Spinoffs
Most of the books and comics based on Planet of the Apes are based on the films, not the TV series. However, there are some titles that do involve the TV show characters:
Novelizations—Four novelizations of episodes, written by George Alec Effinger, were published by Award Books. Their titles are:
- Planet of the Apes #1: Man the Fugitive
- Planet of the Apes #2: Escape From Tomorrow
- Planet of the Apes #3: Journey Into Terror
- Planet of the Apes #4: Lord of the Apes
British Annuals—Brown-Watson Books published three hardcover annuals featuring original stories about Virdon, Burke and Galen. These stories are a combination of comic strips and short fiction.
Audio Adventures—Power Records produced four audio-only adventures based on the TV show. Their titles were:
- Mountain of the Delphi
- Battle of Two Worlds
- Dawn of the Tree People
- Volcano
Argentine Comics—Seven Spanish-language comics were published in Argentina, written by Jorge Claudio Morhain and Richard Barreiro, and illustrated by Sergio Mulko and T. Toledo. Released only in Argentina, they have never been officially published in English. However, PDFs of the comics, translated to English by fans, are available at Kassidy Rae's site. (See link below.)
Filmstrip Story—Chad Valley, a U.K. toy company, produced 32 short film-based comic strips containing an original TV-series-era story, packaged as the Chad Valley Picture Show Planet of the Apes Sliderama Projector (very similar to the many Give-a-Show projector sets of the 1970s). These strips are extremely rare and difficult to come by.
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