| Issue | #84 [O] |
| Published | June 1951 |
| Frequency | monthly |
| Cover Price | 0.15 USD |
| Pages | 52 |
| Editing | Harry M. Adler (Managing Editor); Meyer A. Kaplan (Editorial Assistant) |
| Characters | Legrand; Captain Kidd; The Gold Bug; Pirates |
| Synopsis | Full-page illustration depicts characters from "The Gold Bug". |
| Pencils | Alex A. Blum (painting) |
| Inks | Alex A. Blum (painting) |
| Colors | Alex A. Blum (painting) |
| Notes | front cover |
| Synopsis | Half-page, vertically-oriented article on the left side of the page about NYC's Central Park and "The New York Times". Spot illustrations depict Central Park and the newspaper banner. |
| Genre | fact |
| Pencils | ? (spot illustrations) |
| Inks | ? (spot illustrations) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | inside front cover |
| Synopsis | Half-page, vertically-oriented promo on the right side of the page for the next issue in the Classics Illustrated series, "The Sea Wolf". Spot illustration depicts the next issue's cover. |
| Script | ? (ad copy) |
| Pencils | Alex A. Blum (spot illustration) |
| Inks | Alex A. Blum (spot illustration) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | inside front cover |
| Characters | Narrator; William Legrand; Jupiter (Legrand's slave) |
| Synopsis | A secret message and a gold-colored bug lead three men to Captain Kidd's buried treasure. |
| Script | ? (adapter); Edgar Allan Poe (original author) |
| Pencils | Alex A. Blum |
| Inks | Alex A. Blum |
| Characters | Narrator; Old Man; Policemen |
| Synopsis | A murderer imagines his victim's heart continues to beat. |
| Script | ? (adapter); Edgar Allan Poe (original author) |
| Characters | Montressor; Fortunato; Carnival Revellers |
| Synopsis | Montressor lures Fortunato to his death after offering him a drink from a cask of rare wine. |
| Script | ? (adapter); Edgar Allan Poe (original author) |
| Synopsis | Biographical sketch of Edgar Allan Poe. Spot illustrations depict Poe and images from his tales. |
| Genre | bio |
| Pencils | Alex A. Blum (spot illustrations) |
| Inks | Alex A. Blum (spot illustrations) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Synopsis | Synopsis of Friedrich von Flotow's 19th century romantic opera about two ladies-in-waiting masquerading as servant girls at a country fair and flirting with two romantically-minded young farmers. Spot illustrations depict images from the opera. |
| Genre | fact |
| Pencils | Alex A. Blum (spot illustrations) |
| Inks | Alex A. Blum (spot illustrations) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Synopsis | Biographical sketch of Clara Barton, the founder of the American Red Cross. Spot illustrations depict Barton and a hospital scene. |
| Genre | bio |
| Pencils | Alex A. Blum (spot illustrations) |
| Inks | Alex A. Blum (spot illustrations) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Synopsis | Biographical sketch about Elias Howe, the inventor of the sewing machine. Spot illustrations depict Howe and a seamstress using the sewing machine. |
| Genre | bio |
| Pencils | Alex A. Blum (spot illustrations) |
| Inks | Alex A. Blum (spot illustrations) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Synopsis | Half-page, vertically-oriented Classics Illustrated subscription offer on the left side of the page with 40 tattoo decals as a premium. Spot illustrations depict various decal cartoon characters such as Blondie, Flash Gordon, and Popeye. |
| Script | ? (ad copy) |
| Pencils | ? (spot illustrations) |
| Inks | ? (spot illustrations) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | inside back cover |
| Synopsis | Half-page, vertically oriented promo on the right side of the page for a Classics Illustrated simulated leather binder that will hold 12 issues. Spot illustration depicts the binder. |
| Script | ? (ad copy) |
| Pencils | ? (spot illustration) |
| Inks | ? (spot illustration) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | inside back cover |
| Synopsis | List of mail order back titles from the Classics Illustrated series. Spot illustrations depict front covers from the series. |
| Script | ? (ad copy) |
| Pencils | ? (spot illustrations) |
| Inks | ? (spot illustrations) |
| Colors | ? (spot illustrations) |
| Letters | typeset |