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King Kong is a six-issue American comic book series published by Fantagraphics Books from February 1991 to March 1992 under the imprint "Monster Comics." Adapted and illustrated by Donald Simpson, it is based on the 1932 novelization of King Kong, and is authorized by the Merian C. Cooper estate using its intellectual property rights to the "name, character, and story" of King Kong. This allows it to be advertised as the "official adaptation." It was the first King Kong comic series after the Latin American comics King Kong and King Kong in the Microcosmos in the 1960s and 1970s, respectively.

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Due to its being adapted from the 1932 King Kong novelization, the comic differs from the 1933 film in several places, such as Charlie and Briggs being replaced by the character Lumpy. The series also features some changes not present in either the film or the novelization, including the Venture, or Wanderer, being named the "Vastator," an assistant to Carl Denham named Wally, and the addition of a sequence involving a horde of dinosaurs attacking the Skull Islanders' village alongside Kong.

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-Monster Comics, an imprint of Fantagraphics Books, produced a six-issue black and white comic book in 1991, adapted and illustrated by Don Simpson, and authorized by Merian C. Cooper's estate.[33]
+{{Infobox Comic Series/King Kong 1991}}
+{{DISPLAYTITLE:''King Kong'' (1991 comic)}}
-It is not, in fact, based on the 1933 film, but instead on the 1932 novelization by Delos W. Lovelace, and thus differs from the movie in numerous places. Notably, the ship is called the Vastator instead of the Venture and the characters of Charlie the Chinese cook and Second Mate Briggs are absent, replaced by a character from Lovelace's novel named Lumpy. The comic also contains several scenes not found in the film, including the infamous "spider pit" scenes and extra encounters with dinosaurs by the search party. Other notable changes include the addition of a character totally original to this comic, Denham's assistant Wally, and an extended sequence of several dinosaurs joining Kong in attacking the native village.
+'''''King Kong''''' is a six-issue [[United States|American]] [[:Category:Comics|comic book]] series published by [[wikipedia:Fantagraphics|Fantagraphics Books]] from February 1991 to March 1992 under the imprint "Monster Comics." Adapted and illustrated by Donald Simpson, it is based on the [[1932]] [[King Kong (1932 novelization)|novelization of ''King Kong'']], and is authorized by the [[Merian C. Cooper]] estate using its intellectual property rights to the "name, character, and story" of [[King Kong]]. This allows it to be advertised as the "official adaptation." It was the first [[King Kong (franchise)|King Kong]] comic series after the Latin American comics ''King Kong'' and ''King Kong in the Microcosmos'' in the 1960s and 1970s, respectively.
+{{TOC}}
-Issues
+==Issues==
+<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small">
-King Kong battles a Tyrannosaurus. From issue No. 3 of the comic book miniseries King Kong by Monster Comics
+King Kong Issue 1 CVR.png|[[King Kong (1991 comic) issue 1|Issue #1]]
-Part 1: Denham's Quest with cover by Dave Stevens.
+King Kong Issue 2 CVR.png|[[King Kong (1991 comic) issue 2|Issue #2]]
-Moviemaker Carl Denham hires a down-on-her-luck woman named Ann Darrow to be the star of his latest picture. During the voyage to their destination aboard the Vastator, Ann falls in love with first mate Jack Driscoll, and is given as a sacrifice to the god of Skull Island, a giant gorilla-like ape known as Kong. The cover by Stevens depicts Ann cupped in Kong's palm.
+King Kong Issue 3 CVR.png|[[King Kong (1991 comic) issue 3|Issue #3]]
-Part 2: Kong's Island! with cover by Mark Schultz and Tom Luth.
+King Kong Issue 4 CVR.png|[[King Kong (1991 comic) issue 4|Issue #4]]
-Driscoll, Denham, and some of the Vastator's crew mount a rescue operation to save Ann. Instead, they find themselves fighting for their lives against Skull Island's population of fierce dinosaurs. The party fights heroically onward. Meanwhile, Kong battles a herd of dinosaurs, and then the search party catches up to him while crossing a log bridge over a chasm. The cover by Schultz and Luth shows Kong shaking the men off the log (even though this does not actually occur until the next issue).
+King Kong Issue 5 CVR.png|[[King Kong (1991 comic) issue 5|Issue #5]]
-Part 3: Death in Devil's Chasm! with cover by William Stout.
+King Kong Issue 6 CVR.png|[[King Kong (1991 comic) issue 6|Issue #6]]
-Kong shakes most of the sailors off the log bridge and into the chasm, where they are eaten by a swarm of giant spiders. Kong's efforts to catch Driscoll are interrupted when Ann is attacked by a large meat-eating dinosaur, an Allosaurus. Kong fights and kills the dinosaur, then picks up Ann and moves on with Driscoll in pursuit. Denham, meanwhile, is sent back for reinforcements. Stout's cover shows Kong battling a Tyrannosaurus (when it is clearly an Allosaurus in the actual story).
+</gallery>
-Part 4: Beauty and the Beast! with cover by William Stout.
+==Trivia==
-Kong fights and kills a giant python en route to his lair atop Skull Mountain, then settles down to begin toying with his new "bride." He strips her of her clothes, leaving only her bra and panties, but is interrupted when a Pteranodon attacks. While Kong is busy with the pterosaur, Driscoll arrives and he and Ann escape together. The cover by Stout shows Kong's battle with the Pteranodon.
+*Due to its being adapted from the 1932 ''King Kong'' novelization, the comic differs from the 1933 film in several places, such as [[Choy|Charlie]] and Briggs being replaced by the character [[Lumpy]]. The series also features some changes not present in either the film or the novelization, including the [[Venture|''Venture'', or ''Wanderer'']], being named the "''Vastator''," an assistant to [[Carl Denham]] named Wally, and the addition of a sequence involving a horde of dinosaurs attacking the [[Skull Island]]ers' village alongside [[King Kong|Kong]].
-Part 5: The Wrath of Kong with cover by Al Williamson, Mark Schultz, and Tom Luth.
+{{Comics}}
-Driscoll and Ann return to the native village, Denham and Captain Englehorn. Denham begins plotting to capture Kong alive, betting that he will come for Ann. He is proven right, as the giant gorilla, along with a swarm of dinosaurs, attacks the village. Kong and the other prehistoric beasts are brought down with a load of gas bombs, and Denham reveals his intention to take Kong back to New York. Possibly the oddest of all the covers, Williamson, Schultz, and Luth's cover shows Kong fighting with a Plesiosaurus. While this happened in the movie, it not only does not occur in this issue, but is absent from the comic entirely.
+{{Comments}}
-Part 6: The Eighth Wonder of the World with cover by Ken Steacy.
+{{Era|RKO|KK}}
-Kong is revealed to the public in chains, but soon escapes, recaptures Ann, and runs amok throughout New York. He ultimately climbs to the top of the Empire State Building where he does battle with a squadron of military biplanes. He loses the battle, and falls to his death from the skyscraper, and Driscoll and Ann are reunited once more. Steacy's cover shows Kong fighting with the biplanes and includes the notation "For Obie!"
+[[Category:King Kong]]
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+[[Category:Comics]]
-|type1        =
+[[Category:Comic Series]]
-|type2        =
+[[Category:Adaptations]]
-|image        =
-|name         = King Kong
-|author       = Don Simpson
-|publisher    = Monster
-|publishdate  = February 1991-March 1992
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-}}
-Thanks to Wikipedia for the information.

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