Conclusion: Classics Illustrated Issue 18 The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1949 reprint cover

Compared to the previous reviews, particularly for the 1956 version, my review of Classics Illustrated has been fairly short. And that's mostly because there's not really much to say about it. It's an adaption made entirely to be an adaptation. It succeeds in this goal fairly well.

While some of the writing is a bit too dense for its target demographic, I do appreciate how it doesn't try to dumb things down, even when it only runs 48 pages.

The art is the real highlight here. The level of detail, while fairly typical of the period, is fun to look at and converys the narrative well.

The digital edition is currently priced at $ 4.99, and honestly that's a bit steep. You can find the original comic or one of the dozens of reprints for less than that. If you can find it, I'd recommend it.