METADATA & RELEASE INFORMATION

Title (Original): Il fiuto di Sherlock Holmes: Le più belle storie a fumetti

Title (English): Sherlock Hound: The Greatest Comic Stories

Series / Issue: Anime Cult / Japan Magazine Speciale N. 1 (Nov/Dec 2025)

Franchise: Sherlock Hound / Il fiuto di Sherlock Holmes / 名探偵ホームズ

Original TV Series: Marco Pagot, Gi Pagot, Hayao Miyazaki (宮崎駿)

Production / Rights: © 2025 Rai Radiotelevisione Italiana - TMS / Licenza Rai Com

Publisher: Sprea S.p.A. (Sprea Comics Division)

Editor / Curator: Davide Castellazzi

Supervision: Loris Cantarelli

Cover Artist: Franco Oneta (from "il Giornalino" No. 31, 1985)

Release Date: 2025-10-10 (Bimonthly Cover Date: Nov/Dec 2025)

Cover Price: 12,90 €

ISSN: 3034-8706

Format: Trade Paperback Comic Anthology / Magazine Special (Color)

Language: Italian

Page Count: 130 pages

EDITORIAL ESSAYS & SPECIAL ARTICLES

p. 003: "Bentornato, Sherlock Holmes" (Editorial by Davide Castellazzi)

p. 006: "Ucciderò Sherlock Holmes! Nascita e fortune del famoso detective" (Historical retrospective on Arthur Conan Doyle & the detective genre)

p. 012: "Dall'Italia al Giappone: Intervista a Marco Pagot" (Extensive interview regarding the RAI/TMS co-production origin, working with Hayao Miyazaki, character design evolution, and Porco Rosso anecdotes)

p. 016: "Cover Gallery" (Reproduction of vintage 1985 "il Giornalino" covers: Nos. 3, 16, 24, 31, 45)

p. 126: "I quattro moschettieri: Gli autori dei fumetti di Sherlock Holmes" (Biographical spotlights on Toni Pagot, Franco Oneta, Gino Gavioli, and Carlo Peroni)

p. 128: "Un caso inedito: Il manga di Sherlock Holmes" (Spotlight on Hatsuki Tsuji's original 1985 Japanese manga "Bijo to Houken")

INCLUDED COMIC STORIES (ORIGINALLY FROM "IL GIORNALINO", 1985)

1. L'ingegnere scomparso (p. 017)

Script: Toni Pagot

Art: Franco Oneta

Notes: Comic adaptation of the missing engineer case / counterfeit press.

2. Furto all'Opera (p. 033)

Script: Toni Pagot

Art: Franco Oneta

Notes: Original case involving Professor Moriarty's opera heist.

3. La statua rapita (p. 049)

Script: Toni Pagot

Art: Gino Gavioli

Notes: Stolen statue investigation featuring classic Gavioli line art.

4. La tavolozza incatenata (p. 065)

Script: Toni Pagot

Art: Franco Oneta

Notes: Mystery revolving around art theft and master painters.

5. Tre duri e si bemolle (p. 081)

Script: Toni Pagot

Art: Carlo Peroni (Perogatt / Produzione Comics)

Notes: Slapstick caper drawn in Peroni's energetic comic style.

6. L'elefante bianco (p. 097)

Script: Toni Pagot

Art: Carlo Peroni (Perogatt / Produzione Comics)

Notes: Moriarty heist involving an elusive white elephant.

7. Non c'è rosa senza spine (p. 110)

Script: Toni Pagot

Art: Gino Gavioli

Notes: Botanical and jewel theft investigation.