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Kanter introduced classic comics, later renamed classics illustrated. Classics illustrated was the creation of albert lewis kanter 18971973, a visionary publisher. I am now the head of the english department at my high school. There was movie hall and comics in our days in india. Published from 1941 to 1971, the classics illustrated series adapted famous western literary works into the comic book medium. Values of classics illustrated free comic book values. Although classics illustrated comic books are major collectible items, the value of each comic from this series varies considerably depending on its physical condition and the publication edition. In 1967, kanter sold his company to twin circles frawley corporation, and by 1971, with 169 publications to its name, the classic era of classics illustrated had. Ci faq classic comic store uk publishers of the modern series. If you want to sell old comic books youve just found or inherited, then these are the challenges you are going to face. How to price classic illustrated comics our pastimes. Its on a entirely different subject but it has pretty much the same page layout and design.

View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. Classics illustrated is an american comic book magazine series featuring adaptations of literary classics such as les miserables, moby dick, hamlet, and the iliad. Top websites about rare classics illustrated comics. There are many places you can download classics illustrated comics for free. Comic book plus free and legal public domain books. Jack kirby manga comic book lots underground culture. See more ideas about classic comics, comic book covers and comic books. Welcome to comic book plus, the site where every day is party day. In 1990, first comics reintroduced the series in a deluxe, beautifully illustrated format. I kept them for many years and learned to love good literature from reading them. After a shaky start, the series changed its name to classics illustrated, and went on to become one of the bestloved comic series of all time. Books that were not, it should be added, of todays young adult variety, and certainly not childrens booksbut adult reading. Classics illustrated digital comics comics by comixology.

See more ideas about comic books, comics and classic books. We are the original and still the premier site to read and download golden and silver age comic books. All item images are used solely for identification purposes. Created by albert kanter, the series began publication in 1941 and finished its first run in 1971, producing 169 issues. Get the best deals on vintage comic book when you shop the largest online selection at. Please fill out the following form to report an issue missing from the database.

Classics illustrated comic books began during world war ii and endured until 1971, running a total of 169 issues. A picture displayed to the left of the stock item is a picture of the actual one for sale click on it for a larger image. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. Uk publishers of the modern series of classics illustrated and dealers in vintage and modern comic books, particulary of classic stories in picture format. Classics illustrated last edited by jazz1987 on 061919 09. Bottom is always the character that first springs to mind when this play. Mr c collects the classics illustrated series of comic books but does it in a unique way. Inspired by the success of the early comic books published in the early 30s and late 40s, kanter believed he could use the same medium to introduce young readers to great literature. Lot of 36 vintage classics illustrated comic books. Platinum 18971937, golden 193855, silver 195669, bronze 197079. Excellent wwii reprints of classic batman stories with commentary by comics. I had a large collection of classics illustrated and classics juniors when i was a young girl.

Classics illustrated vintage series below you will find hundreds of copies of the vintage classics illustrated series for sale. Created by albert kanter, the series began publication in 1941 and finished its first run in 1969, producing 169 issues. Also included is a pictorial feature on chicago rare classics memorabilia show, and a complete guide to classics collectibles. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Classics illustrated is a comic book series featuring adaptations of literacy classics such as moby dick, alice in wonderland, and the three musketeers. Classics illustrated comic books from decades ago knew how to make a novel like the three musketeers appealing to kids. Classic comic store uk publishers of the modern series of classics illustrated and dealers in vintage and modern comic books. Created classic comics for elliot publishing company in 1941 and finished its first run in 1971, producing 169 issues.

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Classics illustrated is an american comic bookmagazine series featuring adaptations of literary classics such as les miserables, moby dick, hamlet, and the iliad. Classics illustrated is an american comic bookmagazine series featuring adaptations of literary classics such as les miserables, moby dick. Classics illustrated was founded in 1941 by russianborn publisher albert lewis kanter. This is a deluxe reprint of the vintage classic comic book i had as a small boy in. Recognizing the appeal of early comic books, russianborn publisher albert. What is your classics illustrated junior comic book worth. Silver age classics illustrated comics for sale ebay. Get the best deals on golden age classics illustrated comics when you. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. See more ideas about classic comics, comic book covers and vintage comics. Classics illustrated is an american comic book series featuring adaptations of literary classics such as les miserables, moby dick, hamlet, and the iliad.

Comic books have been published for more than a century, and collectors categorize them into five ages. Classics illustrated, which actually began life as classic comics, was a comic book series that took classic literary works such as moby dick, robinson crusoe and the three musketeers and adapted the storylines into comic panels ideal for young readers the series was the brain child of albert kanter, a russianborn publisher who oversaw the series from its first issue in 1941 until. It is not a first edition as the listing on the back cover of other comic books available in the series ends with no. Following the series demise, various companies reprinted its titles.

They then sold to first publishing, berkley press and classics media group in 1988 in which they had bought the right to use the old ci art, logo, and name from the frawley group they also plan to. The series namechanged in march 1947 to classics illustrated. Get the best deals on silver age classics illustrated comics when you shop the largest online selection at. Classics illustrated vintage series classic comic store. Plus, we also hold a large and growing selection of comic strips and pulp fiction. We prefer to sale all of them at once buy are willing to sale them separate. Classics illustrated has 209 entries in the series. Vintage classics illustrated comic book by gilberton company, inc.

Classics illustrated 047 twenty thousand leagues under the sea. Classics illustrated was sold to patrick frawley and his catholic publication twin circle and eventually by 1971 they had publication problems. Classics illustrated special issue comic books for sale. Classics illustrated, which actually began life as classic comics, was a comic book series that took classic literary works such as moby dick, robinson crusoe.