Tuesday, September 4, 2012
HARLAN ELLISON TWILIGHT ZONE #1 COMIC BOOK NEAL ADAMS ROD SERLING VINTAGE OOP!!! Zoom unavailable Enlarge Sell one like this HARLAN ELLISON TWILIGHT ZONE #1 COMIC BOOK NEAL ADAMS ROD SERLING VINTAGE OOP!!!
The Twilight Zone #1 COMIC BOOK
by Harlan Ellison (Author), Neal Adams (Artist)
OUT OF PRINT. HARD TO FIND COLLECTOR'S ITEM.
“Crazy As A Soup Sandwich”
story, Harlan Ellison; art, Neal Adams;
color, Cory; letterer, Patrick Williams
also featuring...
* introduction, Harlan Ellison, “Riding The Daymare”
*additional story. The Wishing Boat.
About
In the early-’90s publisher Now Comics licensed The Twilight Zone and launched an anthology title based on the classic television series. The series sent through several series, annuals, and specials. The premier issue featured an adaptation of “Crazy As A Soup Sandwich” by Harlan Ellison.
“Crazy” was an original teleplay from the 1980s CBS revival of The Twilight Zone. The Twilight Zone ran for a two seasons (1985-87). CBS than commissioned a third season of half-hour episodes so that the show could be run in syndication. “Crazy” was part of that third season of episodes, and was one of the last episodes aired, originally appearing April 1, 1989. It is the story of a loan shark named Arky Lochner who makes a deal with a demon and the deals he has to make to get out of that deal.
According to a 1998 interview with Ellison in Comic Book Profiles (Issue 3, Summer 1998) Ellison and Adam’s working relationship was contentious as they butted heads about many items including a hat on the main character Arky’s head that Adams refused to add. However, Ellison gives an overall positive opinion of Adams and even says he would work with him again “except,” he says, “I would have to take an awful lot of Valium.”
Published by NOW COMICS in 1991.
This item was never available for sale in any mass market retail outlet and could only be found in comic book specialty stores!