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The War of the Worlds

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With apologies to Orson Wells, George Pal and Steven Speilberg, the Classics Illustrated version of H.G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds" was, is, and ever will be the best visual version of this classic book. The artwork by Lou Cameron is simply superb and Harry Miller's written adaptation faithfully captures the book without sacraficing any of the action. Although some may consider the appearnce of the tripods to be a bit dated by today's standards (they resemble Cold War era tank turrets mounted on water tower legs with vacuum cleaner hoses for "arms") they still retain a menacing appearance within the context of the story. The story itself thankfully remains grounded in the late 19th century when Wells wrote it. A pity that Speilberg decided to ruin the story by making it about a dysfunctional 21st century family. The image on the cover of the tripods attacking a World War I era artillery crew is not just classic; it's poetic.

Not only was this story as good as I remember as a child, but the quality of the paper an print images was great. The paper book cover is now of much better material than I ever remember. I truly relived the summer and the many places I sat down and read this story over and over again. Thanks very much.

This is but one of the Classics Illustrated comics I read as a child, but it was the most memorable to me. I've had an actual book of Wells' original stories for years now, but my original introduction was through the CI book, and I never forgot it. This is exactly how I remembered it, and it was well worth the price to relive that memory.