A Tale of Two Cities – Charles Dickens Turkish Comic Turkey Classics Illustrated
A Tale of Two Cities (Complete Story) – Turkish & English Edition (Tercüman Newspaper)
Description:
This comic book is a Turkish newspaper edition of A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, distributed free of charge with Tercüman Newspaper. The publication was not sold commercially and forms part of an educational comic initiative based on the well-known American Classics Illustrated series.
In total, five different stories were published within this line, with each story completed across three separate issues, resulting in 15 issues overall. To obtain a complete version of A Tale of Two Cities, all three corresponding issues are required, which makes complete sets increasingly difficult to find today.
The comic is printed in full color and presented in a bilingual format, with both Turkish and English text. This dual-language approach was intentionally chosen to support English language learning while introducing readers to world literature classics.
The interior content closely follows the original American Classics Illustrated adaptation, preserving the storytelling style and visual structure that made the series internationally popular. The exact publication year is not definitively documented; however, based on printing style, newspaper distribution practices, and comparable Turkish editions, it is generally believed to have been released in the late 1980s or early 1990s.
Today, these Tercüman editions are sought after by collectors interested in bilingual comics, newspaper-distributed publications, and Turkish editions of Classics Illustrated.
Key Features:
• Series: Classics Illustrated (Tercüman Newspaper Turkish Edition)
• Title: İki Şehrin Hikayesi
• Original Title: A Tale of Two Cities
• Original Author: Charles Dickens
• Publisher: Tercüman Newspaper
• Estimated Publication Period: Late 1980s to early 1990s (exact year uncertain)
• Total Stories in Series: 5
• Total Issues: 15 (each story spans 3 issues)
• Completion Requirement: 3 issues required for a complete story
• Language: Turkish and English (bilingual)
• Print: Full color
• Format: Comic book adaptation of a literary classic
• Distribution Method: Free with newspaper
• Collector Appeal: Bilingual format; Classics Illustrated adaptation; newspaper distribution