20,000 Leagues under the Sea

Pendulum Press’s 1973 adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic novel, scripted by Otto Binder and illustrated by Ernie Patricio and Romy Gamboa, launched a single-issue comic that condensed the epic undersea voyage into a graphic story. As part of the publisher’s line of literary adaptations, it brought Captain Nemo and the Nautilus to a new generation of readers in a format designed for educational and entertainment value. Though brief, this comic stands as a notable early collaboration between Binder, a veteran of Captain Marvel and Superman comics, and the artistic team of Patricio and Gamboa.