List of comics based on fiction

The following is a list of comics based on fiction, including novels, books or short stories.

Buck Rogers
Technically based on the novella Armageddon 2419 A.D. (1928) by Philip Francis Nowlan.

C

 * Carmilla #1—6 (Aircel Comics, February—July 1991)
 * City of Glass (Picador, August 2004)
 * "Cleopatra", Classics Illustrated #161 (Gilberton Company, Inc., March 1961)
 * "The Cloister and the Hearth", Classics Illustrated #66 (Gilberton Company, Inc., December 1949)
 * A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Classic Comics #24 (Gilberton Company, Inc., September 1945)
 * The Corsican Brothers, Classic Comics #20 (Gilberton Company, Inc., June 1944)


 * Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Vols. 1—12 (HK Comics Limited (Hong Kong), 2002—2005)

Conan the Barbarian

 * Conan the Barbarian (Marvel Comics, October 1970—December 1993)
 * Savage Sword of Conan (Marvel Comics, August 1974—July 1995)
 * Conan (Dark Horse Comics, November 2003—February 2018)


 * Crime and Punishment

D

 * Dallas Barr

Discworld

 * Dixie Dugan, Volume 1 #1—13 (McNaught Syndicate, July 1942—1949); Volume 2 #1—4 (Headline Publications, February—November 1952); Volume 3 (Headline Publications, February 1953—February 1954)

Doc Savage

 * Doc Savage (1966) #1 (Gold Key Comics, November 1966)
 * Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1972) #1—8 (Marvel Comics, October 1972—January 1974)
 * Doc Savage: Devil's Thoughts (1991) #1—3 (Millennium Publications, August—October 1991)
 * Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1991) #1—4 (Millennium Publications, November 1991—May 1992)
 * Doc Savage: Doom Dynasty #1—2 (Millennium Publications, May—July 1991)
 * Doc Savage: Repel #1 (Millennium Publications, January 1993)
 * The Shadow and Doc Savage #1–2 (Dark Horse Comics, July–August 1995)
 * Doc Savage: Curse of the Fire God #1—4 (Dark Horse Comics, September—November 1995)
 * Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (2013) #1—8 (Dynamite Entertainment, December 2013—July 2014)
 * Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze Annual (Dynamite Entertainment, May 2014)
 * Doc Savage Special: Woman of Bronze (Dynamite Entertainment, December 2014)
 * Doc Savage: The Spider's Web #1—5 (Dynamite Entertainment, 2015—2016)
 * Doc Savage: The Ring of Fire #1—4 (Dynamite Entertainment, March—July 2017)

Dracula

 * The Tomb of Dracula #1—70 (Marvel Comics, April 1972—August 1979)
 * Dracula, Now Age Books (Pendulum Press, May 1973)
 * Blood of Dracula #1—19 (Apple Press, November 1987—November 1990)
 * Dracula #1—4 (Eternity Comics, December 1989—March 1990)
 * Dracula: The Lady in the Tomb #1 (Eternity Comics, January 1991)
 * Big Bad Blood of Dracula #1—2 (Apple Press, July—September 1991)
 * Ghosts of Dracula #1—5 (Eternity Comics, September 1991—January 1992)
 * Dracula in Hell #1—2 (Apple Press, January—March 1992)
 * Dracula: Return of the Impaler #1—4 (Slave Labor Graphics, July 1993—May 1994)
 * Dracula versus Zorro #1—2 (Topps Comics, October—November 1993)
 * The Collector's Dracula #1—2 (Millennium Publications, March—June 1994)
 * Dracula's Revenge #1—2 (IDW Publishing, April—May 2004)
 * Dracula vs. King Arthur #1—4 (Silent Devil, June 2005—August 2006)
 * Dracula vs. Capone #1 (Silent Devil, October 2006)
 * Graphic Classics: Dracula (Barron's, October 2007)
 * Dracula Meets the Wolfman #1 (Image Comics, August 2008)
 * The Complete Dracula #1—5 (Dynamite Entertainment, May—December 2009)
 * Harker (Markosia, November 2009)
 * Bram Stoker's Death Ship: The Last Voyage of the Demeter (IDW Publishing, May—August 2010)
 * Dracula: The Company of Monsters #1—12 (Boom! Studios, August 2010—July 2011)


