The Reigate Puzzle (comic strip 1930)

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The Boston Globe (5 november 1930, p. 25)

The Reigate Puzzle is a comic strip drawn by the American illustrator Leo O'Mealia published in various American newspapers in 1930-1931.

The comic strip was serialized in 25 parts (numbered E-1 to E-25) with 4 illustrations each (only 3 for the last one). Total: 98 illustrations (plus an illustration for the next story).

This is an adaptation of the Arthur Conan Doyle's short story: The Adventure of the Reigate Squire (1893).

Editions

• in The Boston Globe (6 november - 4 december 1930 [US])
• in Binghamton Press (7 november - 6 december 1930 [US])
• in Santa Ana Register (20 november - 11 december 1930 [US])
• in Chester Times (26 november - 24 december 1930 [US])
• in The Vancouver Sun (15 december 1930 - 14 january 1931 [CA])
• in Decatur Evening Herald (25 december 1930 - ~22 january 1931 [US])
• in The Border Cities Star (23 january - 20 february 1931 [CA])
• in The Brooklyn Citizen (11 june - 10 july 1931 [US])

Episodes

1. Dr Watson's Telegram
2. Startling News
3. Murder is Done
4. Fate is Against Dr Watson
5. An Important Clue
6. Holmes Takes the Trail
7. The Inspector Worried
8. The Missing Paper
9. A Shocking Incident
10. Holmes Himself Again
11. Holmes Makes a Blunder
12. Searching the House
13. A Strange Mishap
14. "Help! Help! Murder!"
15. Holmes Rescued
16. Guilty Faces
17. The Missing Paper
18. Holmes Explains
19. Suspicious of Alec
20. Secret of the Writing
21. "No Unknown Man!"
22. A Futile Burglary
23. Why Holmes Had a "Fit"
24. Blackmail and Murder
25. The Letter That Cost a Life

Comic strips

The Boston Globe (6 november 1930, p. 25)

The Boston Globe (7 november 1930, p. 45)

The Boston Globe (8 november 1930, p. 18)

The Boston Globe (10 november 1930, p. 18)

The Boston Globe (11 november 1930, p. 28)

The Boston Globe (12 november 1930, p. 20)

The Boston Globe (13 november 1930, p. 25)

The Boston Globe (14 november 1930, p. 44)

The Boston Globe (15 november 1930, p. 20)

The Boston Globe (17 november 1930, p. 20)

The Boston Globe (18 november 1930, p. 24)

The Boston Globe (19 november 1930, p. 26)

The Boston Globe (20 november 1930, p. 16)

The Boston Globe (21 november 1930, p. 44)

The Boston Globe (22 november 1930, p. 18)

The Boston Globe (24 november 1930, p. 15)

The Boston Globe (25 november 1930, p. 14)

The Boston Globe (26 november 1930, p. 22)

The Boston Globe (27 november 1930, p. 26)

The Boston Globe (28 november 1930, p. 28)

The Boston Globe (29 november 1930, p. 18)

The Boston Globe (1 december 1930, p. 18)

The Boston Globe (2 december 1930, p. 30)

The Boston Globe (3 december 1930, p. 30)

The Boston Globe (4 december 1930, p. 31)

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• Arthur Conan Doyle