Kenny
Blackie's Pal (WM Pg 168) Named (WM Pg 173)
Bimbo
One of the main characters of MM. Since he used to be a clown in the Fenton Circus and was used to quick changes he was both Montgomery and Gustav (MM, Pg 61) His real name is Leopold Duval (MM, Pg 78)
Cleopatra
Bimbo's wife, AKA The Queen, former fortune teller and mind reading mystic of the Fenton Circus (MM, Pg 64)
Elmer
One of four men in the general store who was listening to the ballgame. He gave JC and BB directions to the Paulson Lodge that Otto had rented (MM, Pg 161)
Lefty
A friend of Joe Keely's (SD, Pg 140)
Mike
One of the state troopers who took Joe Keely into custody (SD, Pg 178)
Frothingham
Mrs. Willoughby's chauffeur (RR, Pg 10) and butler (RR, Pg 37)
Khouri
Mrs. Willoughby's Kassabeban cook (RR, Pg 42) JC originally thought he was a Turk (RR, Pg 27) Story about JC's last encounter with Khouri (RR, Pg 29-30)
Res-bey
New emir of Kassabeba He took over using strong-arm methods while Halam was in England finishing 4 years at Eton. (RR, Pg 23)
Duke and Jujab
Sent by Ras-Bey to spy on Prince Halam while he was in Crestwood. (RR, Pg 25)
Professor Abrams
Head of the Crestwood College chemistry department (RR, Pg 149)
Mrs Anderson
One of the biggest gossips in Crestwood
Mr Backus
County Superintendent of Education (PD Pg 13)
Binky Barnes
Kid who originally bought the counterfeit coin (CC, Pg 31) JC thought he was he was a one man false alarm (CC, Pg 31)
Harvey Beal
A real estate agent in Crestwood. He held the Community Fund money in his office safe overnight (SD, Pg, 18)
Eddie Bixon
Joe Keely gave him 5 bucks for gas and had him plant some of the stolen community fund money in Ella Parslow's flower bed. He is from Middlebury where is father is part owner of a furniture store and his mother is president of the PTA. (SD, Pg 154)
Harry Blackstone
AKA Blackie, former employee of Gustav Von Maltzbenben (WM, Pg 16) Got a job at Wonder Park (WM Pg 98)
Officer Burney
Member of the Bleeker city police force (CC, Pg 56)
Mrs. Clopake
JC's English teacher, she had a bright little saying for every occasion (PD, Pg 144)
Chick Correlli
An old circus friend of the Professor (WM Pg 185)
Mr. Cummings
JC's math teacher (PD, Pg 130)and (CC Pg 26) he and his wife are also introduced to Jimmy by Mr. Peters (MM, Pg 80). Mr. Cummings is going to take Miss O'Donnell's place. (MM, Pg 80)
Pop Dawkins
Newspaper morgue manager at the Crestwood Daily Ledger (PD, Pg 131)
Mr. Devlin
Owner of the Devlin Real Estate Co. in Bleeker City. He also owns and rents out the building the Ye Olde Curio Shoppe is in. (CC, Pg 94) His first name is Harry (CC, Pg 107)
Jeremy Dexter
Owner of the Bleeker City Coin and Stamp Exchange (CC pg, 53)
Terry Dexter
Jeremy Dexter's daughter (CC Pg 61)
Uncle Ed
JC's uncle and Clara Carson's brother. He was a private pilot for the old emir and was in town to pick up a new plane.(RR, Pg 120) Sent JC a letter (RR, Pg 22)
Alf Fenton
Skeets father, was owner along with his wife of the Fenton Circus. They had been trapeze artists. They had come over from Hull, England many years ago. (MM, Pg 55 & 99)
Skeets Fenton
Real name, George Skelly Fenton. He was Alf Fenton's son. (MM, Pg 55)
Miss Finch
Twin sisters Amantha and Corintha. The Postmistress at the Bleeker City post office (CC, Pg 130)
Miss Flemish
Took over the Art department at the Crestwood junior/senior high school after Mr. Yamada's death (PD, Pg 133)
Mel Frazer
District Attorney in Crestwood (PD, Pg 171)
Mr. Fromber
Mailman for Silas Gorme and Jeremy Dexter (CC)
Borkin's gang
Louie, Flint and Croaker (PD, Pg 124, 127)
Devlin's gang
Whisper (CC,Pg119), Bunko (CC, Pg 177), Hickey and Brun (CC, Pg 179)
