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First comic book adaptation of A Christmas Carol
[October 2025 - two film adaptations of A Christmas Carol are in production, one directed by Robert Eggers starring Willem Dafoe and another directed by Ti West starring Johnny Depp]
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First comic book adaptation of A Christmas Carol
[October 2025 - two film adaptations of A Christmas Carol are in production, one directed by Robert Eggers starring Willem Dafoe and another directed by Ti West starring Johnny Depp]
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Adaptation of the novel Citizen of the Galaxy (1957) by Robert A. Heinlein
A coming-of-age science fiction series that follows a young slave boy, as he journeys through various societies from slavery to spacefaring traders to interstellar aristocracy—ultimately discovering his true identity and fighting against galactic slavery
[August 2025 - animated adaptation in development from Jay Olivia (Twilight of the Gods) with writer Luke Lieberman (God of Love)]
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Adaptation of the novel Citizen of the Galaxy (1957) by Robert A. Heinlein
A coming-of-age science fiction series that follows a young slave boy, as he journeys through various societies from slavery to spacefaring traders to interstellar aristocracy—ultimately discovering his true identity and fighting against galactic slavery
[August 2025 - animated adaptation in development from Jay Olivia (Twilight of the Gods) with writer Luke Lieberman (God of Love)]
Dynamite Entertainment ⋅ 2017
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Prequel to the best-selling, young adult book series
700 years after humanity began to colonize other planets, a young man from the lower class Reds undergoes a procedure to become an elite class Gold
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Prequel to the best-selling, young adult book series
700 years after humanity began to colonize other planets, a young man from the lower class Reds undergoes a procedure to become an elite class Gold
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Adaptation of the post-apocalyptic novel by John Wyndham that imagines an aggressive species of killer plants killing a population of humanity blinded by a meteor shower
[March 2023 - director Johan Renck (Chernobyl) adapting the novel for the first of multiple planned Amazon miniseries with executive producers attached]
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Adaptation of the post-apocalyptic novel by John Wyndham that imagines an aggressive species of killer plants killing a population of humanity blinded by a meteor shower
[March 2023 - director Johan Renck (Chernobyl) adapting the novel for the first of multiple planned Amazon miniseries with executive producers attached]
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Five-issue adaptation of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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Five-issue adaptation of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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Eight issue adaptation of L. Frank Baum's classic book
Won the Eisner Award for Best Limited series and Best Publication for Kids
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Eight issue adaptation of L. Frank Baum's classic book
Won the Eisner Award for Best Limited series and Best Publication for Kids
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Comic book adaptation of the George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire with illustrations that resemble characters from the HBO series
Cover art by Alex Ross
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Comic book adaptation of the George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire with illustrations that resemble characters from the HBO series
Cover art by Alex Ross
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Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority
Reason: Wertham describes the first eight pages of this comic as being gratuitously violent and a poor representation of the source material
HRN stands for Highest Re-order issue Number on back cover - the lower the number the earlier the printing. Generally a first printing will have an HRN that matches the issue number on the front
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Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority
Reason: Wertham describes the first eight pages of this comic as being gratuitously violent and a poor representation of the source material
HRN stands for Highest Re-order issue Number on back cover - the lower the number the earlier the printing. Generally a first printing will have an HRN that matches the issue number on the front
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1st appearance of Rima the Jungle Girl in a DC series
Adaptation of the 1904 novel, Green Mansions by W.H. Hudson which was later made into a film with Audrey Hepburn as Rima
Earlier comic book adaptation of Green Houses in Classics Illustrated #90 (1959)
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1st appearance of Rima the Jungle Girl in a DC series
Adaptation of the 1904 novel, Green Mansions by W.H. Hudson which was later made into a film with Audrey Hepburn as Rima
Earlier comic book adaptation of Green Houses in Classics Illustrated #90 (1959)
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Four-issue adaption of the novel by Richard Matheson about a virus that turns the human population into vampires except for one man
