Classics Illustrated #5

Jan 1996 · I Classici · [none]

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“Moby Dick”

Classic Illustrated #5 (1996) brings Herman Melville’s epic tale Moby Dick to life with stark, dramatic storytelling. Written by Melville and Al Kanter, and illustrated with powerful precision by Louis Zansky—both in pencils and inks—this adaptation captures the novel’s haunting intensity. The cover, also by Zansky, mirrors the story’s brooding mood, setting the stage for a journey into obsession and the unforgiving sea.

writer Herman Melville · writer Al Kanter · artist, inker Louis Zansky · letterer Fred Eng · cover Louis Zansky

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Full credits

writer Herman Melville

writer Al Kanter

artist, inker Louis Zansky

letterer Fred Eng

cover pencils, inks Louis Zansky

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Despite dire warnings, Ishmael and Queequeg sign aboard the Pequod to sail under Captain Ahab. Obsessed to kill the whale that took his leg, Ahab drives the crew in pursuit of Moby Dick despite sense, safety, appeals to humanity, or the pleadings of first mate Starbuck. The final confrontation kills the whale and destroys the ship. Ishmael alone escapes, and the sea rolls on.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).

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