Stories By Famous Authors Illustrated 8 - Hamlet #1

William Shakespeare's Hamlet is adapted in comic form, depicting the Danish prince's quest to avenge his father's murder. After his father's ghost reveals he was poisoned by Hamlet's uncle Claudius, Hamlet confronts his mother the Queen and encounters Ophelia, whose father Polonius gives her parting advice. The narrative culminates in a duel between Hamlet and Laertes, during which the Queen accidentally drinks poisoned wine intended for Hamlet, and Hamlet wounds Laertes with a poisoned foil before killing Claudius.