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Herlock Sholmes
Charles Hamilton created Herlock Sholmes as a parody of Conan Doyle's famous detective. The stories appeared in numerous publications between 1915 and 1952 and thanks to Gary they are listed below. Most of the stories are genuine Hamilton but a few of the later stories are believed to be subs.
Hawk Books published a volume in 1989 containing almost 300 pages of Herlock Sholmes with an introduction by Norman Wright. You can pick up a copy of this book from around £5 from ABE or Ebay. Search for ISBN No 0948248912.
In 1976 Bill Lofts and John L Lellenberg published a bibliography and history of Herlock Sholmes. Thanks to Naveed you can read it here.
In his "Let's Be Controversial" article on page 19 of the Collectors Digest issue 331 Eric Fayne discusses Herlock Sholmes. You can read the article here.
A further Herlock Sholmes story (supposedly by
Peter Todd) was published in the 1960 Collectors Digest Annual. You can read it
here
| Publication | Issue | Date | Herlock Sholmes Story Title |
| Greyfriars Herald | 1 | 20 November 1915 | The Adventure Of The Diamond Pins |
| Greyfriars Herald | 2 | 27 November 1915 | The Case Of The Biscuit-Tin! |
| Greyfriars Herald | 3 | 04 December 1915 | The Bound Of The Haskervilles! |
| Greyfriars Herald | 4 | 11 December 1915 | The Freckled Hand! |
| Greyfriars Herald | 5 | 18 December 1915 | The Sign Of Forty-Four! |
| Greyfriars Herald | 6 | 25 December 1915 | The Death Of Sholmes! |
| Greyfriars Herald | 7 | 01 January 1916 | The Return Of Herlock Sholmes |
| Greyfriars Herald | 8 | 08 January 1916 | The Missing Mother-In-Law! |
| Greyfriars Herald | 9 | 15 January 1916 | The Adventure Of The Brixton Builder! |
| Greyfriars Herald | 10 | 22 January 1916 | The Case Of The American Millionaire! |
| Greyfriars Herald | 11 | 29 January 1916 | The Foreign Spy! |
| Greyfriars Herald | 12 | 05 February 1916 | The Case Of The Pipeclay Department! |
| Greyfriars Herald | 13 | 12 February 1916 | The Case Of The Pawned Pickle-Jar! |
| Greyfriars Herald | 14 | 19 February 1916 | The Munition Mystery! |
| Greyfriars Herald | 15 | 26 February 1916 | The Captured Submarines! |
| Greyfriars Herald | 16 | 04 March 1916 | The Sham Huns! |
| Greyfriars Herald | 17 | 11 March 1916 | The Kaiser's Code! |
| Greyfriars Herald | 18 | 18 March 1916 | The Yellow Phiz! |
| The Magnet Library | 461 | 09 December 1916 | Herlock Sholmes's Christmas Case |
| The Magnet Library | 469 | 03 February 1917 | The Case Of His Lordship's Engagement |
| The Magnet Library | 471 | 17 February 1917 | The Missing Minister! |
| The Magnet Library | 472 | 24 February 1917 | The Clue Of The Chanting Cheese |
| The Magnet Library | 473 | 03 March 1917 | The Missing Moke |
| The Magnet Library | 474 | 10 March 1917 | The Vanished Aliens! |
| The Gem Library | 479 | 14 April 1917 | The Red Tape Mystery! |
| The Gem Library | 482 | 05 May 1917 | The Case Of The Escaped Hun! |
| The Gem Library | 483 | 12 May 1917 | The Case Of The Currant Bun! |
| The Gem Library | 485 | 26 May 1917 | The Case Of The Russian Revolution |
| The Gem Library | 486 | 02 June 1917 | The Last Of The Potatoes! |
| The Gem Library | 488 | 16 June 1917 | On The Scent |
| The Gem Library | 490 | 30 June 1917 | The Case Of The Teuton's Trousers |
| The Gem Library | 493 | 21 July 1917 | The Missing Margarine |
| The Magnet Library | 498 | 25 August 1917 | The Mystery Of The Dustbin! |
| The Magnet Library | 501 | 15 September 1917 | The Case Of The American Clock! |
| The Magnet Library | 505 | 13 October 1917 | The Case Of The Hidden Hun! |
| The Magnet Library | 506 | 20 October 1917 | The Secretary's Double! |
| The Magnet Library | 508 | 03 November 1917 | The Lottery-Ticket! |
| The Magnet Library | 520 | 26 January 1918 | Herlock Sholmes At Monte Carlo! |
| The Magnet Library | 521 | 02 February 1918 | The Case Of The Financier! |
| The Gem Library | 526 | 09 March 1918 | A Murder Mystery |
| The Magnet Library | 551 | 31 August 1918 | The Case Of The Missing Wife! |
| The Magnet Library | 564 | 30 November 1918 | The Case Of The Missing Ms. |
| The Gem Library | 584 | 19 April 1919 | The Case of the Airman's Medal! |
| Greyfriars Herald (second series) | 33 | 12 June 1920 | The Missing Cricketer! |
| Greyfriars Herald (second series) | 34 | 19 June 1920 | The Bacon Mystery! |
| Greyfriars Herald (second series) | 35 | 26 June 1920 | The Chopstein Venus |
