Merrick: The Sensational Elephantman Vol 1

Merrick: The Sensational Elephantman

Title:	Merrick: The Sensational Elephantman
Publisher:	Tom Ward & Luke Parker
Type:	Ongoing series
Years published:	2014-2020
Total issues:	11
Featuring:	Joseph Merrick; Frederick Treves
Creators:	Tom Ward; Luke Parker; Nic J. Shaw; Micah Myers; Clare Lenton
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Merrick: The Sensational Elephantman is a British ongoing comic book series of the Victorian era mystery adventure genres. It was published by Tom Ward & Luke Parker and ran for eleven issues from February, 2014 to December, 2020. The book was written by Tom Ward with artwork, coloring, and covers by Luke Parker and lettering by Nic J. Shaw. The comic was edited by Clare Lenton. The series presented a fictionalized account of the life of the actual Joseph Merrick, aka the "Elephantman" - the most remarkable human being ever to draw the breath of life. Betrayed, robbed and left for dead by his tour manager, Merrick finds his way back to London where he is rediscovered by Doctor Frederick Treves who, unknown to Merrick, is the man responsible for his exile to Europe. Treves takes Merrick back to the London hospital where he can recover, promising to search for a cure to Merrick's condition but actually attempting to unlock the secret of his skin for his own gain.

Issues

Merrick: The Sensational Elephantman #1
Merrick: The Sensational Elephantman #2
Merrick: The Sensational Elephantman #3
Merrick: The Sensational Elephantman #4
Merrick: The Sensational Elephantman #5
Merrick: The Sensational Elephantman #6
Merrick: The Sensational Elephantman #7
Merrick: The Sensational Elephantman #8
Merrick: The Sensational Elephantman #9
Merrick: The Sensational Elephantman #10
Merrick: The Sensational Elephantman #11

Annuals & Specials

Treves: A Restless Night

Collections

Merrick: The Sensational Elephantman, Volume 1
Merrick: The Sensational Elephantman, Volume 2

Notes & Trivia

Merrick: The Sensational Elephantman redirects to this page.
This series is loosely based on the historical Joseph Carey Merrick, aka "The Elephant Man", who was a human oddity born with severe physical deformities on August 5th, 1862. He died in his sleep at the London Hospital on April 11th, 1890 at the age of twenty-seven. Merrick's life was depicted in the 1980 biographical drama film The Elephant Man by director David Lynch and was portrayed by actor John Hurt.
The setting for this series is London, England in the year 1886.
Micah Myers took over lettering duties on the series beginning with issue #5.

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Merrick: The Sensational Elephantman Vol 1 issue index

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