Isn there a book out that claims Planet of the Apes is a metaphor for America during the Vietnam era?
Yes. It’s called ‘Planet of the Apes’ as American Myth (McFarland, $29.95), by Eric Greene. See the review that appeared in Entertainment Weekly. See the Books page to order it from Amazon.com. • Wasn’t there a Planet of the Apes comic book series? Yes, there have been two. The first was published by Marvel Comics — I believe during the 70s. The second was published by Adventure Comics starting in 1990. The Adventure line fit into the Apes continuity many years after the death of Caesar (see Apes Detailed Timeline). The Adventure Series was a smash success when first published, and served as the flagship for other series, such as Ape City. While the stories were okay, the artwork was so-so. I stopped buying it after Issue #4 because I couldn’t figure out why Adventure would fork out the cash for the rights to do an Apes comic, and then print the cheapest-looking book possible.
