SHERLOCK HOLMES "Hound of the Baskervilles" Conclusion

When Last We Left the Hound (and Our Heroes)...

Lobby card from the 1959 Hammer Studios film

Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are hired to investigate mysterious doings at Baskerville Hall, including sightings of a huge lethal dog!

While Holmes supposedly-remained in London, Watson journeyed to the ancestral home of the Baskervilles, encountering a number of colorful residents, some of whom hide sinister secrets.
But, it's a ploy as Holmes was also on-site, but in disguise.
Now reunited, the duo compare notes, and with Inspector Lestrade arriving with an arrest warrant, Holmes is ready to name the killer.
But the Hound, breathing fire, appears...

The illustrators for this tense tale from Classics Illustrated #33 (1948) are veterans Louis Zansky (pencils) and Fred Eng (inks).
The adaptation's scripter is unknown.
Here's a kool bonus: the text feature from this issue about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle...

SHERLOCK HOLMES "Hound of the Baskervilles" Part 4

When Last We Left our Heroes (and the Hound)...

Art by H Kiefer. The hand and "Rache" are from "A Study in Scarlet" which was in the original Classics Comics edition, but not included in the Classics Illustrated reprint!

Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are hired to investigate mysterious doings at Baskerville Hall, including sightings of a huge lethal dog!

While Holmes remains in London, Watson journeys to the ancestral home of the Baskervilles, encountering a number of colorful residents, some of whom hide sinister secrets.

While trailing a young man carrying food to a supposedly-abandoned nearby house, Watson discovers its' hidden resident...Sherlock Holmes!

Will Sir Henry out-race the Hound?

Will the murderer be revealed?

Will Holmes and Watson survive to return to Baker Street?

Be here tomorrow for the fearsome finale!

The illustrators for this tense tale from Classics Illustrated #33 (1948) are veterans Louis Zansky (pencils) and Fred Eng (inks).
The adaptation's scripter is unknown.

SHERLOCK HOLMES "Hound of the Baskervilles" Part 3

We Have Already Seen...

Dr Watson (Nigel Bruce) and Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) in the 1939 movie Hound of the Baskerviles

Engaged to investigate a mystery at Baskerville Hall, Sherlock Holmes sends Dr Watson in his stead while the Greatest Sleuth of All remains in London on other matters.

Watson dutifully observes a number of strange incidents and details them in a letter to Holmes.

The Doctor is penning his missive when he hears a noise outside his door...after midnight!

Tomorrow: Holmes vs the Hound!

The illustrators for this tense tale from Classics Illustrated #33 (1948) are veterans Louis Zansky (pencils) and Fred Eng (inks).
The adaptation's scripter is unknown.

SHERLOCK HOLMES "Hound of the Baskervilles" Part 2

Engaged to investigate a mystery at Baskerville Hall, Sherlock Holmes sends Dr Watson...

...while the Greatest Sleuth of All remains in London on other matters.

Will Barrymore validate the cliche "The Butler Did It"?

Be here Tomorrow for the answer!

The illustrators for this tense tale from Classics Illustrated #33 (1948) are veterans Louis Zansky (pencils) and Fred Eng (inks).
The adaptation's scripter is unknown.

SHERLOCK HOLMES "Hound of the Baskervilles" Part 1

Easily the single most famous Sherlock Holmes tale of all...

Art on the splash page by H C Kiefer

...as well as the Holmes story adapted most often into other media (radio, TV, movies, comics, etc)!

Tomorrow: Watson arrives at Baskerville Hall...

The illustrators for this tense tale from Classics Illustrated #33 (1948) are veterans Louis Zansky (pencils) and Fred Eng (inks).
The adaptation's scripter is unknown.
Note: an earlier edition of this comic was published as Classic Comics #33, and included an adaptation of "A Study in Scarlet" which was not included in any of the Classics Illustrated reprints.
A new, longer version of "A Study in Scarlet" was eventually done for Classics Illustrated.