Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde HC (1992-2012 NBM) comic books
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Issue #2-REP
$6.00
$6.00
Volume 2 - 2nd and later printings. "The Young King" and "The Remarkable Rocket!" Adapted by P. Craig Russell. See Russell at his most cartoony in the amusing The Remarkable Rocket, a vain rocket who figures to be better than all the rest even seeing glory in his demise. From humble origins, The Young King revels in the finer possessions of his new lofty position. When he sees the suffering his people go through making these for him, he casts them off but paradoxically, this is not what they want. Hardcover, 8 1/4-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, full color. Cover price $15.95.
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Issue #4-REP
$4.00
Volume 4 - 2nd and later printings. "The Devoted Friend" and "The Nightingale and the Rose!" Adapted by P. Craig Russell. The fourth volume in the prize-winning and greatly acclaimed complete adaptations of Wilde's tales presents The Devoted Friend on what constitutes real friendship, and The Nightingale and the Rose, a stirring story of sacrifice to love with a cruel twist. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 32 pages, full color. Cover price $16.99.
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Issue #5S-1ST
$24.00
$24.00
Includes tip-in sheet signed by P. Craig Russell - Volume 5 - 1st printing. "The Happy Prince!" Adapted by P. Craig Russell. Quarterbound in real cloth and fine paper with a tip-in sheet signed by P. Craig Russell, this signed and numbered edition is strictly limited to 200 copies. The Happy Prince has lived a life of opulence but has died young and his soul inhabits a beautiful ruby encrusted statue covered all over in gold leaf. When a small barn swallow stops to rest upon the statue the Happy Prince prevails upon him to remove his gold leaf a piece at a time and shower it upon the poor citizens. In the spring the townspeople finding only a dull statue with a broken lead heart and a dead bird consign the worthless objects to the ash heap. Only an emissary of God recognizes them as the most valuable treasures of the city and brings them to the gardens of heaven. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 32 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 200 copies. Cover price $50.00.
