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J.R.R.Tolkien comics
When thinking about Tolkien Comics everyone who collects
Tolkien books immediatly thinks about the very common and
very known hobbit sequal (first edited as three parts, now
mostly available as one book).
But long before the first appearance of the hobbit comics
there were the Lord of the rings comics. These "The Lord
of the Rings" comic albums were drawn based on the Ralph
Bakshi movie, as is mentioned inside the Dutch
version of the comic albums. It is though vey difficult
to find any information on the when and how these comics
got published.
The first comics were probably released in Italy in 1979,
1980 and 1981. They were also published at least in Spain,
Finland, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark and Sweden, and most
probably in many more places (but never outside Europe).
Most of them, even when not in the Italian language, were
printed in Italy, and published by a local publisher.
In the United States these comics didn't get published,
due to a copyright problem. They actually never got published
into English at all.
But still are the only official comics based on The Lord
of the Rings that are licensed by Tolkien Enterprises, based
in California.
The artist, Luis Bermejo, who drew these comics was
of spanish origin.
He is also responsibale for the fantastic covers.
Front covers - Finland:
Front covers - Germany:
Front covers - Netherlands:
Front covers - Italy:
Front covers - Spain:
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