 * The Dresden Files

F

 * Fahrenheit 451
 * "Farewell to the Master" (Worlds Unknown #3, Marvel Comics, September 1973)
 * Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas #1—4 (IDW Publishing, May—August 2016)
 * Fevre Dream #1—10 (Avatar Press, March—November 2010)
 * A Fine and Private Place #1 (IDW Publishing, September 2012)
 * The Forever War

The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth

 * The Food of the Gods, Classics Illustrated #160 (Gilberton Company, Inc., January 1961)
 * Food of the Gods, Marvel Classics Comics #22 (Marvel Comics, October 1977)

Frankenstein

 * "Frankenstein", Prize Comics #7—68 (Crestwood Publications, December 1940—March 1948); Regular series #1—33 (Crestwood Publications, 1945—November 1954)
 * "Frankenstein", Classic Comics #26 (Gilberton Company, Inc., December 1945)
 * "Frankenstein", Marvel Classics Comics #20 (Marvel Comics, August 1977)
 * Frankenstein (Eternity Comics, March—August 1989)
 * Frankenstein: or The Modern Prometheus (Caliber Comics, 1994)
 * Graphic Classics: Frankenstein (Barron's, April 2008)
 * Jingle Belle: Santa Claus vs. Frankenstein (Top Cow Productions, December 2008)
 * Frankenstein Alive, Alive! (IDW Publishing, May 2012—January 2018)
 * Manga Classics: Frankenstein (October 2020)


 * Fu Manchu

G

 * Great Mansions, Classics Illustrated #90 (Gilberton Company, Inc., December 1951)
 * "Gullivar Jones, Warrior of Mars", Creatures on the Loose #16–21 (Marvel Comics, March 1972—January 1973); Monsters Unleashed #4—8 (Marvel Comics, January—September 1974)

Great Expectations

 * "Great Expectations", Classics Illustrated #43 (Gilberton Company, Inc., November 1947)
 * Great Expectations (Classical Comics, April 2009)
 * Manga Classics: Great Expectations (Udon Entertainment, May 2015)

Gulliver's Travels

 * Gulliver's Travels, Classic Comics #16, (Gilberton Company, Inc., December 1943)
 * Gulliver's Travels (Dell Comics, November 1965)
 * Gulliver's Travels (Campfire Classics, December 2010)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

 * "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", Classic Comics #18, (Gilberton Company, Inc., March 1944)
 * The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Now Age Books (Pendulum Press, 1974)
 * Graphic Classics: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Barron's, May 2007)
 * The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Dark Horse Comics, July 2012)

Land of Oz

 * Largo Winch

M

 * A Majmok Bolygója, based on Planet of the Apes (1963) by Pierre Boulle (Mokep, 1981)
 * "The Man Who Laughs", Classics Illustrated #71 (Gilberton Company, Inc., May 1950)
 * "The Master of Ballantrae", Classics Illustrated #82 (Gilberton Company, Inc., April 1951)
 * "Master of the World", Classics Illustrated #163 (Gilberton Company, Inc., July 1961)
 * "Men of Iron", Classics Illustrated #88 (Gilberton Company, Inc., October 1951)
 * "Mr Midshipman Easy", Classics Illustrated #74 (Gilberton Company, Inc., August 1950)
 * "The Mutineers", Classics Illustrated #122 (Gilberton Company, Inc., September 1954)

Mack Bolan

 * Mack Bolan: The Executioner #1—3 (Innovation Publishing, July—November 1993)
 * Don Pendleton's The Executioner: Death Squad (Vivid Comics, 1993)
 * Don Pendleton's The Executioner: The Devil's Tools  #1—3 (IDW Publishing, April—August 1993)

Mike Hammer

 * Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer #1—4 (Titan Comics July—October 2018)

Moby-Dick

 * Moby Dick, Classic Comics #5 (Gilberton Company, Inc., September 1942)
 * Moby Dick #1—6, Marvel Illustrated (Marvel Comics, April—September 2008)
 * Moby Dick (NBM, January 1998)
 * Graphic Classics: Moby Dick (Barron's, May 2007)
 * Moby Dick (Campfire Classics, July 2010)

