Lawrence #12-426-308
([August] 1963)

Dell, 1963 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1963
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell [rectangle]
Editing
Don Arneson
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock
newsprint
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide lists this as Movie Classic #12-426-308, but "Movie Classic" does NOT appear on cover. Numbered 12-426-308 on cover and in indicia.

Although there is no month given in the indicia, the last 3 digits of the cover code (12-426-308) indicate a cover date of [196]3-08, i.e. August 1963.

The movie "Lawrence of Arabia" was released in U.S. theaters on December 16, 1962.

There was no copyright record found for this issue.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Desert war! Arab revolt!
Genre
adventure
Characters
T.E. Lawrence
Synopsis
T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia), mounted and brandishing rifle
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Indexer Notes

Painted cover

The Legend of Lawrence (Table of Contents: 1)

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Genre
adventure; non-fiction; biography
Characters
T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia)
Synopsis
Introduction to Lawrence's life
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Lawrence (Table of Contents: 2)

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Genre
adventure; non-fiction; biography
Characters
T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia); Prince Feisal; General Allenby; Prince Zeid; Winston Churchill (cameo)
Synopsis
T.E. Lawrence learns desert life and helps lead the Arab Revolt during World War I. He participates in the captures of Akaba, Jerusalem, and Damascus, but loses his life in a motorcycle accident.
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Keywords
Arab; desert; Middle East; World War I

Indexer Notes

More a non-fiction tie-in than an adaptation of the movie

Water a Precious Thing (Table of Contents: 3)

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Genre
non-fiction; nature
Synopsis
How desert dwellers cope with the scarcity of water
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Keywords
Arab; camel; desert; Middle East

Lawrence of Arabia (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Desert war! Arab revolt!"]
  2. 1. The Legend of Lawrence
  3. 2. Lawrence
  4. 3. Water a Precious Thing
  5. 4. Lawrence of Arabia
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • John Censullo
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Kirk House
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)