The adventures of tom sawyer by mark twain, anne of avonlea by l. It is not to be confused with the great illustrated classics publisher series originally published by dodd, mead from the 1940s1970s. Classics illustrated junior featured albert lewis kanters comic book adaptations of fairy and folk tale, myth and legends. Classics illustrated junior is a series of 77 fairy and folk tale, myth and legend comic book adaptations created by albert lewis kanter as a companion series to his popular classics illustrated. The junior classics edited by william patten contrib.
I enjoyed reading dozens of copies of both classics illustrated and the junior series when i was a boy. Classics illustrated junior is a comic book series of seventyseven fairy and folk tale, myth and legend comic book adaptations created by albert lewis kanter as a spinoff of his flagship comic book line classics illustrated. Classics illustrated junior 5 pinocchio by carlo collodi. Classics illustrated, which actually began life as classic comics, was a comic book series that took classic literary works such as moby dick, robinson crusoe and the three musketeers and adapted the storylines into comic panels ideal for young readers. Classics illustrated junior series, which adapted fairy tales and fables for a younger. According to overstreet, no reprints of this issue exist. Classic comics collection 1441 vintage pdf comics on 4 disks classics. Classics illustrated collection 19421998 bulk dates 1942. No expense was spared when these comics were presented using the very best editorial matter and artwork. Mar 08, 2008 classics illustrated junior was the brainchild of russianborn albert lewis kanter, a visionary publisher who deserves to be ranked among the great teachers of the 20th century. Classics illustrated junior 1953 1971 1st print comic.
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Each maiden displays her special talent but the boys fall asleep at the table. Classics illustrated junior is a comic book series of seventyseven fairy and folk tale, myth and legend comic book adaptations created by albert lewis kanter as. In case you are unfamiliar with classics illustrated, it was a series that ran from 1941 to 1971 that took famous books and converted the storyline into a comic book format for younger readers. The wildly popular classics illustrated junior series is a delightful series geared for younger readers. The administrator of this site cannot be held responsible for what its users post, or any other actions of its users. The classics illustrated collection is a collection of comic books from four versions of the classics illustrated series. Unfollow classic illustrated comics to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Classics illustrated collection 19421998 university of delaware. It includes comic book featured adaptations and liberal expansions of fairy and folk tales. Classics illustrated junior digital comics comics by comixology.
I am very pleased to have found your wonderful publication. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Collier and son another edition was published in 1918. Popular illustrated junior classics books showing 116 of 16 the adventures of tom sawyer paperback by. Classics illustrated last edited by jazz1987 on 061919 09. The yellow masthead and the cover scenes of dashing drama often a fight are familiar to several generations of readers who grew up as baby boomers. Mr c collects the classics illustrated series of comic books but does it in a unique way.
And although i personally enjoy horton hears a who, a classic from any age remains a classic. The junior series began monthly publication by famous authors, ltd. Classics illustrated vintage series classic comic store. Born in baranovitch, russia on april 11, 1897, he immigrated with his family to the united states in 1904. Classics illustrated junior is a comic book series of seventyseven fairy and folk tale, myth and legend comic book adaptations created by albert lewis kanter as a spinoff of his flagship comic book line classics illustrated publication history. The king of the elves holds a feast for the goblin king of norway whose two sons are expected to each pick brides from among the seven daughters of the host. Kanter introduced classic comics, later renamed classics illustrated. Classics illustrated, the timehonored series that adapted such literary works war of the worlds, hamlet and a tale of two cities, is making the leap into the digital age with the announcement today by trajectory inc. Classics illustrated junior comic books for sale online. Ralph waldo emerson cited billings the architect among a group of boston notables including horatio.
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See more ideas about classic comics, comics and comic books. Classics illustr ated published adaptations of the classics of literature in comic book format, with the intention of. A 50th anniversary celebration of the original classics illustrated junior comic series, and will reintroduce albert kanters dream of providing meaningful, intelligent literature to todays young readers to invoke hope, imagination, values and the ability to distinguish between right and wrong. Many auctions claim to present first editions, or those from the 40s or 50s when they are really offering much later editions, usually worth substantially less the hrn high reorder number appears on the order form, on either the back cover, or one of the inside covers. Jones tells the stories of the creators, the artists, the writers, and the fans and weaves in quite a bit of the general history of the great age of comics. None of the files shown here are hosted or transmitted by this server. Issues included miscellanea such as an aesop fable and a fullpage illustration to color with crayons.
See all 5 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. He illustrated the first edition of uncle toms cabin in 1852, along with books by hawthorne, alcott, whittier and others. Classics illustrated, which actually began life as classic comics, was a comic book series that took classic literary works such as moby dick, robinson crusoe and the three musketeers and adapted the storylines into comic panels ideal for young readers the series was the brain child of albert kanter, a russianborn publisher who oversaw the series from its first issue in. Classics illustrated junior viewcomic reading comics. The magic pitcher, script by nathaniel hawthorne adapted from his original story, art by william a. Classics illustrated goes digital with trajectory, inc. This is a 10volume set of childrens literature, intended as a young persons counterpart to the harvard classics series. Classics illustrated also published three other series, classics illustrated junior, classics illustrated special issue, and the world around us. Carls classics by game on, radio classics by lankerspoon technologies, hd radio classics the shadow vol 1 by highdesert software etc.
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At its peak, in 1960, classics illustrated junior s average monthly circulation was 262,000. This is a comprehensive history of classics illustrated comics comic versions of serious literature that ran from the 1940s to the early 1970s. Classics illustrated comic page top shelf comics bangor. Jack lake productions classics illustrated junior comics. A set of illustrated junior library books for young adults. Classics illustrated, free web books of literature formatted in html and illustrative art free ebook, free books. Making the classics available in digital form reintroduces these brilliant works to a whole new. Classics illustrated junior actually makes pretty good bedtime reading to youngsters. Editions and publication dates for classics illustrated can be confusing. Created by albert kanter, the series began publication in 1941 and finished its first run in 1969, producing 169 issues.
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