Wes Gorman
Running back on the football team (SD, Pg 185)
Silas Gorme
Runs the Ye Olde Curio Shop in Bleeker City (CC Pg 43)
Stinky Green
It seems that his one and only job was to take JC's paper route whenever it got in the way of a story (MM, Pg 123)
Otto Gruber
Alf Fenton's cousin (MM, Pg 55) Showed up at the circus one day looking for work. When Skeets father and mother were killed in a car accident he became owner of the Fenton circus . More information about Otto from a Fenton Circus program (MM, Pg 128)
Montgomery, Gustav
Two Characters that JC meets when he goes to the old Madden house to try and sell a subscription to the Crestwood Daily Ledger The cover art of MM reflects this scene (MM, Pg 20 - 21)
Chief Hadley
Head of the Crestwood Police Department. (SD, Pg 11)
Prince Halam
Rightful heir to the throne of Kassabeba (RR, Pg 23)
Harold Hawkins
He ran the general store and post office across the street from the MacNab Real Estate Co. (MM, Pg 158)
Sgt. Hawkins
A desk sergeant at the Crestwood Police Department. (SD, Pg 22)
Dick Hubbell
A friend of JC's father, he lived on Trysting path on Lake Carmine about half a mile from the cottage they rented for their summer vacation (WM Pg. 62)
Lew Jarman
Top reporter for the Crestwood Daily Ledger (SD, Pg 22). Has only been out of college a year or two (RR, Pg 71)
Gracie Johnny
Will Parslow's daughter and son. Johnny is in the class behind JC. Gracie is in the 2nd grade. (SD, Pg 38)
The Joker
Otto's second in command (MM, Pg 52)
Joe Keely
Alias for James Kohler (approx. age 35) from Welton City. ex-con served two and one-half years for grand larceny. Sold auto parts and accessories in Middlebury. (SD Pgs 130 - 131) - Contributed by Charles Morgan
James Kohler
Real name of Joe Keely (SD, Pg 124)
Sam Lufkin
Ben Carlin's uncle who lived in South Crestwood (SD , Pg 44) Swore to Ben's dying mother that he would never allow Ben to get in a racing car (SD Pg 105)
Frank Mace
Reporter for the Capitol Observer newspaper Alias of Frank Borkin (PD, Pg 128)
Ferez Malab
He is the court treasurer of Kassabeba and came over with Uncle Ed to handle the financial end of a Jet purchase. (RR, Pg 130)
Dr. Masters
Lives on the property behind the Carson's (CC, Pg 72)
"Pumphandle" Mayhew
BB and JC's history teacher. Know as "Pumphandle" because of the chopping motion he makes with his arm when making a point(PD Pg 20)
Coach McIver
Head football coach at Crestwood's Junior/Senior High.(SD, Pg 185)
Officer McKeon
Member of the Crestwood Police Department. (SD, Pg 24) Worked around a submerged automobile in Boiling pond (SD, Pg 26) brought his SCUBA diving equipment to Lake Carmine and allowed JC and BB to use it (WM Pg 51)
Mr. Murfree
Ben Carlin's boss at the Acme Garage His one and only line is "Been having tea with the Widow Pruett lately?" (SD, Pg 133) - Contributed by Charles Morgan
Judge Parker
City Court judge in Bleeker City. JC thought that he was a swell grandfather to some lucky kid. (CC, Pg 63)
Will Parslow
Sarah Pruett accused him of stealing the Crestwood Community Camp Fund Money (SD, Pg 39)
Ella Parslow
Will Parslow's wife (SD, Pg 38)
Jim Patton
G-Man, probably an INS agent. (MM, Pg 184)
Mr. Peters
AKA "Horsey" Peters. The Principal of Crestwood's Junior/Senior High. He was called Horsey because...well, he looked like a horse (MM, Pg 80)
Mr. Porter
Owned the leading Haberdashery in Crestwood where JC had gotten his Blue Serge Suit (SD, Pg 42)
Sarah Pruett
AKA "The Widow Pruett", Lived above her stationary store in downtown Crestwood. She was ...a peevish old number with a face that would've looked just dandy on a prune. She accused Will Parslow of stealing the Crestwood Community Camp Fund money (SD, Pg 39)
