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In 1948, rising paper costs reduced books to 48 pages. The series name-changed in March 1947 to Classics Illustrated with issue 35 The Last Days of Pompeii. Original edition Classic Comics in Near Mint condition command prices in the thousands of dollars. Fredric Wertham's infamous 1954 condemnation of comic books Seduction of the Innocent. Hyde (issue 13) and Uncle Tom's Cabin (issue 15) were both cited in Dr. Some titles were packaged in gift boxes of threes or fours during the period with specific themes such as adventure or mystery. Oliver Twist (issue 23) was the first title produced by the Eisner & Iger shop. Artists include Lillian Chestney ( Arabian Nights, issue 8, and Gulliver's Travels, issue 16), Webb and Brewster ( Frankenstein, issue 26), Matt Baker ( Lorna Doone, issue 32), and Henry Carl Kiefer (second cover for The Prince and the Pauper, issue 29, cover for The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, issue 33, and the first Classics Illustrated issue The Last Days of Pompeii, issue 35). Wartime paper shortages forced Kanter to reduce the 64-page format to 56 pages.Ĭlassic Comics is marked by varying quality in art and is celebrated today for its often garish but highly collectible line-drawn covers. Reprints of previous titles began in 1943. With the fourth issue, The Last of the Mohicans, in 1942, Kanter moved the operation to different offices and the corporate identity was changed to the Gilberton Company. Arabian Nights (issue 8), illustrated by Lillian Chestney, is the first issue to use the 'Classics Comics' banner. The first five titles were published irregularly under the banner 'Classic Comics Presents' while issues six and seven were published under the banner 'Classic Comics Library' with a ten-cent cover price. Recognizing the appeal of early comic books, Albert Lewis Kanter believed he could use the new medium to introduce young and reluctant readers to ' great literature'. In later editions, a catalog of titles and a subscription order form appeared on back covers.

In addition to the literary adaptations, books featured author profiles, educational fillers, and an ad for the coming title. Russian-born publisher Albert Lewis Kanter (1897–1973) created Classic Comics for Elliot Publishing Company in 1941 with its debut issues being The Three Musketeers, followed by Ivanhoe and The Count of Monte Cristo. Thumb|left| Three Musketeers, Issue #1, Classic Comics, published 1941

8 List of Classics Illustrated comic books (UK series from 2008).

7 Complete list of Classics Illustrated comic books (original US run).

5.3.1 New publications for Classic Comic Store editions.

The time machine great illustrated classics