Four Color #1169 - New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
(March-May 1961)

Dell, 1942 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1960-12-22
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell Exciting Adventure
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
Chase Craig ? (editor)

Issue Notes

Indicia title is "NEW ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES, No. 1169." Code number is S.HOLMES O.S. #1169-612. Copyright 1960 by Estate of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
On sale date is Library of Congress copyright record publication date.
This issue has variants:

The Case of the Deadly Inheritance (Table of Contents)

Sherlock Holmes / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (painting)
Inks
? (painting)
Colors
? (painting)
Letters
typeset

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Sherlock Holmes; Dr. Watson

The Deadly Inheritance / The Tunnel Scheme (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Giacoia
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Letters
typeset

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Sherlock Holmes; Dr. Watson; Professor Moriarty
Synopsis
Previews of the two stories in the issue.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; black and white. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

The Deadly Inheritance (Table of Contents: 2)

Sherlock Holmes / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Giacoia
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
John Duffy

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Sherlock Holmes; Dr. Watson
Synopsis
Holmes and Watson attend a séance to help two brothers settle a dispute over their father's will.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). Possible assistance on pencils by Mike Sekowsky. (Merlin Haas, June 30, 2009).

The Tunnel Scheme (Table of Contents: 3)

Sherlock Holmes / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Giacoia
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
John Duffy

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Sherlock Holmes; Dr. Watson; Inspector Lestrade; Professor Moriarty
Synopsis
Holmes is convinced that accidents delaying completion of the cross channel tunnel are the work of saboteurs directed by Professor Moriarty.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). Possible assistance on pencils by Mike Sekowsky (Merlin Haas, June 30, 2009.)

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 1859-1930 (Table of Contents: 4)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Angelo Torres ? (illustration)
Inks
Angelo Torres ? (illustration)
Letters
typeset

Genre
biography
Characters
Sherlock Holmes; Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Synopsis
Biography of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Article with 1/3 page illustration. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

Scotland Yard (Table of Contents: 5)

Sherlock Holmes / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Giacoia
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

Genre
detective-mystery
Synopsis
A short history of London's Scotland Yard detective agency.

This is a Beaverbear (Table of Contents: 6)

Kraft Caramels / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Part of a series of "hybird animals" ads for Kraft Caramels candy. This ad replaces sequence 5 in some editions.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Case of the Deadly Inheritance
    Sherlock Holmes
  2. 1. The Deadly Inheritance / The Tunnel Scheme
    Sherlock Holmes
  3. 2. The Deadly Inheritance
    Sherlock Holmes
  4. 3. The Tunnel Scheme
    Sherlock Holmes
  5. 4. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 1859-1930
  6. 5. Scotland Yard
    Sherlock Holmes
  7. 6. This is a Beaverbear
    Kraft Caramels
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • John Censullo
  • Pat Conolly
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Alan Hutchinson
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Jim Van Dore