynamit in gruner Seide 1968 Todesschusse am Broadway 1969 External links editBastei publishing house Archived 25 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine with detailed Jerry Cotton pages German Page at German TV station 3Sat Jerry Cotton investigating German cotton forum de InterNet Site of the Jerry Cotton forum permanent dead link German Jerry Cotton soundtracks English Official Site from the Movie Jerry Cotton German Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jerry Cotton 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