<Table> The Dark Tower <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> `` The Dark Tower '' painting by Michael Whelan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> The Little Sisters of Eluria ( 1998 ) The Gunslinger ( 1982 ) The Drawing of the Three ( 1987 ) The Waste Lands ( 1991 ) Wizard and Glass ( 1997 ) Wolves of the Calla ( 2003 ) Song of Susannah ( 2004 ) The Dark Tower ( 2004 ) The Wind Through the Keyhole ( 2012 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Author </Th> <Td> Stephen King </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Illustrator </Th> <Td> Michael Whelan , Phil Hale , Ned Dameron , Dave McKean , Jae Lee , Bernie Wrightson , Darrel Anderson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> United States of America </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Language </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Dark fantasy , science fiction , horror , Western </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when was the first dark tower book published
1998