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Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction #1

Curtis ⋅ 1975

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Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction #1

Curtis ⋅ 1975

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$18

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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

Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The #1

Marvel ⋅ 2009

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Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The #1

Marvel ⋅ 2009

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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

A Game of Thrones #1

Dynamite ⋅ 2011

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A Game of Thrones #1

Dynamite ⋅ 2011

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$12

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$45

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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

Classics Illustrated #43

Gilberton ⋅ 1947

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$50

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$150

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$500

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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)

The Funnies #30

Dell ⋅ 1939

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$175

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$525

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$1.9k

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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]

Classic Comics #8

Gilberton ⋅ 1943

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Classic Comics #8

Gilberton ⋅ 1943

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$75

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$225

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$850

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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

Marvel Classics Comics #35

Marvel ⋅ 1978

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$18

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$60

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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'

New Tales of the Arabian Nights

Heavy Metal ⋅ 1979

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New Tales of the Arabian Nights

Heavy Metal ⋅ 1979

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$25

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$75

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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

Eerie #12

Avon ⋅ 1951

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$190

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$775

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$1.9k

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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

Startling Terror Tales #10

Star ⋅ 1952

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$180

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$600

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$1.8k

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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+]

Hobbit, The #1

Eclipse ⋅ 1989

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$15

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$50

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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

Classics Illustrated #40

Gilberton ⋅ 1947

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Classics Illustrated #40

Gilberton ⋅ 1947

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$35

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$90

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$350

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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)

Yellowjacket Comics #4

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Charlton ⋅ 1944

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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

The Strain #1

Dark Horse ⋅ 2011

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The Strain #1

Dark Horse ⋅ 2011

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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

Classics Illustrated #124

Gilberton ⋅ 1955

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Classics Illustrated #124

Gilberton ⋅ 1955

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$15

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$50

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$150

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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

Classics Illustrated #49

Gilberton ⋅ 1948

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$30

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$90

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$300

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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

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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

View more (8)

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

Ice Cream Man #20

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2nd Print ⋅ Image ⋅ 2020

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Ice Cream Man #20

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2nd Print ⋅ Image ⋅ 2020

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Variant second printing cover art by Martin Morazzo

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Variant second printing cover art by Martin Morazzo

Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas #1

IDW ⋅ 2016

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Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas #1

IDW ⋅ 2016

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$15

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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

Rawhead Rex #1

TPB ⋅ Eclipse ⋅ 1994

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$20

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$90

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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

	Publisher	Low	Mid	High
Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction #1	Curtis	$5	$18	$65
Pride & Prejudice #1	Marvel	$1	$3	$12
Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The #1	Marvel	$1	$2	$8
A Game of Thrones #1	Dynamite	$4	$12	$45
Classics Illustrated #43	Gilberton	$50	$150	$500
Rima The Jungle Girl #1	DC	$1	$5	$15
I Am Legend #1	Eclipse	$1	$5	$15
Starstream #1	Whitman	$2	$8	$20
The Funnies #30	Dell	$175	$525	$1.9k
Riftwar #1	Marvel	$1	$2	$5
Classic Comics #8	Gilberton	$75	$225	$850
Marvel Classics Comics #35	Marvel	$5	$18	$60
New Tales of the Arabian Nights	Heavy Metal	$8	$25	$75
Scream Magazine #3	Skywald	$1	$5	$15
Eerie #12	Avon	$190	$775	$1.9k
Startling Terror Tales #10	Star	$180	$600	$1.8k
Four Color #614	Dell	$5	$18	$65
Hobbit, The #1	Eclipse	$5	$15	$50
Classics Illustrated #40	Gilberton	$35	$90	$350
Yellowjacket Comics #4	Charlton	$0	$0	$0
The Strain #1	Dark Horse	$1	$2	$5
Bizarre Adventures #29	Marvel	$3	$9	$30
Dell Junior Treasury #5	Dell	$5	$15	$50
Classics Illustrated #124	Gilberton	$15	$50	$150
Classics Illustrated #49	Gilberton	$30	$90	$300
Ice Cream Man #20	Image	$1	$2	$4
Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas #1	IDW	$1	$5	$15
Rawhead Rex #1	Eclipse	$9	$20	$90

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Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction #1

Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction #1

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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]

Pride & Prejudice #1

Pride & Prejudice #1

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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

Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The #1

Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The #1

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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

A Game of Thrones #1

A Game of Thrones #1

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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

Classics Illustrated #43

Classics Illustrated #43

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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

Key Facts

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

Rima The Jungle Girl #1

Rima The Jungle Girl #1

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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)

Key Facts

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)

I Am Legend #1

I Am Legend #1

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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]

Starstream #1

Starstream #1

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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)

Key Facts

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)

The Funnies #30

The Funnies #30

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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

Riftwar #1

Riftwar #1

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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]