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