N

 * Nancy Drew & The Hardy Boys
 * Nestor Burma

Parker

 * Richard Stark's Parker: The Hunter (IDW Publishing, July 2009)
 * Richard Stark's Parker: The Outfit (IDW Publishing, October 2010)
 * Richard Stark's Parker: The Score (IDW Publishing, July 2012)
 * Richard Stark's Parker: Slayground (IDW Publishing, December 2013)

Pellucidar

 * "At the Earth's Core", Korak, Son of Tarzan #46 (DC Comics, June 1972); Weird Worlds #1—5 (DC Comics, September 1972—April–May 1973)
 * "Pellucidar", Weird Worlds #6—7 (DC Comics, July—October 1973)

Peter Pan

 * Peter Pan: Return to Never-Never Land #1—2 (Adventure Publications, July—August 1991)
 * Peter Pan and the Warlords of Oz #1 (Hand of Doom, November 1998)
 * Peter Pan and the Warlords of Oz: Wonderland Purgatory #0 (Hand of Doom, September 1999)
 * Peter Pan and the Warlords of Oz: Dead Head Water #1 (Hand of Doom, 1999)
 * Peter Pan the Vampire (Rentnarb Studios Comics, 2009)
 * Peter Pan: A Graphic Novel (Stone Arch Books, August 2015)
 * Peter Pan in Mummy Land (Stone Arch Books, January 2020)


 * The Phantom of the Opera

The Shadow

 * The Shadow: The Death of Margo Lane #1–5 (Dynamite Entertainment, June – October 2016)
 * Batman/The Shadow #1–6 (DC Comics/Dynamite Entertainment, June – November 2017)
 * The Shadow/Batman #1–6 (Dynamite Entertainment/DC Comics, October 2017 – March 2018)

Sherlock Holmes

 * "The Sign of the Four", Classic Comics #21 (Gilberton Company, Inc., July 1944)
 * "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes", Classic Classics #33 (Gilberton Company, Inc., January 1947)
 * "A Study in Scarlet", Classics Illustrated #110 (Gilberton Company, Inc., August 1953)
 * Sherlock Holmes #1—2 (Charlton Comics, October 1955—March 1956)
 * " New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes", Four Color (series 2) #1169, #1245 (Dell Comics, March–May 1961, November 1961-January 1962)
 * The Great Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Now Age Books (Pendulum Press, January 1974)
 * Sherlock Holmes #1 (DC Comics, September–October 1975)
 * Cases of Sherlock Holmes #1—20 (Renegade Press, May 1986—1990)
 * Scarlet in Gaslight #1—4 (Eternity Comics, November 1987—May 1989)
 * Sherlock Holmes: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's A Study in Scarlet (Innovation Publishing, 1989)
 * Sherlock Holmes #1—23 (Eternity Comics, June 1988—May 1990)
 * Sherlock Holmes of the '30's #1—7 (Eternity Comics, January—July 1990)
 * Sherlock Holmes in the Case of the Missing Martian #1—4 (Eternity Comics, July—October 1990)
 * Sherlock Holmes: Chronicles of Crime and Mystery (Northstar Comics, February 1992)
 * Sherlock Holmes: Tales of Mystery and Suspense #1—3 (Northstar Comics, August 1992—March 1993)
 * Sherlock Holmes: Return of the Devil #1—2 (Adventure Publications, September—October 1992)
 * Sherlock Holmes: Adventure of the Opera Ghost (Caliber Comics, 1994)
 * Sherlock Holmes: Soul of the Dragon (Northstar Comics, December 1995)
 * Sherlock Holmes in — The Sussex Vampire (Caliber Press, 1996)
 * Sherlock Holmes Mysteries #1 (Moonstone Books, November 1997)
 * Sherlock Holmes: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Holmes (Caliber Comics/Tome Press, 1998)
 * Sherlock Holmes and the Clown Prince of London (Moonstone Books, November 2001)
 * Sherlock Holmes & Kolchak: The Night Stalker #1—3 (Moonstone Books, March—August 2009)
 * Sherlock Holmes #1—5 (Dynamite Entertainment, April—October 2009)
 * Victorian Undead: Sherlock Holmes vs. Zombies #1—6 (DC Comics/Wildstorm, January—June 2010)
 * Victorian Undead Special: Sherlock Holmes vs. Jekyll/Hyde #1 (DC Comics/Wildstorm, December 2010)
 * Victorian Undead II: Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula #1—5 (DC Comics/Wildstorm, January—May 2011)
 * Sherlock Holmes: Year One #1—6 (Dynamic Planning, February—September 2011)
 * Sherlock Holmes: Victorian Knights #1—2 (TidalWave Productions, December 2011—January 2012)
 * Sherlock Holmes: The Liverpool Demon #1—5 (Dynamite Entertainment, December 2012—June 2013)
 * Domino Lady/Sherlock Holmes #1—2 (Moonstone Books, June—September 2013)
 * Sherlock Holmes: Moriarty Lives #1—5 (Dynamite Entertainment, December 2013—July 2014)
 * Sherlock Holmes vs. Harry Houdini #1—5 (Dynamite Entertainment, October 2014—April 2015)
 * Sherlock Holmes: Murder at the Cabaret (Caliber Press, January 2018)
 * Sherlock Holmes: The Vanishing Man #1—4 (Dynamite Entertainment, May—August 2018)

