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Film and TV Based Comics

by karljhickey14 • Created 11 months ago • Modified 10 months ago
Ongoing comics and comic books based on film and TV licenses , beyond just adapting the movie . See my other lists for cartoons , movie adaptations , and comics based on actors / celebrities .
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  • Star Trek (1966)

    1. Star Trek

    1966–196980 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.4 (98K)
    In the 23rd Century, Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise explore the galaxy and defend the United Federation of Planets.
    CreatorGene RoddenberryStarsWilliam ShatnerLeonard NimoyDeForest Kelley
    Gold Key comics , UK series in TV21
  • Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, and Kenny Baker in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

    2. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

    19772h 1mPG90Metascore
    8.6 (1.5M)
    Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.
    DirectorGeorge LucasStarsMark HamillHarrison FordCarrie Fisher
    Marvel Comics 1977 - 1985 , Dark Horse nineties , Marvel again
  • Jenny Agutter, Farrah Fawcett, Michael York, Roscoe Lee Browne, and Richard Jordan in Logan's Run (1976)

    3. Logan's Run

    19761h 59mPG53Metascore
    6.8 (64K)
    A police officer in the future uncovers the deadly secret behind a society that worships youth.
    DirectorMichael AndersonStarsMichael YorkJenny AgutterRichard Jordan
    Marvel Comics series 1977
  • Maurice Evans in Planet of the Apes (1968)

    4. Planet of the Apes

    19681h 52mG79Metascore
    8.0 (206K)
    After being kept in hypersleep during a long expedition into deep space, an astronaut crew crash-lands in the 40th century on a planet where highly intelligent non-human ape species are dominant and humans are enslaved.
    DirectorFranklin J. SchaffnerStarsCharlton HestonRoddy McDowallKim Hunter
    Marvel Comics series seventies , Adventure Comics nineties
  • Noah Hathaway, Lorne Greene, Dirk Benedict, Richard Hatch, Maren Jensen, and Laurette Spang in Battlestar Galactica (1978)

    5. Battlestar Galactica

    1978–197921 epsTV-PGTV Series39Metascore
    7.2 (19K)
    After the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Mankind, the last major fighter carrier leads a makeshift fugitive fleet on a desperate search for the legendary planet Earth.
    CreatorGlen A. LarsonStarsLorne GreeneRichard HatchDirk Benedict
    Marvel Comics 1978
  • Gil Gerard and Erin Gray in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)

    6. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

    1979–198132 epsTV-14TV Series45Metascore
    6.9 (11K)
    20th century astronaut Buck Rogers emerges out of 500 years of suspended animation into the 25th century to become Earth's greatest hero and to explore the unknown reaches of deep space.
    CreatorsGlen A. LarsonLeslie StevensStarsGil GerardErin GrayFelix Silla
    Gold Key comics , UK series in Look In
  • Man from Atlantis (1977)

    7. Man from Atlantis

    1977–197817 epsTV-PGTV Series
    6.5 (2.9K)
    The adventures of an amphibious man, the last survivor of the legendary sunken city.
    CreatorsMayo SimonHerbert F. SolowStarsPatrick DuffyAlan FudgeBelinda Montgomery
    Marvel Comics series 1977
  • Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

    8. Star Trek: The Next Generation

    1987–1994176 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.7 (145K)
    Set almost 100 years after Captain Kirk's 5-year mission, a new generation of Starfleet officers sets off in the U.S.S. Enterprise-D on its own mission to go where no one has gone before.
    CreatorGene RoddenberryStarsPatrick StewartBrent SpinerJonathan Frakes
    DC Comics series 1988
  • Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, and Persis Khambatta in Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)

    9. Star Trek: The Motion Picture

    19792h 23mG50Metascore
    6.4 (100K)
    When an alien spacecraft of enormous power is spotted approaching Earth, Admiral James T. Kirk resumes command of the overhauled USS Enterprise in order to intercept it.
    DirectorRobert WiseStarsWilliam ShatnerLeonard NimoyDeForest Kelley
    Marvel Comics series 1980 , then DC takes over
  • V (1983)

    10. V

    19832 epsUnratedTV Mini Series
    7.8 (18K)
    A seemingly peaceful alien race, arrives at earth and asks for help to ensure their own planets survival. However, the visitors agenda turns out be much darker.
    StarsJane BadlerMichael DurrellFaye Grant
    DC series 1986
  • Michael Dorn, Terry Farrell, Colm Meaney, Nana Visitor, Avery Brooks, Armin Shimerman, Rene Auberjonois, and Alexander Siddig in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)

    11. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

    1993–1999173 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.1 (75K)
    In the vicinity of the liberated planet of Bajor, the Federation space station Deep Space Nine guards the opening of a stable wormhole to the far side of the galaxy.
    CreatorsRick BermanMichael PillerStarsAvery BrooksRene AuberjonoisCirroc Lofton
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Terminator (1984)

