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Issue Details

Issue #1255
Published 1961
Cover Price 0.15 USD
Pages 36
Editing Don Arneson
Notes Indicia title is "THE WONDERS OF ALADDIN, No. 1255." No code number. Copyright 1961 by Embassy International Pictures Corporation. Adapted from the 1961 movie "The Wonders of Aladdin." Cover painting is taken from movie poster. Labeled "Movie Classic" on cover.

Cover Details - "The Wonders of Aladdin"

Characters Aladdin; Djalma
Genre fantasy
Pencils ? (painting)
Inks ? (painting)
Colors ? (painting)
Letters typeset
Notes Indicia title is "THE WONDERS OF ALADDIN, No. 1255." No code number. Copyright 1961 by Embassy International Pictures Corporation. Adapted from the 1961 movie "The Wonders of Aladdin." Cover painting is taken from movie poster. Labeled "Movie Classic" on cover.

1 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "The Wonders of Aladdin"

Characters Aladdin (as played by Donald O'Connor, photo); Djalma (as played by Noelle Adam, photo); Omar the Giant (as played by Milton Reid, photo); Grand Wazir (as played by Fausto Tozzi, photo)
Synopsis Preview of the story.
Genre fantasy
Pencils ? (photos)
Inks ? (photos)
Letters typeset
Notes Inside front cover; black and white. Five photos from the movie and a partial cast list.

32 page story "The Wonders of Aladdin"

Characters Aladdin; Prince Moluk; Djalma; Omar the Giant; The Genie; Grand Wazir
Synopsis Aladdin, with the help of a genie, helps foil the murderous plans of the Grand Wazir.
Genre fantasy
Script Luther Davis; Franco Prosperi (screenplay); Paul S. Newman (comic adaptation)
Pencils Luis Dominguez
Inks Luis Dominguez
Notes Adapted from the 1961 movie "The Wonders of Aladdin."

1 page filler "Magicians"

Synopsis Duties of magicians.
Pencils Luis Dominguez
Inks Luis Dominguez
Notes inside back cover; black and white. Large illustration with hand-lettered text.

1 page filler "Magic Vessels"

Synopsis What magicians keep in magic lamps and magic bottles.
Pencils Luis Dominguez
Inks Luis Dominguez
Notes Back cover. Large illustration with hand-lettered text. This sequence is replaced with an ad in some copies. See Sequence 5.

1 page Daisy Manufacturing Co. advertisement "Daisy B-B Gun Gift Ideas"

Letters typeset
Notes Back cover. Illustrated ad for Daisy B-B guns. Models No. 1894, No. 25, No. 94, and No. 179 are depicted. Prices range from $7.95 to $12.95. Daisy Manufacturing Company, Rogers, Ark. This ad replaces Sequence 4 in some copies.