Life of Pope John Paul II comic books issue 1

Direct Edition. Written by Steven Grant, plus an introduction by Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins. Art and cover by John Tartaglione. Marvel commissioned this ad-free title, one of the earliest biographical comics from a mainstream publisher, shortly after the ordination of John Paul II. Father Mieczyslaw Malinski, a lifelong friend of the first non-Italian pope, and two Marvel staffers present the Popes life story, including his youth in Poland, his support of the Resistance during World War II, and the unsuccessful attempt on his life in 1981. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.50.

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Newsstand Edition. Written by Steven Grant, plus an introduction by Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins. Art and cover by John Tartaglione. Marvel commissioned this ad-free title, one of the earliest biographical comics from a mainstream publisher, shortly after the ordination of John Paul II. Father Mieczyslaw Malinski, a lifelong friend of the first non-Italian pope, and two Marvel staffers present the Popes life story, including his youth in Poland, his support of the Resistance during World War II, and the unsuccessful attempt on his life in 1981. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.50.

Canadian edition with $1.75 cover price - Written by Steven Grant, plus an introduction by Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins. Art and cover by John Tartaglione. Marvel commissioned this ad-free title, one of the earliest biographical comics from a mainstream publisher, shortly after the ordination of John Paul II. Father Mieczyslaw Malinski, a lifelong friend of the first non-Italian pope, and two Marvel staffers present the Popes life story, including his youth in Poland, his support of the Resistance during World War II, and the unsuccessful attempt on his life in 1981. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.75.

1st printing. Written by Alessandro Mainardi, plus an introduction by Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins. Art and cover by Werner Maresta. Translated by Kathleen Koeneman and Stefano Gaudiano. The life story of Karol Jozef Wojtyła, better known as John Paul II, the first non-Italian pope in modern history, from his youth defying a communist regime to join the church in his native Poland, through his long reign as the head of the Roman Catholic Church. Reprinted from the Italian comic La Vita di Giovanni Paolo II a Fumetti. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 96 pages, Full Color. Cover price $9.95.

1st printing. Written by Alessandro Mainardi, plus an introduction by Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins. Art and cover by Werner Maresta. Translated by Kathleen Koeneman and Stefano Gaudiano. The life story of Karol Jozef Wojtyła, better known as John Paul II, the first non-Italian pope in modern history, from his youth defying a communist regime in his native Poland through his long reign as the head of the Roman Catholic Church. Reprinted from the Italian comic La Vita di Giovanni Paolo II a Fumetti; Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 96 pages, Full Color. Cover price $16.95.