Lord of the Rings Trilogy SC (1973 Ballantine Novel Slipcase Set) comic books

Special Edition - 1st printing - Includes 3 volumes with slipcase – By J.R.R. Tolkien. Includes: Fellowship of the Ring; Two Towers; and Return of the King. Softcover (with slipcase), 5-in. x 8-in., 1,518 pages (3 volumes), Text Only.

Fellowship of the Ring – The Fellowship of the Ring - first of the three books that comprise the complete story - tells of the fateful power of the One Ring, and begins the magnificent tale of war and adventure. 528 pages.

Two Towers – The Fellowship was scattered. Some were bracing hopelessly for war against the ancient evil of Sauron. Some were contending with the treachery of the wizard Saruman. Only Frodo and Sam were left to take the accursed Ring of Power to be destroyed in Mordor–the dark Kingdom where Sauron was supreme. Their guide was Gollum, deceitful and lust-filled, slave to the corruption of the Ring. 448 pages.

Return of the King - While the evil might of the Dark Lord Sauron swarmed out to conquer all Middle-earth, Frodo and Sam struggled deep into Mordor, seat of Sauron's power. To defeat the Dark Lord, the accursed Ring of Power had to be destroyed in the fires of Mount Doom. But the way was impossibly hard, and Frodo was weakening. Weighed down by the compulsion of the Ring he began finally to despair. 544 pages.

Special Edition - 2nd and later printings - Includes 3 volumes with slipcase – By J.R.R. Tolkien. Includes: Fellowship of the Ring; Two Towers; and Return of the King. Softcover (with slipcase), 5-in. x 8-in., 1,518 pages (3 volumes), Text Only.

Fellowship of the Ring – The Fellowship of the Ring - first of the three books that comprise the complete story - tells of the fateful power of the One Ring, and begins the magnificent tale of war and adventure. 528 pages.

Two Towers – The Fellowship was scattered. Some were bracing hopelessly for war against the ancient evil of Sauron. Some were contending with the treachery of the wizard Saruman. Only Frodo and Sam were left to take the accursed Ring of Power to be destroyed in Mordor–the dark Kingdom where Sauron was supreme. Their guide was Gollum, deceitful and lust-filled, slave to the corruption of the Ring. 448 pages.

Return of the King - While the evil might of the Dark Lord Sauron swarmed out to conquer all Middle-earth, Frodo and Sam struggled deep into Mordor, seat of Sauron's power. To defeat the Dark Lord, the accursed Ring of Power had to be destroyed in the fires of Mount Doom. But the way was impossibly hard, and Frodo was weakening. Weighed down by the compulsion of the Ring he began finally to despair. 544 pages.