Showing posts with label John Fago. Show all posts
Showing posts with label John Fago. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Do You Love O Henry's "Gift of the Magi" as Much as We Do?

...we've presented two of them, each with its' own particular charms!
and
O Henry's classic Christmas story of True Love has been adapted into every media format imaginable, sometimes as a period piece, sometimes updated to the present, and, in a couple of cases, projected into the future!
Tomorrow...
Another, rarely-seen graphic retelling of the classic Christmas tale!
You'll Cry Your Eyes Out If You Miss It!
And now a word from our sponsor...
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True Love Comics Tales!

Wednesday, December 18, 2019

O Henry's "Gift of the Magi" x2!

As our pre-Christmas gift to our faithful readers...
...here's both of the versions of "Gift of the Magi" we've run!
This never-reprinted adaptation of the O Henry short story from First Comics/Berkley Publishing's short-lived revival of Classics Illustrated was written and illustrated by Gary Gianni in his comic book debut!
Trivia: Gianni scripted and rendered the entire six-story issue, #15 (1990), himself!
Gary's detailed, decidedly-retro style has since made him a fan favorite, especially for his work on Indiana Jones, The Shadow, Doc Savage and Hellboy!
And now...our most popular Christmas-themed post ever...
...and it shows how True Love and Christmas shopping can go hand-in-hand!
This straightforward adaptation of O Henry's Christmas classic appeared in Pendulum Press' Best of O Henry (1977) digest-sized comic.
Written by John Fago (whose father, longtime comic artist/editor Vince Fago packaged the series) and illustrated by Anton Caravana, it was part of a series of Classics Illustrated-type publications released, like the Scholastic Book Club, directly to students and school libraries.

Next Week, on Christmas Day:
The comic adaptation you didn't know existed of...
Louisa May Alcott's
Little Women!
You'll cry your eyes out if you miss it!

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Like "Gift of the Magi"? We have TWO versions of it...

...each with their own particular charms!
and
O Henry's classic Christmas story of True Love has been adapted into every media format imaginable, sometimes as a period piece, sometimes updated to the present, and, in a couple of cases, projected into the future!
Next Week:
another Christmas Tale...
You'll Cry Your Eyes Out If You Miss It!
And now a word from our sponsor...
Please Support
True Love Comics Tales!

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

O Henry's "Gift of the Magi"

With the last weekend before Christmas approaching...
...let's look at how True Love and Christmas shopping can go hand-in-hand!
This straightforward adaptation of O Henry's Christmas classic appeared in Pendulm Press' Best of O Henry (1977) digest-sized comic.
Written by John Fago (whose father, longtime comic artist/editor Vince Fago packaged the series) and illustrated by Anton Caravana, it was part of a series of Classics Illustrated-type publications released like the Scholastic Book Club, directly to students and school libraries.

BTW, this is our 100th entry.
We're taking a week off and will be back after New Year's Day.
Merry Christmas
and
Happy New Year