[March 2022 - Will Smith and Michael B. Jordan confirmed for I Am Legend sequel]
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Four-issue adaption of the novel by Richard Matheson about a virus that turns the human population into vampires except for one man
[March 2022 - Will Smith and Michael B. Jordan confirmed for I Am Legend sequel]
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68-page anthology of six science fiction story adaptations:
17-page adaptation of John W. Campbell's classic story 'Who Goes There?' that served as the inspiration for the films 'The Thing From Another World' (1951) and John Carpenter's 'The Thing' (1982)
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68-page anthology of six science fiction story adaptations:
17-page adaptation of John W. Campbell's classic story 'Who Goes There?' that served as the inspiration for the films 'The Thing From Another World' (1951) and John Carpenter's 'The Thing' (1982)
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1st appearance of John Carter Warlord of Mars in a standard comic book
Adaptation of 'A Princess of Mars' by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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1st appearance of John Carter Warlord of Mars in a standard comic book
Adaptation of 'A Princess of Mars' by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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Five-issue limited series that adapts the novel Riftwar
[February 2022 - Deadline Reports: ‘The Riftwar Cycle’: TV Series Adaptation Of Fantasy Books In Works At Newly Launched Six Studios]
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Five-issue limited series that adapts the novel Riftwar
[February 2022 - Deadline Reports: ‘The Riftwar Cycle’: TV Series Adaptation Of Fantasy Books In Works At Newly Launched Six Studios]
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Adaptation of four stories from Arabian Nights with introduction and conclusion featuring Scheherazade
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Adaptation of four stories from Arabian Nights with introduction and conclusion featuring Scheherazade
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Adaptation of the Lewis Carroll classic 'Alice In Wonderland'
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Adaptation of the Lewis Carroll classic 'Alice In Wonderland'
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108-page graphic novel with stories by Richard Corben
Reprinted stories that appear in Heavy Metal Magazine #15 - #28
Adaptation of Arabian Nights
Original retail price: $7.95
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108-page graphic novel with stories by Richard Corben
Reprinted stories that appear in Heavy Metal Magazine #15 - #28
Adaptation of Arabian Nights
Original retail price: $7.95
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18-page adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera novel by Gaston Leroux
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18-page adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera novel by Gaston Leroux
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25-page adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula novel
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25-page adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula novel
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Damsel in distress cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Adaptation of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (1886), opening story
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Damsel in distress cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Adaptation of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (1886), opening story
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First U.S. adaptation of the classic Jules Verne novel (1869)
[November 2021 - Disney is developing a live-action series titled 'Nautilus' that will tell the origin of Captain Nemo who will be played by Shazad Latif, directed by Michael Matthews (Love & Monsters) for Disney+]
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First U.S. adaptation of the classic Jules Verne novel (1869)
[November 2021 - Disney is developing a live-action series titled 'Nautilus' that will tell the origin of Captain Nemo who will be played by Shazad Latif, directed by Michael Matthews (Love & Monsters) for Disney+]
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Three-issue adaptation of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein
Includes a map of the Misty Mountains of Wilderland
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Three-issue adaptation of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein
Includes a map of the Misty Mountains of Wilderland
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Adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe stories:
The Pit and the Pendulum (13 pages)
The Adventure of Hans Pfall (22 pages)
The Fall of the House of Usher (14 pages)
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Adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe stories:
The Pit and the Pendulum (13 pages)
The Adventure of Hans Pfall (22 pages)
The Fall of the House of Usher (14 pages)
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Six-page adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's 'Fall of the House of Usher'
First comic book adaptation of this story
