SHERLOCK HOLMES IN BRITISH COMICS

CHEEKY WEEKLY




Appearances by Sherlock Holmes and his imitators in British comics.

WARNING: These are summaries, not reviews, and may contain story spoilers.


Number 4 (12th November 1977)



What's
                    New, Kids

Among the things that are new this week is Milton Bradley's "Double Match" Muppets game, with Sherlock Hemlock on the box lid.








Number 7 (3rd December 1977)



Cheeky's
                    Week

On Friday, Sherlock regrets taking Libby in for questioning, and is in the cinema queue on Saturday.






Number 8 (10th December 1977)



Cheeky
                    1978 Diary

Sherlock asks riddle on the March and November pages of Cheeky's 1978 Diary.







Number 10 (24th December 1977)



Cheeky's
                    Week

Nosy Nora hires Sherlock to investigate Cheeky's reading habits.







Number 11 (31st December 1977)



Cheeky's
                    Week

Sherlock sits next to Cheeky at the cinema.







Number 13 (7th January 1978)



Dilly Dreem
                    - The Lovable Duffer

Dilly imagines herself as a deerstalker-wearing detective.







Cheeky's
                    Week (Creepy Sleepy Tales)

The traindriver in the Creepy Sleepy Tale that Cheeky tells Baby Burpo think that Fido the giant dog is the Hound of the Baskerviles.







Number 16 (4th February 1978)



Joke Box
                    Jury

Sherlock is on the Joke Box Jury panel of judges.




Also issues 10, 12, 14-15, 18-19, 22-29, 31, 34-35, 37, 40-41, 52





Number 17 (11th February 1978)



Home Movie

The Case of the Missing Lollipop: Sherlock Holmes is consulted (because Starsky & Hutch are busy) by a lady whose lollipop was stolen by a bald-headed man in the park. They meet McCloud and Frank Cannon before discovering the culprit behind a tree.







Number 19 (25th February 1978)



Cheeky's
                    Week

Cheeky meets Sherlock on Thursday. He's been given a thick ear for finding his dad's missing gardening jacket.








Number 22 (18th March 1978)



Cheeky's
                    Week

At the cinema, Sherlock tells Cheeky about a case he solved for the postman.







Number 23 (25th March 1978)



Cheeky's
                    Week

Sherlock is next to Cheeky at the cinema, again.







Number 24 (1st April 1978)



The
                    Beaver Patrol

Artist: Reg Parlett


While the Beaver Patrol are out trying for their observer badges, two of the patrol observe Sherlock Holmes observing the clues to a bank robbery.

Reprinted from Knockout No. 728







Number 25 (8th April 1978)



Cheeky's
                    Week

Sherlock is searching for his father's missing pullover.








Number 27 (22nd April 1978)



Cheeky's
                    Week

Sherlock loses his seat at the cinema.







Summer Special 1978






Sherlock is among the friends who accompany Cheeky to the Holiday Camp. He takes part in the Joke-Telling Contest and the Treasure Hunt, and deduces the mystery tour destination.







Number 42 (5th August 1978)



Cheeky's
                    Week


On Tuesday, Sherlock examines some footprints.








Summer Special 1979



Cheeky
                    On Holiday


Sherlock tells Cheeky some bad news about Gloomy Glad.







Number 94 (25th August 1979)



Cheeky's
                    Week

On Friday, Sherlock loses his notebook.