Peck's Bad Boy was the fictional star of newspaper stories and books created by George W. Peck in the late 1800s. (Peck wrote the stories, hence the naughty character became known as Peck's Bad Boy…
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George Wilbur Peck created Peck's Bad Boy, a popular character of late 19th century newspaper stories, books and early movies. A printer and newspaperman by trade, Peck hit his stride when he began…
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