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The Last of the Mohicans Serpent"), starring Gojko Mitić as Chingachgook, appeared in East Germany in 1967, and became popular throughout the Eastern Bloc. In 1977, Lake George Opera presented an opera version "The Last of the Mohicans" by composer Alva Henderson. Classic Comics #4, "The Last of the Mohicans", first published 1942. Marvel Comics has published two versions of the story: in 1976 a one-issue version as part of their "Marvel Classics Comics" series (issue #13). In 2007, they published a six-issue mini-series to start off the new "Marvel Illustrated" series. Famed manga artist Shigeru Sugiura wrote and illustrated a very loose manga adaptation