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Films adapted into comic books

by dusky-1 • Created 12 years ago • Modified 9 years ago
Films which were adapted into the comic book medium; this does not include comic books which were adapted into the film medium (obviously), nor comic books which used similar source material (ie, comic book adaptations of Tod Browning & Francis Ford Coppola's Dracula films are included, comic book adaptations of Stoker's Dracula novel are not), nor comic book prequels & sequels.
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  • Fred MacMurray in The Absent Minded Professor (1961)

    1. The Absent Minded Professor

    19611h 37mApproved75Metascore
    6.7 (9.8K)
    A college professor invents an anti-gravity substance which a corrupt businessman wants for himself.
    DirectorRobert StevensonStarsFred MacMurrayNancy OlsonKeenan Wynn
    Adapted by Dell Comics, 1961.
  • The Abyss (1989)

    2. The Abyss

    19892h 20mPG-1362Metascore
    7.5 (203K)
    A civilian diving team is enlisted to search for a lost nuclear submarine and faces danger while encountering an alien aquatic species.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsEd HarrisMary Elizabeth MastrantonioMichael Biehn
    Adapted by Dark Horse, 1989.
  • John Neville in The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)

    3. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

    19882h 6mPG69Metascore
    7.1 (59K)
    An account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences across late 18th-century Europe with his band of misfits.
    DirectorTerry GilliamStarsJohn NevilleEric IdleSarah Polley
    Adapted by Now Comics, 1989.
  • Jeff Goldblum, Ellen Barkin, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Weller, and John Lithgow in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)

    4. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

    19841h 43mPG70Metascore
    6.2 (32K)
    Adventurer, brain surgeon, rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his crime-fighting team, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, must stop evil alien invaders from the eighth dimension who are planning to conquer Earth.
    DirectorW.D. RichterStarsPeter WellerJohn LithgowEllen Barkin
    Adapted by Marvel Comics, 1983.
  • Roddy McDowall and Mike Mazurki in The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967)

    5. The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

    19671h 48mApproved
    6.4 (1.4K)
    Adventurous Bostonian Jack Flagg heads west to join the California gold rush with the hopes of restoring his family fortune, but his dedicated butler Bullwhip Griffin sets out to find Flagg and bring him back home.
    DirectorJames NeilsonStarsRoddy McDowallSuzanne PleshetteKarl Malden
    Adapted by Gold Key, 1967.
  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960)

    6. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    19601h 47mApproved
    6.2 (1.7K)
    Mark Twain's 1851 story about two runaway friends, a fostered white boy and an escaped black slave, who sailed on a raft down the Mississippi River in search of freedom and adventure.
    DirectorMichael CurtizStarsTony RandallEddie HodgesArchie Moore
    Adapted by Dell Comics, 1960.
  • Robin Williams, Jonathan Freeman, Gilbert Gottfried, Linda Larkin, Douglas Seale, Scott Weinger, and Frank Welker in Aladdin (1992)

    7. Aladdin

    19921h 30mG86Metascore
    8.0 (489K)
    A kind-hearted street urchin and a power-hungry Grand Vizier vie for a magic lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true.
    DirectorsRon ClementsJohn MuskerStarsScott WeingerRobin WilliamsLinda Larkin
    Adapted by Disney Comics, 1992.
  • Alexander the Great (1956)

    8. Alexander the Great

    19562h 21mApproved
    5.8 (4.5K)
    The life and military conquests of Alexander III of Macedon (July 20/21, 356 - June 10/11, 323 B.C.), commonly known as Alexander the Great.
    DirectorRobert RossenStarsRichard BurtonFredric MarchClaire Bloom
    Adapted by Dell Comics, 1956.
  • Mel Blanc, Sterling Holloway, Heather Angel, Kathryn Beaumont, Lucille Bliss, Jerry Colonna, Pinto Colvig, Verna Felton, Larry Grey, Richard Haydn, Joseph Kearns, Bill Lee, Queenie Leonard, Doris Lloyd, Tommy Luske, James MacDonald, Marni Nixon, J. Pat O'Malley, Thurl Ravenscroft, Max Smith, Bill Thompson, Dink Trout, Ed Wynn, Norma Zimmer, The Mellowmen Quartet, and Bob Hamlin in Alice in Wonderland (1951)

