Classics illustrated comic books

UK Edition - Volume 8 - 1st printing. "The Jungle Book!"

Based on the story by Rudyard Kipling. Art by Norman Nodel.

Kipling's classic story of Mowgli, the boy who was raised by wolves in the Indian Jungle. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes a biography of Rudyard Kipling, "If" (a poem by Kipling), theme discussions and study questions, which can be used both in the classroom or at home to further engage the reader in the story.

Softcover, 48 pages, full color.

UK Edition - Volume 9 - 1st printing. "Mutiny on the Bounty!"

Based on the story by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall. Art by Morris Waldinger. Cover by Henry C Keifer.

Nordhoff and Hall's account of the 1789 mutiny on board HMS Bounty, perpetrated by Fletcher Christian and the crew, against the tyrannical Captain William Bligh and his officers. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes a biography of Captain William Bligh, historical maps of the Bounty's journeys, theme discussions and study questions, which can be used both in the classroom and at home to further engage the reader in the story.

Softcover, 48 pages, full color.

UK Edition - Volume 10 - 1st printing. "Wuthering Heights!"

Based on the story by Emily Bronte. Art by Henry C. Kiefer. Cover by Geoffrey Biggs.

The only novel by Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights tells the story of the love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, the rugged young man adopted by her father. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, rather than with semaphores, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes a biography of Emily Brontë, theme discussions and study questions, which can be used both in the classroom or at home to further engage the reader in the story.

Softcover, 48 pages, full color.

UK Edition - Volume 11 - 1st printing. "Knights of the Round Table!"

Based on the story by Howard Pyle. Adapted by John Cooney. Art by Alex A. Blum.

The adventures of King Arthur, the knights of the round table, and their quest to find the Holy Grail. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes theme discussions and study questions, which can be used both in the classroom or at home to further engage the reader in the story.

Softcover, 48 pages, full color.

UK Edition - Volume 12 - 1st printing. "Jane Eyre!"

Based on the story by Charlotte Bronte. Art by H J Kihl.

Charlotte Brontë's novel tells the life story of the eponymous Jane, an orphan who suffers several injustices on her path to independence. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes theme discussions and study questions, which can be used both in the classroom or at home to further engage the reader in the story.

Softcover, 48 pages, full color.

UK Edition - Volume 13 - 1st printing. "Frankenstein!"

Based on the story by Mary Shelley. Art by Robert Webb. Cover by Norman Saunders.

Mary Shelley's gothic horror of Dr. Victor Frankenstein and his Monster. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, providing an excellent introduction for younger readers. Also includes theme discussions and study questions.

Softcover, 48 pages, full color.

UK Edition - Volume 14 - 1st printing. "The Time Machine!"

Based on the story by H. G. Wells. Art and cover by Lou Cameron.

Well's science fiction of time travel, and his protagonist's adventures in the future. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, providing an excellent introduction for younger readers. Also includes theme discussions and study questions.

Softcover, 48 pages, full color.

UK Edition - Volume 15 - 1st printing. "A Christmas Carol!"

Based on the story by Charles Dickens. Art by Henry C. Kiefer.

Dickens's classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come! Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale of Scrooge's redemption in colorful comic strip form, providing an excellent introduction for younger readers. Also includes theme discussions and study questions.

Softcover, 48 pages, full color.

UK Edition - Volume 16 - 1st printing. "Moby Dick!"

Based on the story by Herman Melville. Art by Norman Nodel. Cover by Louis Zansky.

Melville's tale of the whaling industry, and one captain's obsession with revenge against the Great White Whale that took his leg. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, providing an excellent introduction for younger readers. Also includes theme discussions and study questions.

Softcover, 48 pages, full color.

UK Edition - Volume 17 - 1st printing. "Macbeth!"

Based on the story by William Shakespeare. Art by Alex A. Blum.

Shakespeare's tragedy about the rise and fall of Macbeth, the Scottish Lord who is prophesied to become king. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, providing an excellent introduction for younger readers.

Also includes theme discussions and study questions.

Softcover, 48 pages, full color.

