(2000)

Avalon Communications, 2000 Series
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Price
2.95 USD
Pages
36
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Avalon Communications
Brand
ACG - America's Comic Group
Editing
?

Issue Notes

Cover title is "The Great Detective Sherlock Holmes."

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Sherlock Holmes / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?

Characters
Sherlock Holmes

From the Creator of "The Crow" (Table of Contents: 1)

J. O'Barr's Original Sins / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
James O'Barr
Inks
James O'Barr
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Promo for "J. O'Barr's Original Sins" comic.

The Great Detective Sherlock Holmes (Table of Contents: 2)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Giacoia
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Letters
typeset

Characters
Sherlock Holmes

Indexer Notes

Title page.

[The Problem of Thor Bridge] (Table of Contents: 3)

Sherlock Holmes / comic story / 28 pages (report information)

Script
Edith Meiser
Pencils
Frank Giacoia
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Sherlock Holmes; Dr. Watson; Mrs. Ford; Neil King; Maria King; Grace Dunbar; Hernandez
Synopsis
Maria King accuses her husband of being in love with their children's governess. Mrs. King is found dead after an evening meeting with the governess on a bridge on the estate. Holmes must determine who killed her.
Reprints
Keywords
bridge; dueling pistols

Indexer Notes

Starts with the first strip of this version. Two daily strips or one Sunday strip per page. Sideways format. Mike Sekowsky may have assisted on pencils on some of the strips. Based on Arthur Conan Doyle's story "The Problem of Thor Bridge". Title not given in issue.

The Return of an Epic! (Table of Contents: 4)

Wilderness / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tim Truman
Inks
Tim Truman
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Promo for "Wilderness" comic.

A Tale of Two Tims! (Table of Contents: 5)

Dragon Chiang / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Promo for "Dragon Chiang" comic.

Who Knows What Evil Lurks in the Heart of Men? (Table of Contents: 6)

The Shadow / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
The Shadow (cameo)

Indexer Notes

Promo for Pulp Action #1 featuring The Shadow.

The Jack Kirby Collector #20 (Table of Contents: 7)

TwoMorrows / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Silver Surfer (cameo)

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Ad for The Jack Kirby Collector #20 and Comic Book Artist #1. Mail-in coupon for ordering back issues of The Jack Kirby Collector #13-19.

[If You're Interested in the Art of the Comic Book] (Table of Contents: 8)

Joe Kubert's World of Cartooning / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Kubert ?
Inks
Joe Kubert ?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Joe Kubert (caricature)

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Ad for Joe Kubert's World of Cartooning art course.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Sherlock Holmes
  2. 1. From the Creator of "The Crow"
    J. O'Barr's Original Sins
  3. 2. The Great Detective Sherlock Holmes
  4. 3. [The Problem of Thor Bridge]
    Sherlock Holmes
  5. 4. The Return of an Epic!
    Wilderness
  6. 5. A Tale of Two Tims!
    Dragon Chiang
  7. 6. Who Knows What Evil Lurks in the Heart of Men?
    The Shadow
  8. 7. The Jack Kirby Collector #20
    TwoMorrows
  9. 8. [If You're Interested in the Art of the Comic Book]
    Joe Kubert's World of Cartooning
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Merlin Haas