    9. Alice in Wonderland

    19511h 15mApproved68Metascore
    7.3 (162K)
    Alice stumbles into the world of Wonderland. Will she get home? Not if the Queen of Hearts has her way.
    DirectorsClyde GeronimiWilfred JacksonHamilton LuskeStarsKathryn BeaumontEd WynnRichard Haydn
    Adapted by Dell Comics, 1950.
  • Johnny Depp in Alice in Wonderland (2010)

    10. Alice in Wonderland

    20101h 48mPG53Metascore
    6.4 (458K)
    Nineteen-year-old Alice returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny: to end the Red Queen's reign of terror.
    DirectorTim BurtonStarsMia WasikowskaJohnny DeppHelena Bonham Carter
    Adapted by Boom!, 2010.
  • Alien (1979)

    11. Alien

    19791h 57mR89Metascore
    8.5 (1M)
    After investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin, the crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform.
    DirectorRidley ScottStarsSigourney WeaverTom SkerrittJohn Hurt
    Adapted by Heavy Metal, 1979.
  • Alien³ (1992)

    12. Alien³

    19921h 54mR59Metascore
    6.4 (343K)
    Returning from LV-426, Ellen Ripley crash-lands on the maximum-security prison Fiorina 161, where she discovers that she has unwittingly brought along an unwelcome visitor.
    DirectorDavid FincherStarsSigourney WeaverCharles S. DuttonCharles Dance
    Adapted by Dark Horse, 1992.
  • Alien Nation (1988)

    13. Alien Nation

    19881h 31mR45Metascore
    6.3 (17K)
    In 1988, Earth makes the first contact with an alien civilization. In 1991, these aliens, known as Newcomers, slowly begin to be integrated into human society after three years of quarantine.
    DirectorGraham BakerStarsJames CaanMandy PatinkinTerence Stamp
    Adapted by DC Comics, 1988.
  • Winona Ryder and Sigourney Weaver in Alien: Resurrection (1997)

    14. Alien: Resurrection

    19971h 49mR62Metascore
    6.2 (284K)
    Two centuries after her death, a powerful human/alien hybrid clone of Ellen Ripley aids a crew of space pirates in stopping the aliens from reaching Earth.
    DirectorJean-Pierre JeunetStarsSigourney WeaverWinona RyderDominique Pinon
    Adapted by Dark Horse, 1997.
  • The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

    15. The Amazing Spider-Man

    20122h 16mPG-1366Metascore
    6.9 (739K)
    After Peter Parker is bitten by a genetically altered spider, he gains newfound, spider-like powers and ventures out to save the city from the machinations of a mysterious reptilian foe.
    DirectorMarc WebbStarsAndrew GarfieldEmma StoneRhys Ifans
    Adapted by Marvel Comics, 2012.
  • An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)

    16. An American Tail: Fievel Goes West

    19911h 15mG
    6.5 (30K)
    Fievel's family decides to move out to the West, unaware that they are falling into a trap perpetrated by a smooth-talking cat.
    DirectorsPhil NibbelinkSimon WellsStarsJames StewartJohn CleeseAmy Irving
    Adapted by Marvel Comics, 1991.
  • The Animal World (1956)

    17. The Animal World

    19561h 22mApproved
    6.6 (149)
    A documentary showcasing the world's many different animal species, both past and present.
    DirectorIrwin AllenStarsTheodore von EltzJohn Storm
    Adapted by Dell Comics, 1956.
  • Aileen Quinn in Annie (1982)