Gretchen Rand
Counselor at Camp Sandy Cove on Lake Carmine (WM Pg 134) Had an interesting conversation with Blackie (MM Pg 130-132) She is the Professor's granddaughter (WM Pg 182)
Mrs. Ray
The Benton's housekeeper (MM, Pg 70) JC has a short phone conversation with her. She did not like how BB's parents were allowing him to grow-up. (CC, Pg 14) According to JC she really could bake pies (SD, Pg 16)
Stony Rhodes
Also a newspaper boy ( 1959 speak ) for The Crestwood Daily Ledger and the kid JC figured he had to beat in the annual subcription drive for the paper (MM, Pg 17) Met him while transporting the Senator to the Lab. (MM, Pg 82) JC does not like Stony (MM, Pg 83) Has a summer job as copyboy for the Crestwood Daily Leger (SD, Pg 39) BB had him stake out Harvey Beal's real estate office so he and JC could go on a mission. Stony reported a man dressed all in black and wearing rimless glasses. According to Stony he looked like a mean type. After the stakeout BB thanked him and told him that he knew who "The man in black" was . Turns out BB was introduced to him the previous day by his mother. He was the new minister at the Congregational Church. But BB didn't tell Stony that. (SD, Pg 114 and 119 submitted by Alan Meyers) Stony wanted to know how he could get his name in the paper like BB a JC and JC told him to throw a brick through Sarah Pruett's window. (SD, Pg 100)
Dan Riley
One of the state troopers who took Joe Keely into custody (SD, Pg 178)
Mr. Sabin
Night watchman at the Crestwood Junior/Senior High School construction site (PD, Pg 161)
Mr. Shane
BB's and JC's math teacher (PD, Pg 17)
Crestwood Daily Ledger subscribers
Mrs. Gable on Spruce Street. Mr. Cripp, the mechanic at the Vine Street Garage (PD, Pg157). Mr. Ober, the baker (PD, Pg 159) The bakery was located on Clover Street (CC, Pg36) The Eastons (MM, Pg 17) Mr. Donner (MM, Pg 17) Mr. Thomas on Lilac Blvd. (MM Pg 26) The Barnes family in Bleeker City. (CC, Pg 11) The Walshes and Merriweathers. Miss Manly. Amanda Krock, retired school teacher on Farnum Street. (CC, Pg 32) Mr Bates, Old lady Rader (CC, Pg 138)
Bert Thomas
When JC's dad had to go back to Crestwood to clear up some odds and ends at the office he played a round of golf with Bert. (WM, Pg 93)
Operative Three
Code name for JC (MM, Pg 15)
Mr. Trask
Manager of the "Edgewood" motel (PD, Pg 120)
Operative Two
There is no Operative Two (CC, Pg 15)
The Vernay's
Couple who lived near Bleeker City. Will Parslow had taken a two mile hike there to give them an estimate on a house painting job.(SD, Pg 51)
Gustav Von Maltzbenben
Owner of a traveling animal show that played the charity-bazaar circuit. He was playing a benefit for the Crestwood Community Camp fund. (WM, Pg 13)
Martin Wagner
a.k.a "Tuffy" a bully at Crestwood Junior/Senior High School. He's in the same age as JC and BB (PD, Pg 22)
Henry Worthington
Mayor of Crestwood (CC, Pg 33) Mentioned (SD Pg, 182)
Mr. Worts
Circulation manager for the Crestwood Daily Ledger (MM, Pg 95)
George Wright
Baseball player with the Crestwood Colts (Semi-pro) team. Hit 3 home runs VS Welton City to help win championship. Was in a plane crash and now is a clerk at Hotel Westmore in Middlebury. (SD pgs. 126-127) Note: It is interesting that there was a real George Wright who was one of the first stars ever in professional baseball. He played on the famous 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings and is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. - Contributed by Charles Morgan
Operative X
Code name for BB (MM, Pg 15)