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Six-page adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's 'Fall of the House of Usher'
First comic book adaptation of this story
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Adaptation of a book by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan about an infectious virus that turns humans into vampires
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Adaptation of a book by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan about an infectious virus that turns humans into vampires
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Adaptation of Stephen King's short story 'Lawnmower Man' from the Night Shift anthology
1st appearance of Greenberg the Vampire, a Manhattan vampire who is an otherwise ordinary person
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Adaptation of Stephen King's short story 'Lawnmower Man' from the Night Shift anthology
1st appearance of Greenberg the Vampire, a Manhattan vampire who is an otherwise ordinary person
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Comic book adaptation of the Wizard of Oz by Frank L. Baum
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Comic book adaptation of the Wizard of Oz by Frank L. Baum
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Comic book adaptation of H.G. Wells' classic novel of the same name
1 page text article detailing the story of Orson Welles' 1938 radio broadcast of War of the Worlds that allegedly caused hysteria among listeners who mistook it for an emergency news bulletin that aliens were invading Earth
First printing can be identified by viewing the back cover at how many other Classics Illustrated books are listed. This issue's first printing will show 125 titles printed on the back cover
Some listings may describe the first printing as HRN 125
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Comic book adaptation of H.G. Wells' classic novel of the same name
1 page text article detailing the story of Orson Welles' 1938 radio broadcast of War of the Worlds that allegedly caused hysteria among listeners who mistook it for an emergency news bulletin that aliens were invading Earth
First printing can be identified by viewing the back cover at how many other Classics Illustrated books are listed. This issue's first printing will show 125 titles printed on the back cover
Some listings may describe the first printing as HRN 125
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Adaptation of Lewis Carroll's 'Alice In Wonderland'
First printing identified by a $0.10 cover price and the letters/numbers HRN 47
There are often multiple reprints of a Classics Illustrated publication with similar if not exactly the same front cover details
One method of identification used by the industry is the "code" HRN which means Highest Reorder Number
In the case of Alice In Wonderland, the first printing is HRN 47
Simply put, on the back cover (see image) there are 47 titles in the yellow box numbered 1 - 47
These were the other titles available to order from the publisher. The company continued to adapt classic novels in comic book form month after month which would be added to the back cover
Alice In Wonderland second printing would be described in Overstreet or an eBay listing as HRN 64 meaning 64 titles are listed on the back cover instead of 47
Third printing - HRN 85
Fourth printing - HRN 155
Fifth printing - HRN 165
Sixth printing - HRN 167
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Adaptation of Lewis Carroll's 'Alice In Wonderland'
First printing identified by a $0.10 cover price and the letters/numbers HRN 47
There are often multiple reprints of a Classics Illustrated publication with similar if not exactly the same front cover details
One method of identification used by the industry is the "code" HRN which means Highest Reorder Number
In the case of Alice In Wonderland, the first printing is HRN 47
Simply put, on the back cover (see image) there are 47 titles in the yellow box numbered 1 - 47
These were the other titles available to order from the publisher. The company continued to adapt classic novels in comic book form month after month which would be added to the back cover
Alice In Wonderland second printing would be described in Overstreet or an eBay listing as HRN 64 meaning 64 titles are listed on the back cover instead of 47
Third printing - HRN 85
Fourth printing - HRN 155
Fifth printing - HRN 165
Sixth printing - HRN 167
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Variant second printing cover art by Martin Morazzo
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Four-issue limited series, 48-pages adapted from Hunter S. Thompson's novel of the same name
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Four-issue limited series, 48-pages adapted from Hunter S. Thompson's novel of the same name
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100-page, softcover trade paperback
Comic book adaptation of the short story 'Rawhead Rex' by Clive Barker, originally published in Books of Blood volume 3
Comic book adaptation of the short story 'Twilight at the Towers' by Clive Barker, originally published in Books of Blood volume 6
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100-page, softcover trade paperback
Comic book adaptation of the short story 'Rawhead Rex' by Clive Barker, originally published in Books of Blood volume 3
Comic book adaptation of the short story 'Twilight at the Towers' by Clive Barker, originally published in Books of Blood volume 6
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