Classics Illustrated Special Issue #141A - The Rough Rider
(December 1957)

Gilberton, 1955 Series
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Volume
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Price
0.35 USD
Pages
100
Indicia Frequency
June and December
On-sale Date
1957
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Gilberton Company Inc.
Brand
Classics Illustrated
Editing
Roberta Strauss

Issue Notes

"This issue of Classics Illustrated has been prepared in cooperation with the Theodore Roosevelt Centennial Commission and under the supervision of its Director, Hermann Hagedorn."

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Characters
Theodore Roosevelt
Synopsis
Theodore Roosevelt, in "Rough Riders" uniform, in cavalry charge with drawn saber.
Reprints
Keywords
Cavalry; president; Spanish-American War
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
Hermann Hagedorn
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Theodore Roosevelt Centennial Commission
Synopsis
Letter from Hermann Hagedorn, Director of the Theodore Roosevelt Centennial Commission, introducing Roosevelt as "The Great American."

Indexer Notes

On Commission letterhead.

The Rough Rider (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 94 pages (report information)

Script
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Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Theodore Roosevelt; Theodore Roosevelt Sr.; Kermit Roosevelt; Edith Carow Roosevelt
Synopsis
Biography of Theodore Roosevelt through childhood, western ranching, public life, family life, military service, presidency, political campaigns, travels in Africa and South America, and death.
Keywords
assassination; election; exploration; hunting; politics; President; ranching; Spanish-American War

This He Believed... (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Theodore Roosevelt
Letters
typeset
Genre
advocacy
Synopsis
Excerpts from the writings of Theodore Roosevelt.
Keywords
Brotherhood; citizenship; government; religion

Theodore Roosevelt (Table of Contents: 4)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Hermann Hagedorn
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Praise of Theodore Roosevelt.

Indexer Notes

"From a resolution adopted by the Boy Scouts of America after Roosevelt's death in 1919." Illustration of Theodore Roosevelt.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

"Read the best in the world's finest juvenile publication" (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. ["Theodore Roosevelt Centennial Commission"]
  3. 2. The Rough Rider
  4. 3. This He Believed...
  5. 4. Theodore Roosevelt
  6. 5. ["I have thoroughly enjoyed The Rough Rider."]
  7. 6. "Read the best in the world's finest juvenile publication"
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Kirk House
  • Jim Van Dore
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