Graphic Classics marries the work of famous authors with the visual interpretations of top comic book illustrators, artists and graphic designers. Each issue features several stories illustrated in widely differing styles by different artists.

"Mysterious stranger : a ghost story & ten more great tales!" -- Cover.

Seventieth birthday / illustrated by Mark Dancey -- The mysterious stranger / adapted & illustrated by Rick Geary -- How the author was sold in Newark / adapted & illustrated by Milton Knight -- The celebrated jumping frog of Calaveras County / adapted & illustrated by Kevin Atkinson -- The legend of Sagenfeld / illustrated by Evert Geralts -- Ode to Stephen Dowling Bots, dec'd / illustrated by Jackie Smith -- P.T. Barnum and the Cardiff giant / illustrated by Dan E. Burr -- A ghost story / adapted & illustrated by Anton Emdin -- A dog's tale / adapted & illustrated by Lance Tooks -- A curious pleasure excursion / adapted & illustrated by William L. Brown -- A reminiscence of the back setlements / illustrated by Lisa K. Weber -- Is he living or is he dead? / adapted & illustrated by Simon Gane -- Advice to the little girls / illustrated by Florence Cestac, Kirsten Ulve, Shary Flenniken, Toni Pawlowsky, Mary Fleener, Annie Owens and Lesley Reppeteaux -- An encounter with an interviewer / illustrated by Skip Williamson -- The facts concerning the recent carnival of crime in Connecticut / adapted & illustrated by Antonella Caputo & Nicholas Miller -- About the artists & writers.