(April 1957)

Pines, 1957 Series
 
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Literary Enterprises Inc.
Brand
A Pines Classic
Editing
?

Issue Notes

Indexed from scanned copy at http://digitalcomicmuseum.com

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mike Roy ?
Inks
Mike Peppe ?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
Sir Lancelot

Seven Deeds of Valor (Table of Contents: 1)

Sir Lancelot / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mike Roy [as Roy] (signed)
Inks
Mike Peppe [as Peppe] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
John Duffy

Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
Sir Lancelot; King Arthur; Barto the Bold; Merlin; Ronald; Potens
Synopsis
Roman legions led by Barto come to Camelot demanding tribute. Lancelot faces them alone and faces Barto's seven deeds of valor, passing each test then demanding Barto withdraw from England, which the Romans agree to.
Keywords
Camelot; Round Table

How Arthur Became King (Table of Contents: 2)

King Arthur / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mike Roy ?
Inks
Mike Peppe ?
Colors
?
Letters
John Duffy

Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
King Arthur; Sir Kay; Merlin
Synopsis
As a boy, Arthur draws the sword Excalibur from its stone without realizing this means he will become King of the Britons.
Keywords
Camelot; Excalibur

Guinevere's Justice (Table of Contents: 3)

Lancelot and Guinevere / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mike Roy ?
Inks
Mike Peppe ?
Colors
?
Letters
John Duffy

Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
Queen Guinevere; Sir Lancelot; Albert; Sir Morgan of Wessex
Synopsis
Albert tells Queen Guinevere Sir Morgan has been unjust to his laborers. Guinevere and Lancelot go undercover to see it for themselves, then punish Morgan by making him labor in his own fields.
Keywords
Camelot

A Knight's Training (Table of Contents: 4)

Squire Ronald / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mike Roy ?
Inks
Mike Peppe ?
Colors
?
Letters
John Duffy

Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
King Arthur; Merlin; Queen Guinevere; Ronald; Marion; Sir Gilbert; Sir Lancelot
Synopsis
Ronald wants to court Marion and asks Lancelot to help him become a knight. Ronald fails Lancelot's tests, but wins Marion's love all the same.
Keywords
Camelot

The Siege (Table of Contents: 5)

Merlin the Magician / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mike Roy ?
Inks
Mike Peppe ?
Colors
?
Letters
John Duffy

Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
Merlin; Sir Lancelot; Earl of Griswald; King Arthur; Sir Gawain
Synopsis
The Earl of Griswald attacks Camelot, laying siege to it, but Merlin destroys the Earl's battlements with gunpowder.
Keywords
Camelot; catapults; gunpowder
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Seven Deeds of Valor
    Sir Lancelot
  3. 2. How Arthur Became King
    King Arthur
  4. 3. Guinevere's Justice
    Lancelot and Guinevere
  5. 4. A Knight's Training
    Squire Ronald
  6. 5. The Siege
    Merlin the Magician
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)