Classics Illustrated #83 [O] - The Jungle Book
(May 1951)

Gilberton, 1947 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Gilberton Company Inc.
Brand
Classics Illustrated
Editing
Harry Adler (managing editor)

Issue Notes

HRN 166 contains the new version of the artwork, but HRN 167 contains the old version of the artwork.

The Jungle Book (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Alex Blum (painting)
Inks
Alex Blum (painting)
Colors
Alex Blum (painting)
Letters
typeset

Genre
jungle
Characters
Mowgli
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from http://www.ttbwrr.com/ClassicsIllustrated/Classics-Illustrated-Artists-con…

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Did You Know That... 100 Years Ago / text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Illinois Central, the railroad that helped build the midwest...

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Story One Mowgli's Brothers (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script
Rudyard Kipling (original story); ? (adaptation)
Pencils
Alex Blum; Bill Bossert
Inks
Alex Blum; Bill Bossert
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
jungle
Characters
Mowgli; Akela; Bagheera; Shere Kahn; Tabaqui; Baloo; Kaa; Raksha
Synopsis
As an infant, Mowgli is saved from Shere Kahn by the wolf Raksha. When Raksha becomes old, the pack, at the urging of Shere Kahn, tries to kill Mowgli.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

http://www.ttbwrr.com/ClassicsIllustrated/Classics-Illustrated-Artists-con… lists Alex Blum and his son-in-law William Bossart.

Story Two The King's Ankus (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Rudyard Kipling (original story); ? (adaptation)
Pencils
Alex Blum; Bill Bossert
Inks
Alex Blum; Bill Bossert
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
jungle
Characters
Mowgli; Kaa; Bagheera; King Cobra
Synopsis
Mowgli learns a valuable lesson after taking part of man's treasure from the King of the Cobras.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

http://www.ttbwrr.com/ClassicsIllustrated/Classics-Illustrated-Artists-con… lists Alex Blum and his son-in-law William Bossart.

Story Three Red Dog (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Rudyard Kipling (original story); ? (adaptation)
Pencils
Alex Blum; Bill Bossert
Inks
Alex Blum; Bill Bossert
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
jungle
Characters
Mowgli; Red Dog; Kaa; Akela
Synopsis
Mowgli has a plan to stop the wild dogs from attacking the Wolf pack.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

http://www.ttbwrr.com/ClassicsIllustrated/Classics-Illustrated-Artists-con… lists Alex Blum and his son-in-law William Bossart.

Rudyard Kipling (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
? (illustration)
Letters
typeset

Genre
biography
Characters
Rudyard Kipling
Synopsis
Biography of the author Rudyard Kipling.
Reprints

Charles Goodyear the Luckless Inventor of Vulcanized Rubber (Table of Contents: 7)

Pioneers of Science / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
? (illustration)
Letters
typeset

Genre
biography
Synopsis
Biography of the scientist Charles Goodyear who invented the process to vulcanize rubber.

"Chief" A Fire Dog (Table of Contents: 8)

Dog Heroes / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
? (illustration)
Letters
typeset

Siegfried (Table of Contents: 9)

Famous Operas / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
? (illustration)
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Information on Richard Wagner's opera Siegfried.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Jungle Book
  2. 1. ["The Illinois Central, the railroad that helped build the midwest..."]
    Did You Know That... 100 Years Ago
  3. 2. ["Suspense revenge intrigue in next month's..."]
  4. 3. Story One Mowgli's Brothers
  5. 4. Story Two The King's Ankus
  6. 5. Story Three Red Dog
  7. 6. Rudyard Kipling
  8. 7. Charles Goodyear the Luckless Inventor of Vulcanized Rubber
    Pioneers of Science
  9. 8. "Chief" A Fire Dog
    Dog Heroes
  10. 9. Siegfried
    Famous Operas
  11. 10. ["Free! 40 of the world's greatest comic strip characters in tattoos..."]
  12. 11. ["You asked for it! Here it is!"]
  13. 12. ["Read the best in the world's finest juvenile publication"]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Chris Boyko
  • Josh Neufeld
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore