three iconic detectives from the 20th century:
— The teen sleuth Nancy Drew,
— The middle-aged(-ish) sleuth Sam Spade,
— The elderly sleuth Miss Marple,
And kiddie lit legends Dick and Jane, who taught generations to read and became essential parody fodder for decades, become public via the “Elson Basic Readers” textbooks.
Time to once again pitch my idea for a Super Smash Bros style fighting game with all public domain characters and a new DLC released every January 1st.
The original book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (written in 1900) has been in the Public Domain for awhile. I’d love Street Fighter version with the main characters.