The Whistler Answer the last issue of "The Whistler Answer" with the original crew. "The Whistler Answer" was resurrected in 1992 in a much different "Whistler". Real-estate development was rampant and the population had grown to several thousand. Although there was more business and more potential advertising revenue, the publication maintained its irreverent form. Contributors over the years included Jim Monahan, Bob Eakins, Gary "Chico" Autio, Michael Leierer, Bob Colebrook, "Cosmic" Fred Flores and photographers Chris Speedie and Elwyn Rowlands. In 2012 both runs of "The Whistler Answer" were digitized by the Whistler Museum with funding from the University of British Columbia's Irving
The Whistler 692 episodes, over 200 no longer exist. In 1946, a local Chicago version of "The Whistler" with local actors aired Sundays on WBBM, sponsored by Meister Brau beer. "The Whistler" was adapted into a film noir series of eight films by Columbia Pictures. The "Voice of the Whistler" was provided by an uncredited Otto Forrest. In the first seven films, veteran actor Richard Dix played the main character in the story—a different character in each film. In the eighth film, made after Dix's retirement, Michael Duane played the main character. A syndicated TV version of "The Whistler" was produced and