Shane. Poster of the 1953 movie and cover of the 1949 book
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Shane
Jack Schaefer, 1949
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George Stevens, 1953

Shane, a laconic but skilled gunfighter with a mysterious past, is a drifter who rides into an isolated valley in the sparsely settled Wyoming Territory, sometime after the Civil War. On Shane’s next trip to town with the Starrett’s and other homesteaders, he defeats Calloway, and then he and Starrett win a bar room brawl against most of Ryker’s other men.


Batman. Poster of the 1989 movie and cover of the 1940 comic book
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Batman
Bob Kane, Bill Finger, 1940
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Tim Burton, 1989

As Gotham City approaches its bicentennial, Mayor Borg orders district attorney Harvey Dent and police Commissioner Gordon to make the city safer. Although corrupt police lieutenant Eckhardt arranges the hit on Napier by conducting an unauthorized police operation, Gordon arrives, takes command, and orders officers to capture him alive.


Batman. Poster of the 1989 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Batman
Craig Shaw Gardner, 1989
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Tim Burton, 1989

As Gotham City approaches its bicentennial, Mayor Borg orders district attorney Harvey Dent and police Commissioner Gordon to make the city safer. Although corrupt police lieutenant Eckhardt arranges the hit on Napier by conducting an unauthorized police operation, Gordon arrives, takes command, and orders officers to capture him alive.


Bagdad Cafe. Poster of the 1987 movie and cover of the 1951 book, The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
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The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
Carson McCullers, 1951
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Percy Adlon, 1987

In this surreal comedy, a varied ensemble of characters undergoes transformations as they encounter a German tourist named Jasmin at a secluded truck stop in the midst of the Mojave desert.


Buffalo Girls. Poster of the 1995 TV series and cover of the 1990 book
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Buffalo Girls
Larry McMurtry, 1990
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Rod Hardy, 1995

A fictionalized account chronicling the adventures of Martha Jane Canary, more commonly known as Calamity Jane, as she makes a significant impact on the Old West. Adapted from Larry McMurtry’s novel, the story also showcases the presence of Western icons such as Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley, Sitting Bull, and others.


Ebenezer. Poster of the 1998 movie and cover of the 1843 book, A Christmas Carol
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A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens, 1843
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Ken Jubenvill, 1998

Ebenezer Scrooge is the most greedy, corrupt and mean-spirited crook in the old West and he sees no value in Holiday Humbug. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come open his eyes, Scrooge discovers that love and friendships are the greatest wealth of all.