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Classics Illustrated #[33]
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis volume adapts Mark Twain's novel 'Pudd'nhead Wilson' into comic form as part of the Classics Illustrated series, published by Acclaim/Valiant in 1997. The story follows the intertwined fates of a light-skinned slave switched at birth with a white child in pre-Civil War Missouri, and the eccentric lawyer Pudd'nhead Wilson who uses fingerprinting to solve a murder mystery. This edition presents Twain's satirical take on race and identity in a graphic narrative format.
"Pudd'nhead Wilson" delivers a gripping courtroom drama rooted in identity and deception, as a lawyer's meticulous fingerprinting reveals a shocking truth: two boys switched at birth—one a slave, the other a white heir. Written by Samuel L. Clemens and illustrated with striking detail by Henry Kiefer, this 1997 Classics Illustrated adaptation brings Mark Twain’s sharp social commentary to life with period-accurate art and a story that unfolds with quiet precision. The cover by Clem Robins captures the tension of the moment with a dramatic, noir-tinged portrait.
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A slave (Chambers) and a slaveholder's son (Thomas Driscoll) were switched as infants, and grew up together, with Chambers being called on to defend Thomas Driscoll as Thomas descended into a life of crime. Eventually murdering Judge York Driscoll, Thomas is discovered via the fingerprinting hobby of a lawyer and found guilty, whereupon Thomas and Chambers are returned to their rightful roles in life over 20 years later.
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