    12. The Terminator

    19841h 47mR84Metascore
    8.1 (973K)
    A cyborg assassin from the future attempts to find and kill a young woman who is destined to give birth to a warrior that will lead a resistance to save humankind from extinction.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerLinda HamiltonMichael Biehn
    Now Comics 1988 , Dark Horse 1990 onwards
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger in Predator (1987)

    13. Predator

    19871h 47mR47Metascore
    7.8 (482K)
    A team of commandos on a mission in a Central American jungle find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior.
    DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerCarl WeathersKevin Peter Hall
    Dark Horse
  • Sigourney Weaver and Carrie Henn in Aliens (1986)

    14. Aliens

    19862h 17mR84Metascore
    8.4 (815K)
    Decades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsSigourney WeaverMichael BiehnCarrie Henn
    Dark Horse 1988
  • The Thing (1982)

    15. The Thing

    19821h 49mR57Metascore
    8.2 (504K)
    A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsKurt RussellWilford BrimleyKeith David
  • Doug Bradley in Hellraiser (1987)

    16. Hellraiser

    19871h 34mR56Metascore
    6.9 (149K)
    A woman discovers the newly resurrected, partially formed, body of her brother-in-law and lover. She starts killing for him to revitalize his body and escape the demonic beings that are pursuing him after he escaped their underworld.
    DirectorClive BarkerStarsAndrew RobinsonClare HigginsAshley Laurence
  • Nightbreed (1990)

    17. Nightbreed

    19901h 42mR40Metascore
    6.5 (28K)
    A troubled young man is drawn to a mythical place called Midian where a variety of friendly monsters are hiding from humanity. Meanwhile, a sadistic serial killer is looking for a patsy.
    DirectorClive BarkerStarsCraig ShefferDavid CronenbergAnne Bobby
  • Heather Langenkamp in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

    18. A Nightmare on Elm Street

    19841h 31mR76Metascore
    7.4 (280K)
    Teenager Nancy Thompson must uncover the dark truth concealed by her parents after she and her friends become targets of the spirit of a serial killer with a bladed glove in their dreams, in which if they die, it kills them in real life.
    DirectorWes CravenStarsHeather LangenkampJohnny DeppRobert Englund
  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)

    19. The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

    1964–1968105 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.7 (6.7K)
    The two top Agents of the United Network Command for Law and Enforcement (U.N.C.L.E.) fight the enemies of peace, particularly the forces of T.H.R.U.S.H.
    CreatorSam RolfeStarsRobert VaughnDavid McCallumLeo G. Carroll
  • Noel Harrison and Stefanie Powers in The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966)

    20. The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

    1966–196729 epsTV Series
    6.6 (569)
    The missions of agent April Dancer of the United Network Command for Law and Enforcement.
    CreatorSam RolfeStarsStefanie PowersNoel HarrisonLeo G. Carroll
  • Bruce Lee and Van Williams in The Green Hornet (1966)

    21. The Green Hornet

    1966–196727 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.3 (3.5K)
    A newspaper publisher and his Asian valet/martial arts expert battle crime as the feared Green Hornet and Kato.
    CreatorsFran StrikerGeorge W. TrendleStarsBruce LeeVan WilliamsWende Wagner
  • Adam West and Burt Ward in Batman (1966)

    22. Batman

    1966–1968120 epsTV-GTV Series
    7.5 (28K)
    Follows the adventures of wealthy entrepreneur Bruce Wayne, also known as the Caped Crusade Batman and his young ward Dick Grayson also known as Batman's sidekick Robin the boy wonder as they battle evildoers in Gotham City.
    CreatorsBill FingerLorenzo Semple Jr.William DozierStarsAdam WestBurt WardAlan Napier
  • The Prisoner (1967)

    23. The Prisoner

    1967–196817 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.5 (16K)
    A former secret agent is abducted and taken to what looks like an idyllic village, but is actually a bizarre prison. He refuses to give his warders information while attempting to escape.
    CreatorPatrick McGoohanStarsPatrick McGoohanAngelo MuscatPeter Swanwick
  • Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)

    24. Doctor Who

    1963–1989695 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.4 (41K)
    The adventures in time and space of the Doctor, a Time Lord who changes appearance and personality by regenerating when near death, and is joined by companions in battles against aliens and other megalomaniacs.
    CreatorsSydney NewmanC.E. WebberDonald WilsonStarsWilliam HartnellPatrick TroughtonJon Pertwee
  • Blake's 7 (1978)

    25. Blake's 7

    1978–198152 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.0 (4.8K)
    A group of convicts and outcasts fight a guerrilla war against the totalitarian Terran Federation from a highly advanced alien spaceship.
    CreatorTerry NationStarsMichael KeatingPaul DarrowPeter Tuddenham

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