Marvel Classics Comics was an American comics magazine which ran from 1976 until 1978. It specialized in adaptations of literary classics such as Moby-Dick, The Three Musketeers, and The Iliad. It was Marvel Comics' attempt to pick up the mantle of Classics Illustrated, which stopped publishing in 1971. Thirty-six issues of Marvel Classics Comics were published, 12 of them being reprints of another publisher's work.
Classics Illustrated, created by Albert Kanter, began publication in 1941 and finished its first run in 1971, producing 169 issues. Editor Vincent Fago's Pendulum Now Age Classics, published by Pendulum Press, began adapting literary classics into black-and-white comics beginning in 1973. The Pendulum series was the direct antecedent to Marvel Classics Comics — in fact, the Marvel series' first 12 issues were colorized reprints of selected Pendulum comics, with new covers. These issues featured writers like Otto Binder, Kin Platt, and Irwin Shapiro doing the adaptations; with art by Filipino artists Alex Niño, Rudy Nebres, and E. R. Cruz, among others.
Issues in the Marvel Classics Comics series were 52 pages with no advertisements. Most of the titles in the series had previously been adapted in Classics Illustrated, but two new ones were added: Bram Stoker's Dracula (#9, a Pendulum Press reprint) and H. Rider Haggard's She (#24).
After the first 12 reprint issues, adaptations were handled by writers like Doug Moench and John Warner (Warner was the series editor from issue #13–24). Many issues were drawn by Dino Castrillo; artists like Jess Jodloman, Yong Montaño, and Rudy Mesina also had multiple contributions. Ernie Chan was in charge of most of the early covers. Michael Golden's first work for Marvel Comics was "The Cask of Amontillado", a backup story in Marvel Classics Comics #28 (1977) adapting an Edgar Allan Poe short story.[1]
In 1984, Marvel teamed with Fisher-Price to re-issue a selection of Marvel Classics Comics titles in toy stores, packaged with a cassette tape of the book.
In 2007, Marvel re-entered the literary adaptations arena with their imprint Marvel Illustrated.
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Marvel Classics Comics was an American comics magazine which ran from 1976 until 1978 It specialized in adaptations of literary classics such as Moby Dick The Three Musketeers and The Iliad It was Marvel Comics attempt to pick up the mantle of Classics Illustrated which stopped publishing in 1971 Thirty six issues of Marvel Classics Comics were published 12 of them being reprints of another publisher s work Marvel Classics ComicsCover issue 1 Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Art by Gil Kane and Dan Adkins Publication informationPublisherMarvel ComicsSchedulemonthlyFormatOngoing seriesGenrescience fiction horror suspense adventurePublication dateJan 1976 Dec 1978No of issues36Creative teamWritten byOtto Binder Kin Platt Irwin Shapiro Doug Moench John WarnerArtist s Alex Nino Rudy Nebres E R Cruz Dino Castrillo Jess Jodloman Yong Montano Rudy MesinaEditor s Vincent Fago issues 1 12 John Warner issues 13 24 Roger Slifer issues 25 30 David Anthony KraftRalph Macchio Contents 1 Overview 2 Issue list 2 1 Original run 1976 1978 2 2 Fisher Price re issue 1984 3 See also 4 ReferencesOverview editClassics Illustrated created by Albert Kanter began publication in 1941 and finished its first run in 1971 producing 169 issues Editor Vincent Fago s Pendulum Now Age Classics published by Pendulum Press began adapting literary classics into black and white comics beginning in 1973 The Pendulum series was the direct antecedent to Marvel Classics Comics in fact the Marvel series first 12 issues were colorized reprints of selected Pendulum comics with new covers These issues featured writers like Otto Binder Kin Platt and Irwin Shapiro doing the adaptations with art by Filipino artists Alex Nino Rudy Nebres and E R Cruz among others Issues in the Marvel Classics Comics series were 52 pages with no advertisements Most of the titles in the series had previously been adapted in Classics Illustrated but two new ones were added Bram Stoker s Dracula 9 a Pendulum Press reprint and H Rider Haggard s She 24 After the first 12 reprint issues adaptations were handled by writers like Doug Moench and John Warner Warner was the series editor from issue 13 24 Many issues were drawn by Dino Castrillo artists like Jess Jodloman Yong Montano and Rudy Mesina also had multiple contributions Ernie Chan was in charge of most of the early covers Michael Golden s first work for Marvel Comics was The Cask of Amontillado a backup story in Marvel Classics Comics 28 1977 adapting an Edgar Allan Poe short story 1 In 1984 Marvel teamed with Fisher Price to re issue a selection of Marvel Classics Comics titles in toy stores packaged with a cassette tape of the book In 2007 Marvel re entered the literary adaptations arena with their imprint Marvel Illustrated Issue list editOriginal run 1976 1978 edit Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde adapted by Kin Platt and Nestor Redondo The Time Machine adapted by Otto Binder and Alex Nino The Hunchback of Notre Dame adapted by Naunerle Farr and Jun Lofamia Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea adapted by Otto Binder and Romy Gaboa amp Ernie Patricio Black Beauty adapted by Naunerle Farr and Rudy Nebres Gulliver s Travels adapted by John Norwood Fago and E R Cruz Tom Sawyer adapted by Irwin Shapiro and E R Cruz Moby Dick adapted by Irwin Shapiro and Alex Nino amp Dan Adkins Dracula adapted by Naunerle Farr and Nestor Redondo The Red Badge of Courage adapted by Irwin Shapiro and E R Cruz The Mysterious Island adapted by Otto Binder and E R Cruz The Three Musketeers adapted by Naunerle Farr and Alex Nino The Last of the Mohicans The War of the Worlds Treasure Island adapted by Bill Mantlo and Dino Castrillo Ivanhoe The Count of Monte Cristo adapted by Chris Claremont and Dino Castrillo The Odyssey Robinson Crusoe Frankenstein Master of the World adapted by Doug Moench and Dino Castrillo Food of the Gods adapted by Doug Moench and Sonny Trinidad The Moonstone adapted by Don McGregor and Dino Castrillo She adapted by John Warner Dino Castrillo amp Rod Santiago The Invisible Man Iliad adapted by Elliot S Maggin and Yong Montano Kidnapped adapted by Doug Moench Pete Ijauco and Sonny Trinidad The Pit and the Pendulum adapted by Doug Moench Rudy Mesina Yong Montano Rod Santiago and Michael Golden The Prisoner of Zenda adapted by Doug Moench and Rico Rival Arabian Nights adapted by Doug Moench and Yong Montano The First Men in the Moon cover mistakenly attributes authorship of the original novel to Jules Verne White Fang The Prince and the Pauper Robin Hood Alice in Wonderland A Christmas Carol Fisher Price re issue 1984 edit Alice in Wonderland The Arabian Nights Frankenstein Robin Hood Robinson Crusoe Treasure IslandSee also editMarvel Illustrated Classics Illustrated Graphic Classics Pendulum Press PAICO Classics Indian series Classical Comics British publisher SelfMadeHero British publisherReferences edit Nolen Weathington Eric 2007 Modern Masters Volume 12 Michael Golden TwoMorrows Publishing pp 8 9 ISBN 978 1893905740 Marvel Classics Comics at 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