In April 1941 Poe's short story, "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" was published. This story featured Auguste C. Dupin, the first ever fictional detective. Poe's tale of rationalization, as he termed it, inaugurated one of the most popular and entertaining forms of fiction ever conceived, the detective or mystery story. Auguste C. Dupin appears again in "The Purloined Letter." Give examples of fictional characters since Auguste C. Dupin in stories, books, TV shows, and movies that share some of his characteristics. Name the character, where he/she appeared, and the characteristics he/she shares with other detectives.