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Issue Details

Issue #87 [O]
Published September 1951
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.15 USD
Pages 52
Editing Meyer A. Kaplan (Managing Editor)

Cover Details - "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

Characters Titania; Bottom; Puck
Synopsis Full-page illustration depicts Titania crowning Bottom with flowers while Puck observes.
Pencils ? (painting)
Inks ? (painting)
Colors ? (painting)
Notes 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

Half page Coming Next 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, "Men of Iron". Spot illustration depicts the next issue's cover.
Script ? (ad copy)
Pencils ? (spot illustration)
Inks ? (spot illustration)
Letters typeset
Notes inside front cover

44 page A Midsummer Night's Dream story "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

Characters Titania (fairy queen); Oberon (fairy king); Hippolyta (Queen of the Amazons); Theseus (Duke of Athens); Lysander; Hermia; Demetrius; Helena; Bottom (weaver); Puck (goblin); Philostrate; Egeus
Synopsis Four lovers are led astray in the forest by the fairy king and queen on a midsummer's night.
Script ? (adapter); William Shakespeare (original author)
Pencils Alex A. Blum (signed)
Inks Alex A. Blum (signed)
Letters typeset

1 page biography (nonfictional) "William Shakespare"

Synopsis Brief biographical sketch of Shakespeare.
Pencils Alex A. Blum (spot illustration)
Inks Alex A. Blum (spot illustration)
Letters typeset

1 page Pioneers of Science biography (nonfictional) "Robert Wilhelm Bunsen"

Synopsis Brief biographical sketch about inventor Robert Bunsen.
Genre bio
Pencils Alex A. Blum
Inks Alex A. Blum
Letters typeset

1 page Dog Heroes text article The "M" Dogs of the U.S. Army

Synopsis Article about the WWII mine-detecting dogs.
Genre fact
Pencils Alex A. Blum
Inks Alex A. Blum
Letters typeset

1 page text article "The World of Books"

Synopsis Inspirational message about books and reading.
Script Clarence Day (credited)
Letters typeset

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

Synopsis Half-page, vertically oriented Classics Illustrated subscription offer on the left side of the page with tattoo decals as a premium.
Script ? (ad copy)
Pencils ? (spot illustrations)
Inks ? (spot illustrations)
Letters typeset
Notes inside back cover

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Classics Illustrated Binder Offer"

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.
Script ? (ad copy)
Pencils ? (spot illustration)
Inks ? (spot illustration)
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 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
Notes back cover