Les Miserables – Victor Hugo Turkish Comic Turkey Classics Illustrated

Les Misérables – Issue #8 (Turkish & English Edition, Milliyet Newspaper, 1992)

Description:

This comic book is Issue #8 of the Best Classics series published by Milliyet Newspaper in Turkey between 1991 and 1992. The series consists of a total of 10 issues and represents the Turkish bilingual adaptation of the influential Classics Illustrated series, created with an educational objective.

This edition of Les Misérables by Victor Hugo was published in 1992 and distributed free of charge alongside Milliyet Newspaper, rather than being sold commercially. One of its most distinctive features is its bilingual format: the comic is presented in both Turkish and English. Milliyet released the series with the explicit aim of supporting English language learning, making it both an educational and collectible publication.

Another major point of collector interest is that the interior content matches the original American Classics Illustrated edition, while the cover artwork was newly created by Turkish artist Kemal. This combination of original American interior pages with a locally illustrated Turkish cover makes the issue especially unique.

Adding further to its collectible appeal, the comic features mixed printing styles, with some pages printed in full color and others in black and white. This was an intentional production choice and is consistent across the issue.

Key Features:

• Series: Best Classics (Milliyet Newspaper Series)

• Issue Number: Issue #8

• Title: Sefiller

• Original Title: Les Misérables

• Original Author: Victor Hugo

• Publisher: Milliyet Newspaper

• Publication Year: 1992

• Total Issues in Series: 10 (published between 1991–1992)

• Language: Turkish and English (bilingual)

• Format: Comic book adaptation of a literary classic

• Distribution Method: Free with newspaper

• Interior Content: Identical to original American Classics Illustrated

• Cover Artist: Kemal (Turkish artist)

• Printing Style: Mixed pages (color and black & white)

• Collector Appeal: Victor Hugo adaptation; French classic; bilingual format