S. Clarke Hook (1857-1923)
S. CLARKE HOOK by Robert J. Kirkpatrick S. Clarke Hook was one of most popular boys’ story paper writers of his era. He was best-known for his stories of “Jack, Sam and Pete”, a trio of rich adventurers whose comic exploits took them all over the world, and which began in Alfred Harmsworth’s The Marvel in 1901, and ran until 1922. He also wrote countless other stories,