(November 1958)
- Price:
- 0.15 USD
- Pages:
- 52
- Indicia frequency:
- bi-monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- Gilberton Company, Inc.
- Brand:
- Classics Illustrated
- Editing:
- Meyer A. Kaplan (executive editor); Roberta Strauss (editor); Leonard B. Cole (art director)
- Format:
- Standard Golden Age U.S., full color cover; saddle-stitched; newsprint interior; Cover stock varies: Glossy standard paper; Glossy stiff paper
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[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Synopsis:
- Subscription information
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Ben-Hur
comic story / 45 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Lew Wallace (original story); ? (adaptation)
- Pencils:
- Joe Orlando
- Inks:
- Joe Orlando
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure; historical
- Characters:
- Judah Ben-Hur; Messala; Valerius Gratus; Joseph; Jesus of Nazareth; Quintus Arrius; Simonides; Esther; Balthasar; Shiek Ilderim; John the Nazarite; Tirzah; Pontius Pilate
- Synopsis:
- Judah Ben-Hur is wrongly accused of trying to assassinate a Roman governor and is sentenced to a galley. After saving Arrius he is freed from his imprisonment and gains his revenge on Messala. Ben-Hur then meets Jesus of Nazareth and becomes one of the leaders of the early Christian church.
Lew Wallace
text article / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ? (illustration)
- Inks:
- ? (illustration)
- Colors:
- ? (illustration)
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- biography
- Characters:
- Lew Wallace
- Synopsis:
- Biography of the author of Ben-Hur, Lew Wallace.
Fame or Death
text article / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ? (illustration)
- Inks:
- ? (illustration)
- Colors:
- ? (illustration)
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Synopsis:
- Information about ancient Roman sports.
Emperor of Rome
text article / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ? (illustration)
- Inks:
- ? (illustration)
- Colors:
- ? (illustration)
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Synopsis:
- Information on Nero, the Roman Emperor.
[Build your own Library]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Ad for a binder to hold Classics Illustrated comics.
Inside back cover.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Order form for other Classics Illustrated issues.
Back cover.
Editing
Table of Contents
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0.
Ben Hur
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1.
[no title indexed]
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2.
Who Am I?
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3.
Ben-Hur
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4.
Lew Wallace
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5.
Fame or Death
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6.
Emperor of Rome
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7.
[Build your own Library]
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8.
[no title indexed]
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