Classics Illustrated #128 - Macbeth [HRN 167]
(June 1964)

Gilberton, 1947 Series
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0.15 USD
Pages
52
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Gilberton Company Inc.
Brand
Classics Illustrated
Editing
William E. Kanter (editor); Roberta Strauss (assistant editor); Alex Blum (art director)

Issue Notes

Original index by Gregory Fischer and Katie. June 1964 is the copyright date. Printed in the U.S.A.
This issue is a variant of Classics Illustrated (Gilberton, 1947 series) #128 [O] - Macbeth. There exist further variants:
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Coming Next Month (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Chambers (Table of Contents: 2)

Who Am I? / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

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?
Letters
typeset
Synopsis
Half-page, vertically-oriented puzzle on the right side of the page. Five clues lead to the identification of a literary character.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Macbeth (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 44 pages (report information)

Script
William Shakespeare (original story); Lorenz Graham (adaptation)
Pencils
Alex Blum (signed as Blum)
Inks
Alex Blum (signed as Blum)
Colors
?
Letters
? (Leroy Lettering)
Genre
drama; historical
Characters
Macbeth (dies); King Duncan (dies); Malcolm; Donalbain; The Three Witches; Banquo; Ross; Lady Macbeth; MacDuff
Synopsis
Macbeth and his wife murder King Duncan and ascend to the throne of Scotland but eventually an army of nobles defeat them and restore moral, civil, and political order.
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Indexer Notes

Story is set in the early eleventh century.

Script credit from Jerry Bails' "Who's Who of American Comic Books."

William Shakespeare (Table of Contents: 4)

text article / 1 page (report information)

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?
Pencils
Alex Blum (spot illustrations)
Inks
Alex Blum ? (spot illustrations)
Colors
? (spot illustrations)
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction; biography
Synopsis
Brief biographical sketch of Shakespeare. Spot illustrations depict Shakespeare and the masks of tragedy and comedy.
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Part 2: The Roman Conquest (Table of Contents: 5)

The Story of Great Britain / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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?
Pencils
Lou Cameron
Inks
Lou Cameron
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction; history
Characters
Julius Caesar; Brythons; Romano-Britons
Synopsis
Illustrated article about the Roman period of British history and culture.

Indexer Notes

Part 2 of a 12 part series. Pencils and inks credits from Jerry Bails' "Who's Who of American Comic Books."

Banquo's Descendant (Table of Contents: 6)

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?
Pencils
Alex Blum (footer illustration)
Inks
Alex Blum (footer illustration)
Colors
? (footer illustration)
Letters
typeset
Genre
biography
Characters
King James I
Synopsis
Brief biographical sketch of King James I of England. Footer illustration depicts Banquo and the witches.
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Table of Contents
  1. 1. Coming Next Month
  2. 2. Chambers
    Who Am I?
  3. 3. Macbeth
  4. 4. William Shakespeare
  5. 5. Part 2: The Roman Conquest
    The Story of Great Britain
  6. 6. Banquo's Descendant
  7. 7. ["Reading delight for every age!"]
  8. 8. ["Read the best in the world's finest juvenile publication"]
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