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Issue Details

Issue #128 [O]
Published September 1955
Frequency bi-monthly
Cover Price 0.15 USD
Pages 52
Editing Meyer A. Kaplan (Managing Editor)

Cover Details - "Macbeth"

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

Half page Coming Next Month promo (ad from the publisher) "Forthcoming Title"

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.
Script ? (ad copy)
Pencils Alex A. Blum (spot illustration)
Inks Alex A. Blum (spot illustration)
Letters typeset
Notes inside front cover

Half page Who Am I? activity "Literary Character Puzzle"

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

44 page Macbeth story "Macbeth"

Characters Macbeth; Lady Macbeth; King Duncan; Malcolm; Banquo; Macduff; Three Witches
Synopsis Macbeth and his wife murder King Duncan and ascend the throne of Scotland but eventually an army of nobles defeat them and restore moral, civil, and political order to Scotland.
Script ? (adapter); William Shakespeare (original author)
Pencils Alex A Blum
Inks Alex A Blum
Letters typeset

1 page biography (nonfictional) "William Shakespeare"

Synopsis Brief biographical sketch of Shakespeare. Spot illustrations depict Shakespeare and the masks of tragedy and comedy.
Genre bio
Pencils Alex A. Blum (spot illustrations)
Inks Alex A. Blum ? (spot illustrations)
Colors ? (spot illustrations)
Letters typeset

2 page The Story of Great Britain text article "Part 2: The Roman Conquest"

Synopsis Illustrated article about the Roman period of British history and culture.
Genre fact
Pencils Lou Cameron
Inks Lou Cameron
Letters typeset

1 page biography (nonfictional) "Banquo's Descendant"

Synopsis Brief biographical sketch of King James I of England. Footer illustration depicts Banquo and the witches.
Genre bio
Pencils Alex A. Blum (footer illustration)
Inks Alex A. Blum (footer illustration)
Colors ? (footer illustration)
Letters typeset

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Subscription Offer"

Synopsis Subscription offers for Classics Illustrated and Classics Illustrated Junior. Spot illustrations depict covers from both series.
Script ? (ad copy)
Pencils ? (spot illustrations)
Inks ? (spot illustrations)
Letters typeset
Notes inside back cover

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Mail Order Back Titles List"

Synopsis List of mail order back titles available in the Classics Illustrated series. Spot illustration depicts a front cover from the series.
Script ? (ad copy)
Pencils ? (spot illustration)
Inks ? (spot illustration)
Colors ? (spot illustration)
Letters typeset
Notes back cover