Alien: The Illustrated Story

An American sixty-four page graphic novel adaptation of the 1979 science fiction film Alien, first published by Heavy Metal magazine in 1979.

It was scripted by Archie Goodwin and drawn by Walt Simonson. It is the first comic from the Alien franchise and one of few of the franchise's comic publications which is not associated with the long-lasting Aliens line from Dark Horse Comics.

The book was a major critical and commercial success and was the first comic to ever be listed on the New York Times Bestsellers list.

This is the British edition published by Futura in 1979.

Author: Archie Goodwin
Artist: Walt Simonson
Publisher: Futura Publications Ltd., 1979
Number of pages: 64
Format: Soft Cover; Full Colour illustrations
Size: 8" x 11" (200mm x 280mm)
Condition: VF - Very Fine
Code: ILLUSTRALIEN01