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.
Number 1748 (18th July 1953)
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| A Far-Fetched Case: Old
Henry Harber asks Stan and Ollie to find his nephew
Sidney who disappeared from home thirty years ago.
After enquiring after Sidney at the Information
Bureau, they find themselves in Australia. They get
work on a sheep farm and encounter kangaroos, but are
eventually able to bring Sidney home. |
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Number 1771 (26th December 1953) |
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| Proof of the Pudding:
Stan and Ollie attend Lord Lardedar's fancy dress ball
dressed as detectives. Stan, who received a How to
Be a 'Tec book for Christmas decides to
investigate the disappearance of his lordship's
diamond tie-pin. He follows the tracks of a duck, but
it is only at dinner that the pin is recovered. |
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Film Fun Annual 1960 |
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| Nick of Time: Jerry
Lewis arrives to take Lulu to a party, only to find
that her diamond necklace has been stolen from her
safe. Algy the Amateur 'tec arrives to take on the
case. Jerry has his pocket picked by Nick O'Lott, who
is nabbed by Algy, but it is Algy who is nabbed by the
police, leaving Jerry to retrieve Lulu's necklace. |
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