UK Edition - Volume 18 - 1st printing. "The Invisible Man!"

Based on the story by H.G. Wells. Art by Norman Nodel. Cover b Geoffrey Biggs.

H. G. Wells's tale of the mad scientist who discovers the secret of invisibility and wields its awesome power to his own ends. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, providing an excellent introduction for younger readers.

Also includes theme discussions and study questions.

Softcover, 48 pages, full color.

UK Edition - Volume 19 - 1st printing. "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn!"

Based on the story by Mark Twain. Art by Mike Sekowsky and Frank Giacoia.

Mark Twain's sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, chronicling the adventures of Sawyer's friend, Huck Finn. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, providing an excellent introduction for younger readers.

Also includes theme discussions and study questions.

Softcover, 48 pages, full color.

UK Edition - Volume 20 - 1st printing. "Great Expectations!"

Based on the story by Charles Dickens. Art by Henry C. Kiefer.

Pip, a young orphan living in the care of his older sister and her kind husband, is called upon in his youth under strange circumstances by the mysterious Miss Havisham to entertain her. After carrying out an apprenticeship in his brother-in-law's Blacksmiths, he receives an offer of support from an unexpected character from his past. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers.

This edition also includes theme discussions and study questions, which can be used both in the classroom or at home to further engage the reader in the story.

Softcover, 48 pages, full color.

UK Edition - Volume 21 - 1st printing. "Treasure Island!"

Based on the story by Robert Louis Stevenson. Art by Alex A. Blum.

Stevenson's great tale of pirates and buried treasure. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, providing an excellent introduction for younger readers.

Also includes theme discussions and study questions.

Softcover, 48 pages, full color.

UK Edition - Volume 22 - 1st printing. "Alice in Wonderland!"

Based on the story by Lewis Carroll. Art by Alex A. Blum.

Lewis Carroll's tale of Alice and her adventures down the rabbit hole, where she meets the most eccentric characters including the Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter and the Queen of Hearts. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes a biography of Lewis Carroll, two poems by Carroll and study questions, which can be used both in the classroom or at home to further engage the reader in the story.

Softcover, 48 pages, full color.

UK Edition - Volume 23 - 1st printing. "Black Beauty!"

Based on the story by Anna Sewell. Art by L. B. Cole.

Anna Sewell's story of the horse, Black Beauty, and his experiences in life with various owners, some kind, some cruel. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes a biography of Anna Sewell, theme discussions and study questions, which can be used both in the classroom or at home to further engage the reader in the story.

Softcover, 48 pages, full color.

UK Edition - Volume 24 - 1st printing. "Kidnapped!"

Based on the story by Robert Louis Stevenson. Art by Robert Webb.

Stevenson's tale of the adventures of David Balfour, sold into slavery at sea, and his daring escape! Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers.

This edition also includes a biography of Robert Louis Stevenson, theme discussions and study questions, which can be used both in the classroom or at home to further engage the reader in the story.

Softcover, 48 pages, full color.

UK Edition - Volume 25 - 1st printing. "The Three Musketeers!"

Based on the story by Alexandre Dumas. Art by George Evans.

Dumas's classic adventure tale of D'Artagnan, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, providing an excellent introduction for younger readers. Also includes theme discussions and study questions.

Softcover, 48 pages, full color.

UK Edition - Volume 26 - 1st printing. "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea!"

Based on the story by Jules Verne. Art by Henry C. Kiefer.

The adventures of Captain Nemo and his captives and crew on his submarine, the Nautilus. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, providing an excellent introduction for younger readers. Also includes theme discussions and study questions.

Softcover, 48 pages, full color.

UK Edition - Volume 27 - 1st printing. "Ben-Hur!"

Based on the story by Lew Wallace. Art by Joe Orlando. Cover by Gerald McCann.

Lew Wallace's "Tale of the Christ" as told through the life of Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish heir accused of attempting to assassinate a Roman Governor and sold into slavery as punishment. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes a biography of Lew Wallace, theme discussions, and study questions, which can be used both in the classroom or at home to further engage the reader in the story.