| Greyfriars Herald (second series) | 36 | 03 July 1920 | The Case Of The Missing Heir! |
| Greyfriars Herald (second series) | 37 | 10 July 1920 | The Mystery Of The Studio! |
| Greyfriars Herald (second series) | 38 | 17 July 1920 | The Case Of The Musician! |
| Greyfriars Herald (second series) | 39 | 24 July 1920 | The Mystery Of The Taxi-Cab! |
| Greyfriars Herald (second series) | 40 | 31 July 1920 | The Case Of The Stolen Car! |
| Greyfriars Herald (second series) | 41 | 07 August 1920 | The Case Of The Ball Dress! |
| Greyfriars Herald (second series) | 42 | 14 August 1920 | The Disappearance Of Lord Adolphus! |
| Greyfriars Herald (second series) | 43 | 21 August 1920 | The Mystery Of The Garden Suburb! |
| Greyfriars Herald (second series) | 44 | 28 August 1920 | The Case Of The Sinn Feiners! |
| Greyfriars Herald (second series) | 45 | 04 September 1920 | The Case Of The Mysterious Soprano! |
| Greyfriars Herald (second series) | 46 | 11 September 1920 | The Mysterious Bottle! |
| Greyfriars Herald (second series) | 47 | 18 September 1920 | The Case Of The Missing Patient! |
| Greyfriars Herald (second series) | 48 | 25 September 1920 | The Purloined Pork! |
| Greyfriars Herald (second series) | 49 | 02 October 1920 | The Case Of The Bolshevik! |
| Greyfriars Herald (second series) | 50 | 09 October 1920 | The Case Of The Orator! |
| Greyfriars Herald (second series) | 51 | 16 October 1920 | The Trunk Mystery! |
| Greyfriars Herald (second series) | 52 | 23 October 1920 | The Disappearance Of Dr. Jotson! |
| Greyfriars Herald (second series) | 53 | 30 October 1920 | The Case Of The Boat Club! |
| Greyfriars Herald (second series) | 54 | 06 November 1920 | The Case Of The Gunpowder Plot! |
| Greyfriars Herald (second series) | 55 | 13 November 1920 | The Case Of The Lost Chord! |
| Greyfriars Herald (second series) | 56 | 20 November 1920 | The Case Of The Charlady! |
| Greyfriars Herald (second series) | 57 | 27 November 1920 | The Case Of The Corn-Plaster! |
| Greyfriars Herald (second series) | 58 | 04 December 1920 | The Case Of Podgers, M.P.! |
| Greyfriars Herald (second series) | 59 | 11 December 1920 | The Case Of The Cubist! |
| Greyfriars Herald (second series) | 60 | 18 December 1920 | The Case Of The Dentist! |
| Greyfriars Boys' Herald | 61 | 25 December 1920 | The Mystery Of The Mince-Pie |
| Greyfriars Boys' Herald | 62 | 01 January 1921 | Pinkeye's New Year Resolution! |
| Greyfriars Boys' Herald | 65 | 22 January 1921 | The Case Of The Pink Rat! |
| Greyfriars Boys' Herald | 69 | 19 February 1921 | The Case Of The Lame Snail! |
| The Popular | 114 | 26 March 1921 | The Case Of The Potato-Jack! |
| The Magnet Library | 687 | 09 April 1921 | The "Sarah Jane" Mystery |
| The Popular | 118 | 23 April 1921 | The Mystery Of The Vacant House! |
| The Magnet Library | 690 | 30 April 1921 | The Case of the Lost Sapphire! |
| The Magnet Library | 691 | 07 May 1921 | The Case Of The Haunted Coal-Shed! |
| The Magnet Library | 695 | 04 June 1921 | The Case Of Creeping Krooboy! |
| The Magnet Library | 700 | 09 July 1921 | The Case Of The Lost Nugget! |
| The Magnet Library | 723 | 17 December 1921 | That Ghostly Xmas Knight |
| The Magnet Library | 727 | 14 January 1922 | The Lost Persian! |
| The Magnet Library | 737 | 25 March 1922 | The Case of Christopher Chickweed! |
| The Popular | 288 | 26 July 1924 | The Schwottem Ray! |
| The Popular | 290 | 09 August 1924 | That Mystery Of The Green Crab |
| The Popular | 292 | 23 August 1924 | The Golden Cow! |
| The Popular | 294 | 06 September 1924 | The White Rabbit! |
| The Popular | 296 | 20 September 1924 | The Unguarded Goal |
| The Popular | 298 | 04 October 1924 | The Mystery Of Moldy Manor |
| The Popular | 302 | 01 November 1924 | The Silver Wishbone |
| The Popular | 310 | 27 December 1924 | The Secret In The Pudding Bag! |
| The Popular | 312 | 10 January 1925 | The Great Wax-Work Mystery! |
| The Popular | 316 | 07 February 1925 | The Nabob's Elephant! |
| The Magnet Library | 1006 | 28 May 1927 | Herlock Sholmes At St. Sam's! [1/4] |
| The Magnet Library | 1007 | 04 June 1927 | The Shaddow Of Suspishun! [2/4] |
| The Magnet Library | 1008 | 11 June 1927 | A Slooth On The Trail! [3/4] |
| The Magnet Library | 1009 | 18 June 1927 | Laid By The Heals! [4/4] |
| Schoolboys' Own Library | 138 | 04 December 1930 | The Case of the Financier |
| Tom Merry's Own | 2 | 1950 | The Missing Millionaire |
| Tom Merry's Own | 4 | 1952 | The Case of the Perplexed Painter |