R. (Robert) O. Blechman
Stewart, Tabori & Chang, New York, 1997; originally published 1953
Fiction, Comics and Graphic Novels
ISBN: 9781556706097

Medieval legend retold by cartoonist R. O. Blechman (b. 1930).

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Bob Gill

This must be the first graphic novel (published in 1953.) I've been an admirerer of Bob’s very personal illustrations and extraordinary ideas ever since.