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Issue Details

Issue #68 [O]
Published February 1950
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing Harry M. Adler (Managing Editor); Meyer A. Kaplan (Editorial Assistant)

Cover Details - "Julius Caesar"

Characters Julius Caesar; Mark Antony; Roman Citizens
Synopsis Full-page illustration depicts Marc Antony revealing the body of Caesar to the crowd.
Pencils Henry C. Kiefer (signed)
Inks Henry C. Kiefer (signed)
Notes front cover

Half page text article "Jinxes of the Famous"

Synopsis Half-page, vertically-oriented article on the left side of the page describes the superstitious beliefs and behavior of a few celebrities. Spot illustration depicts images related to the text.
Genre fact
Script Dick Hyman
Pencils ? (spot illustration)
Inks ? (spot illustration)
Letters typeset
Notes inside front cover

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

Synopsis Half-page, vertically-oriented promo on the right side of the page for the next issue in the Classics Illustrated series, "Around the World in Eighty Days". Spot illustration depicts the next issue's front cover.
Script ? (ad copy)
Pencils ? (spot illustration)
Inks ? (spot illustration)
Letters typeset
Notes inside front cover

44 page Julius Caesar story "Julius Caesar"

Characters Julius Caesar; Mark Antony; Brutus; Cassius; Calpurnia; Portia; Caesar's Ghost; Lepidus; Octavius Caesar; Casca; Cinna; Soothsayer; Boy (servant)
Synopsis Following Caesar's assassination on the Ides of March, Mark Antony and Octavius Caesar bring the assassins to justice and restore civil and political order in Rome.
Script ? (adapter); William Shakespeare (original author)
Pencils Henry C. Kiefer (signed)
Inks Henry C. Kiefer (signed)

1 page text article "William Shakespeare"

Synopsis Brief biographical sketch of William Shakespeare.
Genre bio
Letters typeset

1 page Pioneers of Science text article "Blaise Pascal"

Synopsis Brief biographical sketch of mathematician Blaise Pascal.
Genre bio
Pencils Alex A. Blum (spot illustrations)
Inks Alex A. Blum (spot illustrations)
Letters typeset

1 page Dog Heroes text article "Tippy, the Terrier"

Synopsis Article describes a terrier who saves a family from a house fire.
Genre fact
Pencils Alex A. Blum (spot illustrations)
Inks Alex A. Blum (spot illustrations)
Letters typeset

1 page Famous Operas text article "Manon"

Synopsis Plot synopsis of Jules Massenet's opera, "Manon".
Pencils Alex A. Blum (spot illustrations)
Inks Alex A. Blum (spot illustrations)
Letters typeset

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

Synopsis Full-page promo for mail order back titles in the Classics Illustrated series. Spot illustrations depict front covers from the series.
Script ? (ad copy)
Letters typeset
Notes inside back cover

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Classics Illustrated Giant Volumes Offer"

Synopsis Full-page offer for three anthologies of various Classics Illustrated titles. Spot illustrations depict front covers of the three volumes.
Script ? (ad copy)
Pencils ? (spot illustrations)
Inks ? (spot illustrations)
Letters typeset
Notes back cover