1st edition published June 1990. Ricardo Villagran, Argentine artist of Evangeline and Aquaman, adapts Jack Londons adventure tale of survival in the Arctic, The Call of the Wild. First Comics Classics Illustrated was noted for its faithful adaptations of literary works by top-notch artists. Later reprinted as part of Papercutz hardcover Classics Illustrated series.
52 pages. Cover price $3.75. Cover price $3.75.
Gary Gianni, noted for his work on Hal Fosters Prince Valiant, adapts several tales by 19th-century short-story master O. Henry. These include The Gift of the Magi, The Pimienta Pancakes, A Retrieved Reformation, The Cop and the Anthem, The Voice of the City and The Last Leaf.
52 pages. Cover price $3.75. Cover price $3.75.
Gahan Wilson, noted Playboy cartoonist with a taste for the macabre, adapts several stories by 19th-century author Ambrose Bierce, the poor mans Mark Twain. The Devils Dictionary features cynical definitions, such as Love – a temporary insanity curable by marriage. Also, The Boarded Window, An Imperfect Conflagration, and the poem Dead.
52 pages. Cover price $3.95. Cover price $3.95.
Edmund Rostands romantic saga of derring-do, Cyrano de Bergerac, is adapted by Peter David (Hulk, Star Trek) and illustrated by Kyle Baker (Plastic Man, Why I Hate Saturn). First Comics Classics Illustrated was noted for its faithful adaptations of literary works by top-notch artists. Later reprinted as part of Papercutz hardcover Classics Illustrated series. 52 pages.
Artist Jeffrey Busch adapts Rudyard Kiplings The Jungle Books. First Comics Classics Illustrated was noted for its faithful adaptations of literary works by top-notch artists.
52 pages. Cover price $3.95. Cover price $3.95.
Peter Kuper of The System and World War 3 adapts Upton Sinclairs withering expose of the meat-packing industry, The Jungle. First Comics Classics Illustrated was noted for its faithful adaptations of literary works by top-notch artists. Later reprinted as part of Papercutz hardcover Classics Illustrated series. Last issue of the series.
52 pages. Cover price $3.95. Cover price $3.95.
Kyle Baker (Plastic Man, Cowboy Wally Show, Why I Hate Saturn), adapts the absurd adventures of Alice in Lewis Carrolls Through the Looking Glass. First Comics Classics Illustrated was noted for its faithful adaptations of literary works by top-notch artists.
Set during the tumultuous years following Napoleon's exile from France, The Count of Monte Cristo remains one of the most thrilling adventure stories of all time. The popular melodrama - Edmond Dantes' betrayal, his captivity, his discovery of a hidden treasure, and his painstakingly wrought revenge - is a masterpiece of suspense, intrigue and romance. Dan Spiegle's dramatic illustrations evoke the excitement of this irresistible tale, and convey the turbulence of life in Alexander Dumas' 19th century France.
Adaptation/script by Steven Grant, art by Dan Spiegle. Cover by Pat Boyette. 47 pages. Cover price $3.75.
Michael Ploog, former Man-Thing and Ghost Rider artist, adapts Mark Twains classic novel of life on the Mississippi, Tom Sawyer. First Comics Classics Illustrated was noted for its faithful adaptations of literary works by top-notch artists.
52 pages. Cover price $3.75. Cover price $3.75.