Softcover, 48 pages, full color.

UK Edition - Volume 28 - 1st printing. "The Last Days of Pompeii!"

Based on the story by Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton. Art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers.

Bulwer-Lytton's story of fictional events in Pompeii in the days leading up to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, which destroyed the city. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes a biography of Edward Bulwer-Lytton, theme discussions and study questions, which can be used both in the classroom or at home to further engage the reader in the story.

Softcover, 48 pages, full color.

UK Edition - Volume 29 - 1st printing. "Ivanhoe!"

Based on the story by Sir Walter Scott. Art by Norman Nodel.

Sir Walter Scott's tale of adventure during the times of Robin Hood. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes a biography if Sir Walter Scott and study questions, which can be used both in the classroom or at home to further engage the reader in the story.

Softcover, 48 pages, full color.

UK Edition - Volume 30 - 1st printing. "Julius Caesar!"

Based on the story by William Shakespeare. Art by Reed Crandall and George Evans. Cover by L. B. Cole.

Shakespeare's famous tragedy tells of the events leading up to the assassination of Roman leader and dictator, Julius Caesar, and its immediate aftermath, with Rome plunged into civil war. No tears for Caesar. Classics Illustrated tells this tale in colorful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes theme discussions and study questions, which can be used both in the classroom and at home to further engage the reader in the story.

Softcover, 48 pages, full color.

UK Edition - Volume 31 - 1st printing. "Around the World in 80 Days!"

Based on the story by Jules Verne. Art by Henry C. Kiefer.

Jules Verne's tale of Phileas Fogg and his bet to travel around the world in 80 days. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, providing an excellent introduction for younger readers. Also includes theme discussions and study questions.

Softcover, 48 pages, full color.

UK Edition - Volume 32 - 1st printing. "Nicholas Nickleby!"

Based on the story by Charles Dickens. Art by Gustav Schrotte.

After the death of his father, Nicholas Nickleby becomes a schoolteacher in a boys' school in Yorkshire to support his family. There he sees injustices and cruelty and stands up to the schoolmasters to right these wrongs. Classics Illustrated tells Dickens' tale in colorful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes theme discussions and study questions, which can be used both in the classroom and at home to further engage the reader in the story.

Softcover, 48 pages, full color.

UK Edition - Volume 33 - 1st printing. "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde!"

Based on the story by Robert Louis Stevenson. Art by Lou Cameron.

Stevenson's tale of horror featuring Dr. Jekyll, and the potion that transforms him into the brutal and terrifying Mr Hyde! Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, providing an excellent introduction for younger readers. Also includes theme discussions and study questions.

Softcover, 48 pages, full color.

UK Edition - Volume 34 - 1st printing. "The Last of the Mohicans!"

Based on the story by James F. Cooper. Art by John Severin and Steve Addeo.

Fenimore Cooper's tale of Hawkeye and Chingachgook. Part of his "Leatherstocking Tales" of the frontier. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, providing an excellent introduction for younger readers. Also includes theme discussions and study questions.

Softcover, 48 pages, full color.

UK Edition - Volume 35 - 1st printing. "Tale of Two Cities!"

Based on the story by Charles Dickens. Art by George Evans and Joe Orlando.

Dickens's classic story of the French Revolution. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes theme discussions and study questions, which can be used both in the classroom or at home to further engage the reader in the story.

Softcover, 48 pages, full color.

UK Edition - Volume 36 - 1st printing. "The Hunchback of Notre Dame!"

Based on the story by Victor Hugo. Art by Reed Crandall and George Evans.

Hugo's great story of Quasimodo, the deformed bell ringer of Notre Dame. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes theme discussions and study questions, which can be used both in the classroom or at home to further engage the reader in the story.

Softcover, 48 pages, full color.

UK Edition - Volume 37 - 1st printing. "A Study in Scarlet!"

Based on the story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Art by Seymour Moskowitz. Cover by Mort Kunstler.

Conan Doyle's first Sherlock Holmes mystery. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, providing an excellent introduction for younger readers. Also includes theme discussions and study questions.

