Classics Illustrated Special Issue #138A - Adventures in Science
(June 1957)

Gilberton, 1955 Series
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Price
0.35 USD
Pages
100
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly with special issues in June and December
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Gilberton Company Inc.
Brand
Classics Illustrated Special Issue
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Issue Notes

Indexed with information submitted by Saltarella via the GCD Error Tracker.

Three printings: June 1957, June 1959, and December 1961.

Adventures in Science (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Genre
math & science
Keywords
rocket

The Story of Flight (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Pete Costanza
Inks
Pete Costanza
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
math & science
Characters
Daedalus; Icarus; Leonardo da Vinci; Zoroastro; George Cayley; Wilbur Wright; Orville Wright; Charles Lindbergh; Sir Frank Whittle; Captain Charles Yeager
Synopsis
The history of human flight from early designs by Leonardo da Vinci to the jet age and beyond.
Keywords
jet engine; Kitty Hawk North Carolina; Paris France; rocket; speed of sound; Spirit of Saint Louis; wind tunnel

Andy's Atomic Adventure (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Pete Costanza
Inks
Pete Costanza
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
math & science
Characters
Andy Wilson; Dr. Mitchell; Miss Raymond; Dr. Jeff Clark; John
Synopsis
Andy learns about the power of the atom.
Reprints
Keywords
atomic explosion; atomic submarine; desert; Geiger counter; Middletown Nevada; Nautilus submarine; radioactivity; uranium

The Discoveries of Louis Pasteur (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Pete Costanza
Inks
Pete Costanza
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Louis Pasteur; Marie Pasteur; Cecile Pasteur; Emperor Napoleon III; Marie Louise Pasteur; Joseph Meister
Synopsis
The life and discoveries of Louis Pasteur.
Keywords
Alps; antrax; germs; microscope; Paris France; rabies; vaccination

From Tom Tom to TV (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 28 pages (report information)

Script
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Pencils
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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
math & science
Characters
Julius Ceaser; Johann Gutenberg; Samuel Morse; Cyrus Field; Alexander Graham Bell; Thomas Watson; Guglielmo Marconi; President Woodrow Wilson
Synopsis
The history of communication from smoke signals to television.
Keywords
Athens Greece; carrier pigeon; cavemen; Marathon Greece; morse code; printing press; radio; Sparta Greece; telephone; television

Amelia Earhart (Table of Contents: 5)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
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Letters
typeset

Joseph Priestley (Table of Contents: 6)

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

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Adventures in Science
  2. 1. The Story of Flight
  3. 2. Andy's Atomic Adventure
  4. 3. The Discoveries of Louis Pasteur
  5. 4. From Tom Tom to TV
  6. 5. Amelia Earhart
  7. 6. Joseph Priestley
    Pioneers of Science
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore
  • James Zieff