Arthur Conan Doyle Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the character Sherlock Holmes. Originally a physician, in 1887 he published "A Study in Scarlet", the first of four novels about Holmes and Dr. Watson. In addition, Doyle wrote over fifty short stories featuring the famous detective. The Sherlock Holmes stories are generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction. Doyle was a prolific writer; his non-Sherlockian works include fantasy and science fiction stories about Professor Challenger and humorous stories about the Napoleonic
Sherlock Holmes pastiches Ukraine, giving Arthur Conan Doyle the task to convince everyone that he was just an imaginary character. With the help of his serum, Holmes prolonged his life for several decades. In 1990s he indirectly helped Martin Mystère to capture a villain who found a formula of his serum. Leah Moore and John Reppion's "The Trial of Sherlock Holmes" (2009) and Scott Beatty's "Sherlock Holmes Year One" (2011) published by Dynamite Entertainment. Ian Edginton wrote the 2010 Wildstorm comic book limited series "Victorian Undead" which pitted Holmes against zombies. New Paradigm Studios in August 2012 debuted "Watson and Holmes" digital comic