The World Around Us
#3 - The Illustrated Story of Horses
(November 1958)
Gilberton,
1958 Series
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 84
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1958-11-15
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Gilberton World-Wide Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
A Classics Illustrated Publication
- Editing
- Roberta Strauss (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1958 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- L. B. Cole (signed)
- Inks
- L. B. Cole (signed)
- Colors
- L. B. Cole (signed)
- Reprints
-
in Unsere Welt Illustrierte (BSV - Williams, 1961 series) #3 -
in Wereld in beeld (Classics/Williams, 1960 series) #3 - Paarden (1960) -
in World Illustrated (Thorpe & Porter, 1960 series) #503 - Classics Illustrated Story of Horses [1'3 Variant] ([1960]) [cover] -
in Alt i bilder (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1960 series) #3 - Hester ([1960]) -
in The World Around Us (Jack Lake Productions Inc., 2011 series) #W3 (December 2013) [cover]
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- Keywords
- horses
The Illustrated History of Horses
illustration / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Saltarella.
The Indian and His Horse
comic story / 13 pages
- Genre
- history
- Characters
- Hernando Cortez; Christopher Columbus; Red Cloud; Crazy Horse; Sitting Bull; Colonel George Custer
- Synopsis
- How horses were brought to the New World and how the changed the lives of the Plains Indians.
- Keywords
- Apache; buffalo; Comanche; Conquistador; Little Big Horn; Native Americans; railroad; Sioux
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Saltarella.
Mustang!
comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Sam Glanzman (signed as SJG)
- Inks
- Sam Glanzman (signed as SJG)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Synopsis
- History of Mustangs in the United States.
- Keywords
- mustang; pony express
The Cowboy and His Horse
comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- history
- Synopsis
- The history of cowboys and their horses, from the cattle drives from Texas to Kansas, to the modern day cowboy and the rodeo riders.
- Keywords
- bronc-busting; bronco; calf roping; cattle drive; cowboy; longhorn cattle; mustang; railroad; rodeo; Texas; vaqueros
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Saltarella.
Know Your Oats
text article / 7 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ernie Hart (signed) (as EHH)
- Inks
- Ernie Hart (signed) (as EHH)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- math & science
- Synopsis
- The evolution of the horse.
- Keywords
- American Saddle Horse; American Standardbred; Appaloosa; Arabian; Belgian; Clydesdale; Draft Horse; Eohippus; evolution; Morgan; Palomino; Percheron; Pinto; Quarter Horse; Shetland Pony; Shire; Tennessee Walking Horse; Thoroughbred; Wild Horse of Flanders
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Saltarella.
Horse Diagram
illustration / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Diagram of a horse.
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Saltarella.
Horses in War
comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- John Forte (signed)
- Inks
- John Forte
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- historical; history
- Characters
- King Xerxes; Genghis Khan; General Philip Sheridan; General Douglas MacArthur
- Synopsis
- The use of horses in warfare throughout history.
- Keywords
- American Civil War; cavalry; Charge of the Light Brigade; chariot; knight; Middle Ages; Moors; The Battle of Austerlitz; World War I; World War II
Indexer Notes
Signed bottom of the first panel.
Horses in Sport
comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ernie Hart (signed)
- Inks
- Ernie Hart
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- non-fiction; sports
- Characters
- King Henry the Eighth; Earl of Godolphin; Dennis O'Kelly; Willie Shoemaker
- Keywords
- Belmont Stakes; fox hunting; horse racing; jockey; jousting; Kentucky Derby; knight; Maryland Cup; polo; Preakness Stakes; steeplechase; thoroughbred; Triple Crown
Indexer Notes
Signed on last panel of page 7.
Harness Racing
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction; sports
- Keywords
- Harness Racing
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Saltarella.
Heroic Horsemen
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- history
- Characters
- Julius Caeser; Caligula; Joan of Arc; Napoleon; Presiden Zachary Taylor; General Robert E. Lee; Alexander the Great
- Synopsis
- Famous horsemen throughout history.
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Saltarella.
You and Your Horse
comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- John Forte (signed)
- Inks
- John Forte (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- How to care for a horse.
- Keywords
- blacksmith
Riding Through the Looking Glass
comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- H. J. Kihl (signed)
- Inks
- H. J. Kihl (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Saltarella.
Yesterday and Today
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- history
- Synopsis
- How horses were used to do common tasks.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
The Illustrated History of Horses
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2.
The Indian and His Horse
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3.
Mustang!
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4.
The Cowboy and His Horse
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5.
Know Your Oats
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6.
Horse Diagram
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7.
Horses in War
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8.
Horses in Sport
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9.
Harness Racing
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10.
Heroic Horsemen
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11.
Stories and Legends
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12.
[no title indexed]
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13.
You and Your Horse
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14.
Riding Through the Looking Glass
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15.
Yesterday and Today
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16.
More Horses
This issue was modified by, among others
- Boris Ammerlaan
- Nick Caputo
- Steve Coates
- Peter Croome
- Merlin Haas
- Dan Kocher
- Mike Nielsen
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Stangas
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