Four Color #540 - M-G-M's Knights of the Round Table
(March 1954)

Dell, 1942 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell Comic
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
Helen Meyer (vice-president)

Issue Notes

Indicia title is "M-G-M's "KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE", No. 540" while cover title is "Knights of the Round Table." Code number is R.T.O.S. #540-543. Copyright 1954 by Loew's Incorporated. Adapted from the M-G-M film of the same name.

Knights of the Round Table (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photo); ? (art)
Inks
? (photo); ? (art)
Colors
? (photo); ? (art)
Letters
?
Genre
historical
Characters
Sir Lancelot (photo of Robert Taylor)
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Knights of the Round Table (Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photos)
Inks
? (photos)
Letters
typeset
Genre
historical
Characters
Sir Lancelot (photo of Robert Taylor)

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; black and white. Four photos from the film with brief text.

MGM's Knights of the Round Table (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 34 pages (report information)

Script
Paul S. Newman
Pencils
Dick Rockwell
Inks
Dick Rockwell
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
historical
Characters
King Arthur; Merlin; Modred (villain); Sir Lancelot; Sir Bedivere; Elaine of Astolat; Percival; Sir Gawaine; Sir Gareth; Morgan Le Fay; Guinevere
Synopsis
Arthur and Modred battle over who shall become King of England. Most of the action revolves around Sir Lancelot.

Indexer Notes

Adapted from the 1954 M-G-M movie "Knights of the Round Table." Script credit verified by Robin Snyder from Paul S. Newman's file copy of the issue (July 28, 2008). Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Knights of the Round Table
  2. 1. Knights of the Round Table
  3. 2. MGM's Knights of the Round Table
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