Columbo (character) he is visiting them. "Étude in Black" (1972) marked the first appearance of the lieutenant's basset hound, named "Dog". "Dog" came to be an occasional regular character in the films. Columbo considered names like "Fido", "Munch" and "Beethoven" but ultimately settled on "Dog". In "Sex and the Married Detective", Columbo is put on the spot when he is asked to play the tuba. Reluctantly he agrees, only to demonstrate great proficiency. He subsequently claimed that at school, the tuba was the only instrument left. In several episodes, Columbo is seen eating a breakfast of a boiled egg, usually while investigating
Columbo stories, titled "The Columbo Collection", which was published in May 2010 by Crippen & Landru, the specialty mystery publisher. The Columbo character is highlighted in volume 7 of the "Detective Conan" manga edition of "Gosho Aoyama's Mystery Library". Columbo was briefly mentioned in the anime adaptation in the episode "The Forgotten Cellphone Part 2" when Conan said one of Columbo's lines: "You know, my wife says...". "Columbo" was briefly mentioned in a 1990 chapter of the long-running manga, "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure", where the main character Jotaro Kujo begins to suspect the actions of a suspicious old woman. He mentions to