X, the Man with the X-Ray Eyes

In 1963, Western Publishing issued a single comic-book adaptation of the classic Roger Corman film, with Paul Newman scripting and Frank Thorne providing the art. This one-shot brings the haunting story of Dr. James Xavier, a scientist whose quest to see beyond the visible spectrum leads to a terrifying and irreversible transformation, to the four-color page. It stands as a tight, atmospheric relic of the early-1960s trend of movie tie-in comics, capturing the film's existential dread in a compact, visually striking package.