"Great Expectations", "A Tale of Two Cities", "Oliver Twist" by Dicken
"1984" by Orwell
"I Robot", "Foundation" by Asimov
"The Hobbit", "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, & "The Silmarillion" by Tolkien
"The Time Machine", "The Island of Doctor Moreau", and "The War of the Worlds" by Wells
"Call of Cthulhu", "Shadow Over Innsmouth" by Lovecraft
"Frankenstein" by Shelley
"On the Road" by Jack Kerouac
"Starship Troopers" by Heinlein
Know there's quite a few more, but that's all the specifics off the top of my head atm.
I suppose some comic books would qualify though.
Naturally I'll go with Amazing Fantasy #15 - the first appearance of Spider-Man.
From the early days we've got Peter Parker just an every day kinda guy at heart. We watch his trial and tribulations, struggle with great power and great loss, plus the every day stress and responsibilities from a teenager in high school to a freelance photographer that barely makes ends meet (in fact Mary Jane & Peter were even once evicted from their apartment.)
Of course then there's Detective Comics #27 (first Batman) and Action Comics #1 (first Superman).
Video Games do have the potential to be considered a classic imo, but they're subject to a different scale and measurement due to their general newness in comparison. Especially with Atari and Famicon/NES. For example "Super Mario Bros."/Duck Hunt, Mega Man, and The Legend of Zelda has spawned a huge franchise that spans several generations with no signs of stopping. We're essentially witnessing the birth of a "classic" on the digital scale.
Edited by Alexiel, 22 May 2015 - 09:20 PM.