Softcover, 48 pages, full color.

UK Edition - Volume 38 - 1st printing. "The Count of Monte Cristo!"

Based on the story by Alexandre Dumas. Art by Lou Cameron.

Edmond Dantès, a merchant sailor in the early 19th Century, is wrongfully imprisoned for life without trial. After years of incarceration on the remote island prison of the Château d'If, he learns of a vast treasure on the island of Monte Cristo and becomes determined to escape in order to retrieve the treasure and use it for vengeance against the men who betrayed him. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes theme discussions and study questions, which can be used both in the classroom or at home to further engage the reader in the story.

Softcover, 48 pages, full color.

UK Edition - Volume 39 - 1st printing. "Hamlet!"

Based on the story by William Shakespeare. Art by Alex A. Blum.

After encountering the ghost of his father on the castle parapet, Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark, is convinced that his father's death was part of a foul plot to take the throne. It is up to Hamlet to decide whether his father must be avenged, and if so, should it be he who commits the act? Classics Illustrated tells Shakespeare's classic tale in colorful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers.

This edition also includes theme discussions and study questions, which can be used both in the classroom or at home to further engage the reader in the story.

Softcover, 48 pages, full color.

UK Edition - Volume 40 - 1st printing. "David Copperfield!"

Based on the story by Charles Dickens. Art by Henry C. Kiefer.

Young David Copperfield enjoys a happy childhood with his widowed mother, until she decides to marry the stern and unforgiving Mr. Murdstone. Murdstone sends David away and David's circumstances become unbearable until he decides to run away to his aunt Betsy's care. From here, David's journey from boy to man is told, with much adventure, friendship, love and grief. Classics Illustrated tells Dickens' wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers.

This edition also includes theme discussions and study questions, which can be used both in the classroom and at home to further engage the reader in the story.

Softcover, 48 pages, full color.

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UK Edition - Volume 46 - 1st printing. "The Gold Bug and Other Stories"

Based on the stories by Edgar Allan Poe. Art by Alex Blum, Jim Wilcox, Rudy Palais.

n The Gold Bug, three men search for the infamous Captain Kidds vast hidden treasure using a mysterious golden beetle to navigate the way! In The Tell-Tale Heart, a man is driven to the brink of insanity, racked with guilt after murdering his innocent landlord. In The Cask of Amontillado, a man exacts a terrible revenge upon another who has taunted him for years…

This edition also includes theme discussions and study questions, which can be used both in the classroom and at home to further engage the reader in the story.

Softcover, 48 pages, full color.

UK Edition - Volume 47 - 1st printing. "Off on a Comet"

Based on the story by Jules Verne. Art by Gerald McCann.

n When a comet strikes, it breaks off a section of the Earth, sending it spinning into outer space – along with a group of survivors who were not left behind! Can they survive the harsh conditions of their new, reduced world, and if not, how can they possibly get home? One of Jules Vernes Voyages extraordinaires.

This edition also includes theme discussions and study questions, which can be used both in the classroom and at home to further engage the reader in the story.

Softcover, 48 pages, full color.

50th Anniversary Special Limited Edition Issue

Volume 124 - 1st printing. "The War of the Worlds!"

Based on the story by H. G. Wells. Art and cover by Lou Cameron.

One of H. G. Wells best science fiction tales, about how the Martians attack Earth. Featuring a Wells biography; "Nostradamus: Prophet or Imposter?"; "The War That Never Was" (Orson Welles).

Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 48 pages, full color.

Cover price $14.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $3.30

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Great Expectations!"

Based on the story by Charles Dickens. Adapted by Rick Geary.

The bittersweet tale of one boy's adolescence, and of the choices he makes to shape his destiny. Into an engrossing mystery, Dickens weaves a heartfelt inquiry into morals and virtues - as the orphan Pip, the convict Magwitch, the beautiful Estella, the bitter Miss Havisham, the goodhearted Biddy, the kind Joe and other memorable characters entwine in a battle of human nature.

Rick Geary's delightful illustrations capture the newfound awe and frustrations of young Pip as he comes of age, and begins to understand the opportunities that life presents.

Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 64 pages, full color.

Cover price $9.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. "Great Expectations!"

Based on the story by Charles Dickens. Adapted by Rick Geary.

The bittersweet tale of one boy's adolescence, and of the choices he makes to shape his destiny. Into an engrossing mystery, Dickens weaves a heartfelt inquiry into morals and virtues - as the orphan Pip, the convict Magwitch, the beautiful Estella, the bitter Miss Havisham, the goodhearted Biddy, the kind Joe and other memorable characters entwine in a battle of human nature.

Rick Geary's delightful illustrations capture the newfound awe and frustrations of young Pip as he comes of age, and begins to understand the opportunities that life presents.

Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 64 pages, full color.

Cover price $9.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

Add to cart Very Fine $7.99

Add to cart Very Fine $7.99

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "The Invisible Man!"

Based on the story by H.G. Wells. Adapted by Rick Geary.

One of the most gripping of H.G. Wells' science-fiction sagas, The Invisible Man is the story of a brilliant young scientist who impetuously experiments upon himself, and then becomes invisible and mad, imprisoned in a nightmare of his own making. A spellbinding and unforgettable fantasy, it also provides a lesson in the calamity that can result when knowledge is used toward a corrupt end.

Eisner-Award winner Rick Geary's artwork captures the tragedy and irony of Wells' fascinating tale.

Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 64 pages, full color.

Cover price $9.95.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Through the Looking-Glass!"

Based on the story by Lewis Carroll. Adapted by Kyle Baker.

Kyle Baker's adaptation of the madcap sequel to Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is truly inspired.

It begins when Alice wonders what's on the other side of the mirror, and is actually able to pass on through to the other side. Along the way she encounters talking flowers and such unforgettable characters such as Tweedledum and Tweedledee, the Lion and the Unicorn, and Humpty-Dumpty, while somehow becoming the White Queen in a surreal chess match against the Red Queen. All the inspired lunacy of Lewis Carroll's classic book comes alive in this beautiful graphic novel.

A graphic masterpiece by eight-time Eisner Award-winner Kyle Baker!

Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 64 pages, full color.

Cover price $9.95.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "Edgar Allan Poe: The Raven and Other Poems!"

Based on the story by Edgar Allan Poe. Art by Gahan Wilson.

"The Raven," "Annabel Lee," "Eldorado," "The Sleeper," "The Haunted Palace," "The Conqueror Worm," "The City in the Sea." These are some of the world's most fascinating, best-loved poems. Edgar Allan Poe's verses - masterpieces of mystery, horror, melancholy, and haunting melody - grip the imagination and fuel the emotions.

World-famous cartoonist Gahan Wilson brings the perfect, surreal touch to Poe's elegantly dark poems.

Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 144 pages, full color.

Cover price $9.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

Add to cart Very Fine $7.99

Volume 5 - 1st printing. "Hamlet!"

Based on the story by William Shakespeare. Adapted by Steven Grant. Art by Tom Mandrake.

William Shakespeare's Hamlet is one of the most revered and best-loved plays of all time. The story of a young man who strives to avenge his father's death has been performed and read constantly since it debuted at London's Globe Theatre over four hundred years ago. Madness, family, and revenge are only a handful of the universal themes found in this tale.

Tom Mandrake's art combined with Steven Grant's adaptation truly realizes the dark nature of this story.

Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 144 pages, full color.

Cover price $9.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $7.99

Volume 6 - 1st printing. "The Scarlet Letter!"

Based on the story by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Adapted by P. Craig Russell. Art by Jill Thompson.

In addition to his graphic adapations of opera and the fairy tales of Oscar Wilde, P. Craig Russell is known for both his collaborations with Neil Gaiman and his adaptations of Gaiman's prose works, all of which makes Russell an inspired choice to adapt The Scarlet Letter.

Russell broke down the novel into script form and layouts, providing Jill Thompson the foundation for her beautifully painted pages that bring Hawthorne's tale of adultery and secrets to life.

Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 56 pages, full color.

