The World Around Us
#4 - The Illustrated Story of Railroads
(December 1958)
Gilberton,
1958 Series
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 84
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1958-12-15
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Gilberton World-Wide Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
A Classics Illustrated Publication
- Editing
- Roberta Strauss (editor)
Issue Notes
Printed in the U.S.A. On-sale date from 1958 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Special introductory offer
- Characters
- Moses; Wise Men; Theodore Roosevelt
Indexer Notes
Promo, with order coupon, for Classics Illustrated Special Issues.
A Weapon of War
comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (layouts); Norman Nodel ?
- Inks
- Norman Nodel ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- non-fiction; history; military
- Characters
- Edwin Stanton; General Irwin McDowell; Herman Haupt; Union soldiers
- Synopsis
- Recalled to the colors in 1862, Herman Haupt energizes and trains the Union army's engineering and railroading arm, and plays a key role in victory at Gettysburg.
- Keywords
- American Civil War; Gettysburg; locomotives; railroads; trains; War Between the States
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Saltarella.
Birth of the Locomotive
comic story / 17 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction; history
- Characters
- John Fitch; Nicholas Cugnot; Richard Trevithick; George Stephenson; Robert Stephenson
- Synopsis
- Various workers improve the steam engine, and work on self-propelled vehicles. The Stephensons turn the locomotive and the railroad into practical propositions.
- Keywords
- England; locomotive; railroad; trains
A Very Merry Ride
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- humor; non-fiction; history
- Characters
- John T. Clark; passengers; spectators; engineer
- Synopsis
- Through many a mishap, the 1831 "De Witt Clinton" locomotive pulls a crowded train from Albany to Schenectady.
- Keywords
- Locomotive; New York; railroad; trains
A Steel Driving Man
text story / 6 pages
- Characters
- John Henry
- Synopsis
- John Henry beats a steam drill in a challenge, but dies with a hammer in his hand.
- Keywords
- Folk song
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Saltarella.
Stopped by Wind
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction; history
- Characters
- George Westinghouse; brakemen; engineers; railroad executives
- Synopsis
- Westinghouse invents airbrakes using compressed air, enabling long trains to stop safely.
- Keywords
- Locomotive; railroads; trains
The Way West
comic story / 15 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction; history
- Characters
- Surveyors; engineers; soldiers; American Indians [Native Americans]; Jefferson Davis; General Grenville Dodge
- Synopsis
- Surveyors explore possible routes for a transcontinental railroad, and Dodge finds a way through the Black Hills.
- Keywords
- Railroads; Wyoming
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Saltarella.
Highball!
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Conductor; telegrapher; flagman; engineer
- Synopsis
- Over time, railroads develop automatic semaphore systems to enhance safety.
- Keywords
- Railroads
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Saltarella.
Casey's Last Ride
comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Wallace Saunders (original); ? (adaptation)
- Pencils
- John Forte ?
- Inks
- Norman Nodel ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- non-fiction; biography; history
- Characters
- Casey Jones [John Luther Jones]; telegraphers; firemen; flagmen; station agents
- Synopsis
- Casey Jones climbs the ladder of railroading jobs to become an engineer. In 1900 he sacrifices his life to save passengers by staying at his post to slow the train down.
- Keywords
- Locomotive; railroad; telegraph; train wreck; trains
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Saltarella.
Today and Tomorrow
comic story / 5 pages
- Characters
- Teen; passengers; railroad personnel
- Synopsis
- Review of the history of railroads and their then-current use, and speculation about their use in the future.
- Keywords
- Railroads
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Saltarella.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The wonderful world of fairy tales
- Characters
- Geppetto; Pinocchio; Thumbelina; three Bears; Steadfast Tin Soldier
Indexer Notes
Promo, with order coupon, for back issues of Classics Illustrated Junior (HRN 557).
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
["Special introductory offer"]
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2.
The Illustrated Story of Railroads
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3.
A Weapon of War
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4.
Birth of the Locomotive
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5.
A Very Merry Ride
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6.
A Steel Driving Man
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7.
Stopped by Wind
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8.
The Way West
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9.
Highball!
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10.
Casey's Last Ride
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11.
Today and Tomorrow
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12.
["The wonderful world of fairy tales"]
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13.
["Read the best in the world's finest juvenile publication"]
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- Katie
- Boris Ammerlaan
- Chris Boyko
- Steve Coates
- Peter Croome
- Merlin Haas
- Kirk House
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