Shaft

 * Shutter Island (Tokyopop, October 2009)
 * "Silas Marner", Classics Illustrated #55, (Gilberton Company, Inc., January 1949)
 * "Silvertip", based on the eponymous series by Max Brand, Four Color (Volume 2) #491, #572, #608, #637, #667, #731, #789, #835, #898 (Dell Comics, August 1953, July 1954, December 1954, July 1955, December 1955, October 1956, April 1957, September 1957, May 1958)

A Song of Ice and Fire

 * The Spy, Classics Illustrated #51 (Gilberton Company, Inc., September 1948)

The Stainless Steel Rat

 * The Stainless Steel Rat, 2000 AD #140–151 (November 1979—February 1980)
 * The Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World, 2000 AD #166–177 (June—September 1980)
 * The Stainless Steel Rat for President, 2000 AD #393–404 (November 1984—February 1985)

The Swiss Family Robinson

 * Swiss Family Robinson, Classics Illustrated #42 (Gilberton Company, Inc., October 1947)
 * The Swiss Family Robinson, Now Age Books (Pendulum Press, 1978)
 * Classic Comics: Swiss Family Robinson (Gallery Books, January 1990)
 * The Swiss Family Robinson (Campfire, December 2009)

Tales of Dunk and Egg

 * "The Talisman", Classics Illustrated #111 (Gilberton Company, Inc., September 1953)

The Three Musketeers

 * "The Three Musketeers", Classic Comics #1 (Gilberton Company, Inc., October 1941)
 * The Three Musketeers, Now Age Books (Pendulum Press, 1974)
 * The Three Musketeers #1—3 (Eternity Comics, December 1988—April 1989)
 * Classic Comics: The Three Musketeers (Gallery Books, January 1990)
 * The Three Musketeers #1—6, Marvel Illustrated (Marvel Comics, August 2008—January 2009)
 * The 3 Musketeers (Campfire Classics, April 2011)
 * Graphic Classics: The Three Musketeers (Barron's, October 2008)

The Time Machine

 * "The Time Machine", Classics Illustrated #133 (Gilberton Company, Inc., July 1956)
 * The Time Machine, Now Age Books (Pendulum Press, June 1973)
 * The Time Machine #1—3 (Eternity Comics, April—May 1990)
 * The Time Machine (Insight Comics, April 2018)
 * "The Toilers of the Sea", Classics Illustrated #56 (Gilberton Company, Inc., February 1949)
 * Tom Brown's School Days, Classics Illustrated #45 (Gilberton Company, Inc., January 1948)
 * Treasure Island
 * Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas

U

 * "Uncle Tom's Cabin", Classic Comics #15 (Gilberton Company, Inc., November 1943)
 * "Under Two Flags", Classics Illustrated #86 (Gilberton Company, Inc., August 1951)

The Vampire Chronicles

 * Vampire Hunter D Vols. 1—8 (Media Factory, November 2007—September 2014)
 * "The Virginian", Classics Illustrated #150 (Gilberton Company, Inc., May 1959)