Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson's Great Mystery and Adventure Series - Hardcover

by Jim Davidson (Introduction by), Nicky Wheeler-Nicholson (Introduction by)

Before Superman...before there were even comic books...there was the Great Mystery and Adventure Series, the first-ever adaptation of classic literature to comics form. It spawned a host of imitators and launched an entire genre that included the highly-regarded Classics Illustrated comic books.

The man behind it all was Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, who enjoyed an illustrious career as a U.S. Army officer and author of pulp fiction adventure stories.But his biggest claim to fame was as founder of the company now known as DC Comics, home to Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman.What's less known is that, a decade earlier, Wheeler-Nicholson headed a syndicate that provided comic strips and features to daily newspapers.

This material has been unavailable in any form for 100 years. But now for the first time since its original publication, JD Press is proud to offer the complete Great Mystery and Adventure Series and its successor, the Famous Short Story Series. Thrill then to ten tales by the world's greatest authors, originally presented by comics innovator Wheeler-Nicholson and lovingly rendered by artist Nicholas Afonsky (Little Annie Rooney).

Included in this volume are essays providing in-depth historical context, written by comics historians Nicky Wheeler-Nicholson (granddaughter of Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson) and Jim Davidson.