Classics Illustrated #66 [O] - The Cloister and the Hearth
(December 1949)

Gilberton, 1947 Series
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Price
0.10 USD; 0.15 CAD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Gilberton Company Inc.
Brand
Classics Illustrated
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A.
Editing
William E. Kanter (credited) (editor); S. M. Iger (credited as Jerry Iger) (art director); Ruth Roche (credited) (script editor)

Issue Notes

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The Cloister and the Hearth (Table of Contents)

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Pencils
Henry Kiefer (signed as H. C. Kiefer)
Inks
Henry Kiefer (signed as H. C. Kiefer)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Gerard; Margaret; Ghysbrecht
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Ralph Edwards (Table of Contents: 1)

Jinxes of the Famous / text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Dick Hyman
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Ralph Edwards; Morton Downey; Lowell Thomas
Keywords
Superstition

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

The Cloister and the Hearth (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 44 pages (report information)

Script
Leslie Katz (adaptation); Charles Reade (original)
Pencils
Henry Kiefer
Inks
Henry Kiefer
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; historical; religious
Characters
Gerard; Margaret; Martin; Ghysbrecht; Lady Van Eyck; Gerard's mother; Gerard's father; Kate; Denys; Cornelis; Sybrandt; Giles; Ludovico; Princess
Synopsis
The story of Gerard and Margaret, the parents of Erasmus (1466-1536).
Keywords
Artist; priest; Roman Catholic

Charles Reade (Table of Contents: 4)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction; biography
Characters
Charles Reade
Keywords
Educational; fact

Marchese Guglielmo Marconi (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction; biography
Characters
Guglielmo Marconi
Keywords
Inventor; radio

The Mongrel and the Puma (Table of Contents: 6)

Dog Heroes / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Claude Mollander Jr.; dog; puma
Keywords
Cougar; dog; mountain lion; puma

Parsifal (Table of Contents: 7)

Famous Operas / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Richard Wagner (original story); ? (adaptation)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Parsifal; Titurel; Klingsor; Kundry; Amfortas; Gurnemanz
Synopsis
Klingsor plots against the Knights of the Grail, creating a temptress to lead them astray. Parsifal's purity enables him to resist temptation, and then heal the gravely-wounded Amfortas.
Keywords
Holy Grail; knights; opera; Spear of Destiny

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Cloister and the Hearth
  2. 1. Ralph Edwards
    Jinxes of the Famous
  3. 2. ["Next in the great issues of Classics Illustrated comics"]
  4. 3. The Cloister and the Hearth
  5. 4. Charles Reade
  6. 5. Marchese Guglielmo Marconi
    Pioneers of Science
  7. 6. The Mongrel and the Puma
    Dog Heroes
  8. 7. Parsifal
    Famous Operas
  9. 8. ["Free! Free! Free!"]
  10. 9. ["Why wait?"]
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  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Peter Croome
  • Kirk House
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
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