Classics Illustrated #128 [O] - Macbeth
(September 1955)

Gilberton, 1947 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Gilberton Company Inc.
Brand
Classics Illustrated
Editing
William E. Kanter (editor); Roberta Strauss (assistant editor); Alex Blum (art director)

Issue Notes

original index by Gregory Fischer and Katie. Eight printings. An HRN 167 edition exists.
This issue has variants:

Macbeth (Table of Contents)

Macbeth / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (painting)
Inks
? (painting)
Colors
? (painting)
Characters
Macbeth
Synopsis
Full-page illustration depicting "the dagger scene".
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Indexer Notes

front cover

Cover Thumbnail for Classics Illustrated (Gilberton, 1947 series) #128 [O] - Macbeth Cover Thumbnail for Classics Illustrated (1947 series) #128 - Macbeth [HRN 166 - Twin Circle] Cover Thumbnail for Classics Illustrated (1947 series) #128 - Macbeth [HRN 167]
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Coming Next Month (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
Alex Blum (spot illustration)
Inks
Alex Blum (spot illustration)
Letters
typeset
Synopsis
Half-page, vertically-oriented promo on the left side of the page for the next issue of Classics Illustrated, "Davy Crockett". Spot illustration depicts cover of the next issue.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Chambers (Table of Contents: 2)

Who Am I? / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

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?
Letters
typeset
Synopsis
Half-page, vertically-oriented puzzle on the right side of the page. Five clues lead to the identification of a literary character.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Macbeth (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 44 pages (report information)

Script
William Shakespeare (original story); Lorenz Graham (adaptation)
Pencils
Alex Blum (signed as Blum)
Inks
Alex Blum (signed as Blum)
Colors
?
Letters
? (Leroy Lettering)
Genre
drama; historical
Characters
Macbeth (dies); King Duncan (dies); Malcolm; Donalbain; The Three Witches; Banquo; Ross; Lady Macbeth; MacDuff
Synopsis
Macbeth and his wife murder King Duncan and ascend to the throne of Scotland but eventually an army of nobles defeat them and restore moral, civil, and political order.
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Indexer Notes

Story is set in the early eleventh century.

Script credit from Jerry Bails' "Who's Who of American Comic Books."

William Shakespeare (Table of Contents: 4)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alex Blum (spot illustrations)
Inks
Alex Blum ? (spot illustrations)
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? (spot illustrations)
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction; biography
Synopsis
Brief biographical sketch of Shakespeare. Spot illustrations depict Shakespeare and the masks of tragedy and comedy.
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Part 2: The Roman Conquest (Table of Contents: 5)

The Story of Great Britain / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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?
Pencils
Lou Cameron
Inks
Lou Cameron
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction; history
Characters
Julius Caesar; Brythons; Romano-Britons
Synopsis
Illustrated article about the Roman period of British history and culture.

Indexer Notes

Part 2 of a 12 part series. Pencils and inks credits from Jerry Bails' "Who's Who of American Comic Books."

Banquo's Descendant (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alex Blum (footer illustration)
Inks
Alex Blum (footer illustration)
Colors
? (footer illustration)
Letters
typeset
Genre
biography
Characters
King James I
Synopsis
Brief biographical sketch of King James I of England. Footer illustration depicts Banquo and the witches.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
? (ad copy)
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? (spot illustrations)
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? (spot illustrations)
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typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Reading delight for every age!
Synopsis
Subscription offers for Classics Illustrated and Classics Illustrated Junior. Spot illustrations depict covers from both series.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; subscription form for Classics Illustrated and Classics Illustrated Junior.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
? (spot illustration)
Inks
? (spot illustration)
Colors
? (spot illustration)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Read the best in the world's finest juvenile publication
Synopsis
List of mail order back titles available in the Classics Illustrated series. Spot illustration depicts a front cover from the series.

Indexer Notes

Back cover; house ad for Classics Illustrated titles up to HRN 128.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Macbeth
    Macbeth
  2. 1. Coming Next Month
  3. 2. Chambers
    Who Am I?
  4. 3. Macbeth
  5. 4. William Shakespeare
  6. 5. Part 2: The Roman Conquest
    The Story of Great Britain
  7. 6. Banquo's Descendant
  8. 7. ["Reading delight for every age!"]
  9. 8. ["Read the best in the world's finest juvenile publication"]
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  • Chris Boyko
  • Keith Chandler
  • Kirk House
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Kathryn Wright
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