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Classics Illustrated #6
“The Scarlet Letter”
writer Nathaniel Hawthorne · writer P. Craig Russell · artist P. Craig Russell · inker Jill Thompson · colorist Jill Thompson · letterer Bill Pearson · cover Jill ThompsonJill Thompson
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writer Nathaniel Hawthorne
writer P. Craig Russell
artist P. Craig Russell
inker Jill Thompson
colorist Jill Thompson
letterer Bill Pearson
cover pencils Jill Thompson
cover inks Jill Thompson
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Set in 17th-century Puritan Boston, it tells the story of Hester Prynne, who gives birth after committing adultery and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity. Throughout the novel, Hawthorne explores themes of legalism, sin, and guilt.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).