As this comic book was intended for juvenile readers, there may have been an intentional editorial decision to minimise the appearance of Gwynplaine's disfigurement. A revised Classics Illustrated edition, with a more faithful script by Alfred Sundel, and a painted cover and new interior art by Norman Nodel, was issued in the spring of 1962. Nodel's artwork showed a Gwynplaine far more disfigured than the character's appearance in either the 1928 film or the 1950 Classics Illustrated edition. Another 1950s version, by Claude-Henri Juillard, was published in the Ce soir newspaper. A comic book version was produced by Spanish artist Fernando de Felipe in 1992, published by S. I. Artists and republished by Heavy Metal in 1994. This adaptation was intended for a mature audience and places more emphasis on the horrific elements of the story. De Felipe simplified and took some liberties with Hugo's storyline. His rendering emphasized the grotesque in Hugo and excluded the elements of the sublime that were equally important in the original. From 2003 to 2011 an adaptation created by Jean David Morvan (scenario) and Nicolas Delestret (drawings) was published in four volumes by Éditions Delcourt. A comic book version of the story was published by Self Made Hero in 2013, featuring writer David Hine and artist Mark Stafford. Parody Mark Twain wrote a parody of L'Homme qui Rit which attempted to offer parallels between Gwynplaine and Andrew Johnson. See also Glasgow smile Batman: The Man Who Laughs References External links 1869 French novels Novels by Victor Hugo Cultural depictions of Anne, Queen of Great Britain French novels adapted into films French novels adapted into plays Novels adapted into comics Fiction set in the 1700s Fiction set in the 1680s Novels set in the 18th century Novels set in the 17th century Cultural depictions of James II of England