


Classics Illustrated Educational Series E. Fast Fiction/Stories by Famous Authors Illustrated D. Classic Comics and Classics IllustratedĬ. Classics Collected: Notes on the Evolution of a Pastime and a Passion XXXII.Īppendices A. Restoration: Jack Lake Productions and Papercutz “Your Doorway to the Classics”: Acclaim’s Study Guides XXX. Classics Abroad: The Worldwide Yellow Banner “Frawley’s Folly”: The Twin Circle Era (1967–1971) XXVI. Five Little Series and How They Grew: Picture Progress Classics Illustrated Junior Classics Illustrated Special Issues The World Around Us The Best from Boys’ Life Comics XXV. “Roberta’s Reforms”: The Early Sixties XXIII. Gray Morrow: “Real People and Real Events” XXII. High Tide and Greenbacks: The Late Fifties XX. Roberta the Conquerorīetween pages 200 and 201 are eight pages containing 26 color plates XIX. George Evans, Reed Crandall, and the Tradition of EC Realism XVIII. Lou Cameron: “If John Wayne Had Drawn Comic Books” XV. Canonical Matters and Classical Curiosities Maurice del Bourgo: A “Man’s World Artist” XIII. Painted Covers and an Extra Nickel: The Early Fifties XII. A “Newer, Truer Name”: The Late Forties X. Henry Carl Kiefer and the Classics House Style VIII. Louis Zansky: The Painter’s Touchīetween pages 48 and 49 are eight pages containing 22 color plates VI. Of Musketeers and Mohicans: The Jacquet Shop III. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Box 611, Jefferson, North Carolina 28640 For Yslan, my wife and truest friend, with fondest memories of tracking The Last of the Mohicans, unearthing The Master of Ballantrae, and riding Off on a Comet and again for Will and Stephen, the best of sons and companions, who now know How Fire Came to the Indians, the secret of The Man Who Laughs, and what an all-too-brief thing is A Midsummer Night’s Dream

On the front cover: Classics Illustrated covers (clockwise, from left) Robin Hood (November 1955) War of the Worlds ( January 1955) Treasure Island (October 1949) Ivanhoe ( January 1957) Cleopatra (March 1961) Mysteries (August 1947) Journey to the Center of the Earth (May 1957) On the back cover: Caesar's Conquests ( January1956) Manufactured in the United States of America All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index. Jones, William B., Jr., 1950– Classics illustrated : a cultural history / William B. By permission of Jack Lake Productions Inc. Blum, The Man Who Laughs (May 1950, first Canadian edition 30 November 1950).Ĭlassics Illustrated ( TM) is the trademark of Frawley Corporation and its exclusive licensee First Classics, Inc. Jones, Jr., is also the editor of Robert Louis Stevenson Reconsidered: New Critical Perspectives (McFarland, 2003)įrontispiece: Alex A. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Jefferson, North Carolina, and London Classics Collected: Notes on the Evolution of a Pastime and a PassionĬLASSICS Illustrated A Cultural History SECOND EDITION “Your Doorway to the Classics”: Acclaim’s Study Guides Great Expectations: First Publishing’s Graphic Novels The Wilderness Years: The Seventies and Eighties “Frawley’s Folly”: The Twin Circle Era (1967–1971) Five Little Series and How They Grew: Picture Progress Classics Illustrated Junior Classics Illustrated Special Issues The World Around Us The Best from Boys’ Life Comics Gray Morrow: “Real People and Real Events” High Tide and Greenbacks: The Late Fifties George Evans, Reed Crandall, and the Tradition of EC Realism From the Crypt to the Classics: The EC Era Lou Cameron: “If John Wayne Had Drawn Comic Books” Maurice del Bourgo: A “Man’s World Artist” Painted Covers and an Extra Nickel: The Early Fifties Henry Carl Kiefer and the Classics House Style Of Musketeers and Mohicans: The Jacquet Shop
