Marvel Classics Comics Lot 6, 10, 17, 26, 27 & 28 (6 books) 52 pgs no ads For Sale

Marvel Classics Comics Lot 6, 10, 17, 26, 27 & 28 (6 books) 52 pgs no ads. #6 = Gulliver\'s Travels; #10 = Red Badge of Courage; #17 = The Count of Monte Cristo; #26 = The Iliad; #27 = Kidnapped; #28 = The Pit and the Pendulum. Ships immediately & packaged securely. See other listings for combined shipping.Marvel Classics Comics #6 is an adaptation of the classic book Gulliver\'s Travels. Marvel Comics published this issue in 1976. Jonathan Swift wrote the original story. The comic features art by E.R. Cruz and a cover by Gil Kane.The story follows Lemuel Gulliver. He is a ship\'s doctor. He gets shipwrecked on strange islands.First, he washes up on the island of Lilliput. All the people there are tiny. They are just six inches tall. Gulliver is a giant to them. Later, Gulliver visits Brobdingnag. This time, the roles are reversed. Everyone on this island is a giant. They are as tall as church steeples!Marvel Classics Comics #10 (published in October 1976) is an illustrated comic book adaptation of Stephen Crane’s 1895 novel The Red Badge of Courage. It follows Henry Fleming, a young Civil War soldier who runs away in fear during his first battle but later overcomes his doubts to become a brave hero.Writer: Irwin Shapiro,Artists: E.R. Cruz and Dan Adkins,Cover Artist: Gil Kane,Era: Bronze Age of Comic BooksMarvel Classics Comics #17 is a 1977 comic book by Marvel Comics that adapts the 1844 novel by Alexandre Dumas. It tells the story of Edmond Dantès, a sailor wrongfully imprisoned for 20 years, who escapes to find hidden treasure. He becomes the wealthy \"Count\" to get revenge. This 52-page issue was adapted by writer Chris Claremont with artwork by Dino Castrillo and a cover illustrated by John Buscema.Marvel Classics Comics #26 is the official comic book adaptation of The Iliad. Published by Marvel Comics in 1977, the issue takes the famous ancient Greek epic poem written by Homer and turns it into a 52-page graphic novel. The story is simple. Two powerful armies are fighting a massive war. The Greeks are attacking the city of Troy. They are angry because a Trojan prince named Paris stole Helen, the Greek queen. The comic follows the most famous warrior in the Greek army: Achilles. It covers a few weeks toward the end of the ten-year war. Achilles gets angry at his boss, Agamemnon. He refuses to fight. Without their best hero, the Greek army starts to lose to the Trojan champion, Hector. Eventually, Hector kills Achilles\' best friend, Patroclus. This makes Achilles furious. He returns to the battlefield, fights Hector in a brutal duel, and wins. The story features many gods and goddesses from Greek mythology who take sides and help the warriors fight. Today, this issue is a popular collector\'s item.Marvel Classics Comics #27 (1977) is an official comic book adaptation of the classic 1886 adventure novel Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson. Published by Marvel Comics, the issue features artwork by Howard Chaykin and Sonny Trinidad, with the cover notably penciled by legendary artist John Romita Jr.The PlotThe story is set in the year 1751. An orphan boy named David Balfour discovers a hidden letter left by his late father. The letter reveals that David is the rightful heir to the wealthy family estate called Shaws. However, David\'s wicked uncle Ebenezer wants the land for himself. Ebenezer tricks David into being kidnapped and placed on a ship bound for the American colonies. Along the way, David meets Alan Breck, a rebellious Scottish soldier. Together, the two survive a shipwreck and team up to claim David\'s true fortune.Marvel Classics Comics #28adapts famous horror stories by Edgar Allan Poe. Published in November 1977, this Marvel Comicsissue features \"The Pit and the Pendulum,\" \"The Tell-Tale Heart,\" and \"The Cask of Amontillado\". The main tale, \"The Pit and the Pendulum,\" follows a prisoner during the Spanish Inquisition. He wakes up in a dark, terrifying dungeon. His captors use psychological horror and physical devices to torture him. The story is famous because it focuses on what the prisoner hears, sees, and smells. It acts like a funhouse ride where you cannot escape the creepy tricks. The prisoner faces two main dangers:

• The Pit: A deep hole in the floor he almost falls into.
• The Pendulum: A swinging blade that slowly drops lower and lower to cut him.

In #28 writer Don McGregor and artists like Michael Golden turn this dark story into comic form.