Frankenstein – Mary Shelley Turkish Comic Turkey Classics Illustrated
Frankenstein – Complete Story (Turkish & English Edition, Tercüman Newspaper)
Description:
This comic book is a Turkish newspaper edition of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, distributed free of charge with Tercüman Newspaper. It belongs to the same educational comic series based on the highly influential American Classics Illustrated adaptations and was not sold commercially.
The overall series consists of five different stories published across a total of 15 issues, with each story spanning three separate books. This Frankenstein release represents the complete story, as it includes all three parts required to form the full narrative, making it more desirable than single-part issues.
The comic is printed in full color and presented in a bilingual format, featuring both Turkish and English text. This dual-language structure was intentionally designed to support English language learning while introducing readers to major classics of world literature.
The interior content closely follows the original American Classics Illustrated version, preserving the original artwork style, pacing, and storytelling. While the exact publication year is not definitively documented, it is generally believed—based on similar editions and newspaper distribution practices—to date from the late 1980s to the early 1990s.
Complete-story editions such as this Frankenstein set are particularly appealing to collectors, as assembling all three parts can be challenging today.
Key Features:
• Series: Classics Illustrated (Tercüman Newspaper Turkish Edition)
• Title: Frankenstein
• Original Title: Frankenstein
• Original Author: Mary Shelley
• Publisher: Tercüman Newspaper
• Story Status: Complete story (3 parts included)
• Estimated Publication Period: Late 1980s to early 1990s (exact year uncertain)
• Total Stories in Series: 5
• Total Issues in Series: 15
• Language: Turkish and English (bilingual)
• Print: Full color
• Format: Comic book adaptation of a literary classic
• Distribution Method: Free with newspaper
• Collector Appeal: Complete Frankenstein story; bilingual format; Classics Illustrated adaptation