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Classics Illustrated (1990) · The Collector

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First Comics
Classics Illustrated (1990)

Classics Illustrated

First Comics · 1990–1991

Format: Ongoing series
Status: Ended
Issues: 27
Frequency: Monthly
Cover price: $3.75–$3.95
Editions: 31

New issues go on your pull list in Releases, with the date to order each one by.

First Comics#1

Classics Illustrated

Issues
Creators
Characters
Details

Issues

27 issues · 31 editions

Classics Illustrated

#1The Raven and Other Poems

Feb 1990

Classics Illustrated

#2Great Expectations

Feb 1990

Sources

Grand Comics Database series 4092

Catalog data from the Grand Comics Database is licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 and was normalized by The Collector. Cover images belong to their publishers.

First Comics#3

Classics Illustrated

#3Through the Looking Glass

Feb 1990

Classics Illustrated

#4Moby Dick

Feb 1990

Classics Illustrated

#5Hamlet

Mar 1990

Classics Illustrated

#6The Scarlet Letter

Mar 1990

Classics Illustrated

#7The Count of Monte Cristo

Apr 1990 · 2 editions

Classics Illustrated

#8Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

Apr 1990

Classics Illustrated

#9The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

May 1990

First Comics#10

Classics Illustrated

#10The Call of the Wild

Jun 1990 · 2 editions

First Comics#11

Classics Illustrated

#11Rip Van Winkle

Jul 1990

First Comics#12

Classics Illustrated

#12The Island of Dr. Moreau

Aug 1990

First Comics#13

Classics Illustrated

#13Wuthering Heights

Oct 1990

First Comics#14

Classics Illustrated

#14The Fall of the House of Usher

Sep 1990

First Comics#15

Classics Illustrated

#15The Gift of the Magi and Other Stories

Nov 1990

First Comics#16

Classics Illustrated

#16A Christmas Carol

Dec 1990

First Comics#17

Classics Illustrated

#17Treasure Island

Jan 1991 · 2 editions

First Comics#18

Classics Illustrated

#18The Devil's Dictionary and Other Works

Feb 1991

First Comics#19

Classics Illustrated

#19The Secret Agent

Feb 1991

First Comics#20

Classics Illustrated

#20The Invisible Man

Mar 1991

First Comics#21

Classics Illustrated

#21Cyrano de Bergerac

Mar 1991

First Comics#22

Classics Illustrated

#22The Jungle Books

Apr 1991

First Comics#23

Classics Illustrated

#23Robinson Crusoe

Apr 1991

First Comics#24

Classics Illustrated

#24The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

May 1991

First Comics#25

Classics Illustrated

#25Ivanhoe

May 1991

First Comics#26

Classics Illustrated

#26Aesop's Fables

Jun 1991 · 2 editions

First Comics#27

Classics Illustrated

#27The Jungle

Jun 1991

Creators

Who made the most issues of this run, with the issues they span.

63 people credited

Writers

Rick Geary3 issues · #2–#20
Steven Grant3 issues · #5–#12
Gahan Wilson2 issues · #1–#18
Edgar Allan Poe2 issues · #1–#14
Charles Dickens2 issues · #2–#16
P. Craig Russell2 issues · #6–#14
Robert Louis Stevenson2 issues · #8–#17
John K. Snyder III2 issues · #8–#19

Artists

Rick Geary3 issues · #2–#20
Gahan Wilson2 issues · #1–#18
Kyle Baker2 issues · #3–#21
P. Craig Russell2 issues · #6–#14
John K. Snyder III2 issues · #8–#19
Jeffrey Busch2 issues · #11–#22
Eric Vincent2 issues · #12–#26
Pat Boyette2 issues · #17–#23

Cover artists

Rick Geary3 issues · #2–#20
Gahan Wilson2 issues · #1–#18
Kyle Baker2 issues · #3–#21
Pat Boyette2 issues · #7–#17
John K. Snyder III2 issues · #8–#19
Jeffrey Busch2 issues · #11–#22
Gary Gianni2 issues · #15–#16
Bill Sienkiewicz1 issue

Inkers: Rick Geary (3), Gahan Wilson (2), Kyle Baker (2)
Colorists: Rick Geary (3), Gahan Wilson (2), Kyle Baker (2)
Letterers: Willie Schubert (11), Rick Geary (3), Gary Fields (3)
Editors: Wade Roberts (11), Valarie Jones (8), Byron Erickson (2)

Characters and teams

Who appears most often in this run, by issues they appear in.

6 characters

Annabel Lee1
Death)1
Hester Prynne1
Pearl1
Reverend Dimmesdale1
Roger Chilligworth1

Publication details

Publication notes

Titles solicited on back cover of issue #27 but not published: Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne, The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane, The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells, Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne, and The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper. The Kidnapped issue eventually saw print as Classics Illustrated (NBM, 2008 series) #16.

From the Grand Comics Database.

Publishing format: was ongoing series
Binding: squarebound
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper stock: glossy cardstock cover; glossy interior