Cover price $9.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

Volume 7 - 1st printing. "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde!"

Based on the story by Robert Louis Stevenson. Art by John K. Snyder III.

Not only was Stevenson's novel the inspiration for The Incredible Hulk, but Alan Moore enlisted Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in his original graphic novel series, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

This adaptation by Grendel artist John K. Snyder III is true to the spirit of the original Robert Louis Stevenson novel of a man's experiments to plumb the depths of a fractured psyche, and stands by itself as a fantastic thrilling adventure.

Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 56 pages, full color.

Cover price $9.95.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. "The Count of Monte Cristo!"

Based on the story by Alexandre Dumas. Adapted by Steven Grant. Art by Dan Spiegle.

Edmond Dantes, a fugitive wrongfully accused of a crime and betrayed by a rival, escapes from prison to embark on a search for treasure. Eventually, Dantes returns to France after creating the new identity of the Count of Monte Cristo in order to exact vengeance on his betrayer.

A whirlwind adventure for any young child who follows this epic tale, Grant and Spiegle capture the excitement of this classic story that has remained a best-seller for over a hundred years.

Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 56 pages, full color.

Cover price $9.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $7.99

Volume 9 - 1st printing. "The Jungle!"

Based on the story by Upton Sinclair. Adapted by Peter Kuper.

The Jungle recounts the shocking tales of immigrant Jurgis Rudkus and his family, who find themselves at the mercy of a brutal system in the stockyards of Chicago. The original book's expose of the dangerous and unsavory practices in the meatpacking industry created a public furore that led to the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act.

The mood and atmosphere of the times is captured beautifully by Peter Kuper's artwork.

Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 56 pages, full color.

Cover price $9.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

Add to cart Very Fine $7.99

Add to cart Very Fine $7.99

Volume 10 - 1st printing. "Cyrano de Bergerac!"

Based on the story by Edmond Rostand. Adapted by Peter David. Art by Kyle Baker.

Cyrano de Bergerac yearns to confess his love to for his cousin Roxanne; he is a talented poet and musician who should have no trouble doing so. Yet his large nose has him convinced that no woman would ever be interested in him. When Cyrano finds out that Roxanne is enamored with the handsome Christian de Neuville, a tale of romance and heartbreak begins that is wonderfully captured by Peter David and Kyle Baker.

Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 56 pages, full color.

Cover price $9.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $7.99

Add to cart Very Fine $7.99

Volume 11 - 1st printing. "The Devil's Dictionary and Other Stories!"

Based on the story by Ambrose Bierce. Adapted by Gahan Wilson.

Ambrose Bierce's 1911 satire is illustrated with the surreal and macabre art of famed New Yorker cartoonist Gahan Wilson, creating a funny yet poignant presentation.

Switching seamlessly from illustration to full-color comics to adapt The Boarded Window, Dead, and An Imperfect Conflagration, Wilson brings his signature dark humor to Bierce's work.

Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 56 pages, full color.

Cover price $9.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

Volume 12 - 1st printing. "The Island of Dr. Moreau!"

Based on the story by H.G. Wells. Adapted by Steven Grant. Art by Eric Vincent.

One of H.G. Wells's most visionary tales, this is the disturbing tale of Pendrick, a shipwrecked naturalist who unwittingly discovers a horrific scientific and social experiment that is creating a mutant race of hideous creatures, half-human and half-beast. Terrifying and spellbinding, Wells' masterpiece warns of the catastrophe that could result when man recklessly tampers with nature.

Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 56 pages, full color.

Cover price $9.99.

Volume 13 - 1st printing. "Ivanhoe!"

Based on the story by Sir Walter Scott. Adapted by Mark Wayne Harris. Art by Ray Lago.

The story of Wilfred of Ivanhoe has thrilled audiences since it was first conceived in the early 19th Century. Set in 1194 at the end of the Third Crusade, Sir Walter Scott's novel also contains appearances by Sir Robin of Locksley and his Merry Men. Ray Lago's background in action-packed comics makes him a great choice to draw this epic tale.

Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 56 pages, full color.

Cover price $9.99.