    18. Annie

    19822h 7mPG39Metascore
    6.6 (52K)
    A spunky young orphan is taken in by a rich eccentric, much to the chagrin of the cantankerous woman who runs the orphanage.
    DirectorJohn HustonStarsAileen QuinnAlbert FinneyCarol Burnett
    Adapted by Marvel Comics, 1982.
  • Arachnophobia (1990)

    19. Arachnophobia

    19901h 49mPG-1367Metascore
    6.5 (79K)
    A new species of South American killer spider hitches a lift to a California town in a coffin and starts to breed, leaving a trail of deaths that puzzle and terrify young Dr. Ross Jennings, who is newly arrived in town with his family.
    DirectorFrank MarshallStarsJeff DanielsJulian SandsJohn Goodman
    Adapted by Disney Comics, 1990.
  • Scatman Crothers, Eva Gabor, Sterling Holloway, Hermione Baddeley, Pat Buttram, Dean Clark, Gary Dubin, Liz English, Phil Harris, Lord Tim Hudson, George Lindsey, Roddy Maude-Roxby, Thurl Ravenscroft, Vito Scotti, and Paul Winchell in The Aristocats (1970)

    20. The Aristocats

    19701h 18mG66Metascore
    7.1 (121K)
    With the help of a smooth talking tomcat, a family of Parisian felines set to inherit a fortune from their owner try to make it back home after a jealous butler kidnaps them and leaves them in the country.
    DirectorWolfgang ReithermanStarsPhil HarrisEva GaborSterling Holloway
    Adapted by Gold Key, 1971.
  • Tim McCoy, Tristram Coffin, Raymond Hatton, Buck Jones, and Silver in Arizona Bound (1941)

    21. Arizona Bound

    194157mApproved
    5.8 (198)
    The Rough Riders are called upon to help save a stagecoach line.
    DirectorSpencer Gordon BennetStarsBuck JonesTim McCoyRaymond Hatton
    Adapted by Fawcett, 1942.
  • George O'Brien in Arizona Legion (1939)

    22. Arizona Legion

    193958mApproved
    5.9 (167)
    This region of Arizona is lawless. Even when the criminal are captured, they are acquitted by the jury or the witness takes a sudden illness. Boone is a hard drinking, shoot up the town cowboy who is trying to get in with the Dutton gang. As yet, he is unsuccessful and his actions cause Lettie to break off their engagement. But Boone is undercover. He is the Captain of the Arizona Rangers - 14 men dedicated to the end of the outlaws. While he saves stages and stops bank robberies, he has not yet been found the secret leader of the gang.
    DirectorDavid HowardStarsGeorge O'BrienLaraine DayCarlyle Moore Jr.
    Adapted by DC Comics, 1939.
  • Embeth Davidtz and Bruce Campbell in Army of Darkness (1992)

    23. Army of Darkness

    19921h 21mR59Metascore
    7.4 (203K)
    When Ash Williams is accidentally transported to 1300 A.D., he must retrieve the Necronomicon and battle an army of the dead in order to return home.
    DirectorSam RaimiStarsBruce CampbellEmbeth DavidtzMarcus Gilbert
    Adapted by Dark Horse, 1992.
  • David Niven and Cantinflas in Around the World in 80 Days (1956)

    24. Around the World in 80 Days

    19562h 55mG69Metascore
    6.7 (31K)
    A Victorian Englishman bets that with the new steamships and railways he can circumnavigate the globe in eighty days.
    DirectorsMichael AndersonJohn FarrowStarsDavid NivenCantinflasFinlay Currie
    Adapted by Dell Comics, 1957.
  • Lloyd Bridges, Shirley Eaton, and David McCallum in Around the World Under the Sea (1966)

    25. Around the World Under the Sea

    19661h 50mG
    5.3 (1.1K)
    The crew of a five-man submarine travels the world oceans, planting sensors on the ocean floor to warn scientists of any impending earthquakes.
    DirectorAndrew MartonStarsLloyd BridgesShirley EatonBrian Kelly
    Adapted by Dell Comics, 1966.

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