Classics Illustrated (First)

    (First, 1990-1992)
™ and ©1990 The Berkeley Publishing Group and First Publishing
Reprints from Classics Illustrated (Gilberton).

In 1941, Albert L. Kanter hit upon the idea of using comic books to introduce children to the joy of reading. He adapted some of the great classics of literature into comic-book form, then sold his creation, Classic Comics, to parents and educators. After a shaky start, the series changed its name to Classics Illustrated, and went on to become one of the best-loved comic series of all time.

In 1990, First Comics reintroduced the series in a deluxe, beautifully illustrated format. This new series makes the old favorites fresh again, breathing new life into this great line of comics.
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  • 1
    #1
    Feb 1990
    Cover: $3.75
    W: Edgar Allan Poe, Gahan Wilson  ·  A: Gahan Wilson
    The Raven and Other Poems
    5 copies from $1.75
  • 2
    #2
    Feb 1990
    Cover: $3.75
    W: Charles Dickens, Rick Geary  ·  A: Rick Geary
    8 copies from $2.98
  • 3
    #3
    Feb 1990
    Cover: $3.75
    W: Lewis Carroll, Kyle Baker  ·  A: Kyle Baker
    3 copies from $2.99
  • 4
    #4
    Feb 1990
    Cover: $3.75
    W: Herman Melville, Bill Sienkiewicz, Daniel G. Chichester  ·  A: Bill Sienkiewicz
    Moby Dick
    5 copies from $4.00
  • 5
    #5
    Mar 1990
    Cover: $3.75
    W: William Shakespeare, Steven Grant  ·  A: Tom Mandrake
    Hamlet
    6 copies from $4.00
  • 6
    #6
    Mar 1990
    Cover: $3.75
    W: Nathaniel Hawthorne, P. Craig Russell  ·  A: P. Craig Russell, Jill Thompson
    The Scarlet Letter
    6 copies from $2.47
  • 7
    #7
    Apr 1990
    Cover: $3.75
    W: Alexandre Dumas, Steven Grant  ·  A: Dan Spiegle
    Count of Monte Cristo
    5 copies from $2.47
  • 8
    #8
    Apr 1990
    Cover: $3.75
    W: Robert Louis Stevenson, John K. Snyder  ·  A: John K. Snyder
    Doctor Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
    3 copies from $4.00
  • 9
    #9
    May 1990
    Cover: $3.75
    W: Samuel L. Clemens, Mike Ploog  ·  A: Mike Ploog
    Adventures of Tom Sawyer
    2 copies from $4.00
  • 10
    #10
    Jun 1990
    Cover: $3.75
    W: Jack London, Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Ricardo Villagrán
    3 copies from $4.00
  • 11
    #11
    Jul 1990
    Cover: $3.75
    W: Washington Irving, Jeffrey Busch  ·  A: Jeffrey Busch
    5 copies from $2.88
  • 12
    #12
    Aug 1990
    Cover: $3.75
    W: H.G. Wells, Steven Grant  ·  A: Eric Vincent
    Island of Doctor Moreau
    7 copies from $2.87
  • 13
    #13
    Oct 1990
    Cover: $3.75
    W: Emily Brontë, Rick Geary  ·  A: Rick Geary
    6 copies from $3.50
  • 14
    #14
    Sep 1990
    Cover: $3.75
    W: Edgar Allan Poe, P. Craig Russell  ·  A: P. Craig Russell, Jay Geldhof
    5 copies from $4.00
  • 15
    #15
    Nov 1990
    Cover: $3.75
    W: O. Henry, Gary Gianni  ·  A: Gary Gianni
    The Gift of the Magi and Other Stories
    4 copies from $5.00
  • 16
    #16
    Dec 1990
    Cover: $3.75
    W: Charles Dickens, Joe Staton  ·  A: Joe Staton
    Christmas Carol
    3 copies from $5.00
  • 17
    #17
    Jan 1991
    Cover: $3.75
    W: Robert Louis Stevenson, Pat Boyette  ·  A: Pat Boyette
    4 copies from $3.08
  • 18
    #18
    Feb 1991
    Cover: $3.95
    W: Ambrose Bierce, Gahan Wilson  ·  A: Gahan Wilson
    The Devil’s Dictionary and Other Works
    3 copies from $6.00
  • 19
    #19
    Feb 1991
    Cover: $3.95
    W: Joseph Conrad, John K. Snyder  ·  A: John K. Snyder
    3 copies from $4.10
  • 20
    #20
    Mar 1991
    Cover: $3.95
    W: H.G. Wells, Rick Geary  ·  A: Rick Geary
    Invisible Man
    3 copies from $4.98
  • 21
    #21
    Mar 1991
    Cover: $3.95
    W: Edmond Rostand, Peter David  ·  A: Kyle Baker
    3 copies from $7.00
  • 22
    #22
    Apr 1991
    Cover: $3.95
    W: Rudyard Kipling, Jeffrey Busch  ·  A: Jeffrey Busch
    The Jungle Books
    3 copies from $6.50
  • 23
    #23
    Apr 1991
    Cover: $3.95
    W: Daniel Defoe, Sam Wray  ·  A: Pat Boyette
    Robinson Crusoe
    4 copies from $6.95
  • 24
    #24
    May 1991
    Cover: $3.95
    W: Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Dean Motter  ·  A: Dean Motter
    2 copies from $5.00
  • 25
    #25
    May 1991
    Cover: $3.95
    W: Walter Scott, Mark Wayne Harris  ·  A: Ray Lago
    2 copies from $5.00
  • 26
    #26
    Jun 1991
    Cover: $3.95
    W: Aesop, Eric Vincent  ·  A: Eric Vincent
    1 copy for $5.00
  • 27
    #27
    Jun 1991
    Cover: $3.95
    W: Upton Sinclair, Peter Kuper  ·  A: Peter Kuper
    1 copy for $5.00