Appearances by Sherlock Holmes and his
imitators in British comics.
WARNING: These are summaries, not reviews, and may contain story spoilers.
Appearances by Sherlock Holmes and his
imitators in British comics.
WARNING: These are summaries, not reviews, and may contain story spoilers.
28th April 1962 |
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 Artist: Hugh McNeill |
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| When the power goes out
while he's watching a detctive show on TV, Buster
dreams of being a great detective. The Ministry of
Secret Information assigns the most famous detectives
in the world, including Sherlock Holmes, to find the
source of a leak. Buster finds the wrong sort of leek,
hits the iron curtain, and captures a spy, but is
brought back to reality by what he discovers in the
cellar. |
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7th August 1965
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 Artist: Graham Allen |
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| When Watson's liquorice
allsorts are stolen from his school desk, Sherlock
sets a booby trap with a bag of special British Secret
Service exploding atomic allsorts. When the plan
backfires, he rigs up a spy camera to uncover the
culprit. |
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7th August 1971 |
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 Artist: Stan McMurty |
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| When Watson's new toy
racing car disappears, Sherlock brings out his two-way
radio to aid in the search for the culprits. |
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1st February 1975 |
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 Artist: Àngel Nadal |
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| Blarney Bluffer boasts
about being the world's greatest detective, and tells
how he pursued the Invisible Man after he stole the
Countess of Clonkum's priceless jewels. Some captive
bees lead him on a false trail, but spotting a trail
of footprints, he almost captures his quarry on a
motorbike. The case ends when he is sent to court for
dangerous driving. |
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