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Issue Details

Issue	#99 [O]
Published	September 1952
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.15 USD
Pages	52
Editing	Meyer A. Kaplan (Managing Editor)

Cover Details - "Hamlet"

Characters	Hamlet; Ghost of Hamlet's Father
Synopsis	Full-page illustration depicts Hamlet encountering his father's ghost.
Pencils	? (painting)
Inks	? (painting)
Colors	? (painting)
Notes	front cover

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

Synopsis	Half-page, vertically-oriented promo on the left side of the page for the next issue in the Classics Illustrated series, "Mutiny on the Bounty". Spot illustration depicts the front cover of the next issue.
Script	? (ad copy)
Pencils	Alex A. Blum (spot illustration)
Inks	Alex A. Blum (spot illustration)
Letters	typeset
Notes	inside 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

44 page Hamlet story "Hamlet"

Characters	Hamlet (Prince of Denmark); Ghost of Hamlet's Father; Queen Gertrude (Hamlet's mother); King Claudius (Hamlet's uncle); Polonius (chief adviser); Ophelia (Polonius's daughter); Laertes (Polonius's son); Horatio (Hamlet's friend); Traveling Players; Gravediggers; Courtiers
Synopsis	Prince Hamlet feigns insanity in an attempt to uncover his father's murderer.
Script	? (adapter); William Shakespeare (original author)
Pencils	Alex A. Blum (signed)
Inks	Alex A. Blum (signed)
Letters	typeset

1 page text article "William Shakespeare"

Synopsis	Brief biographical sketch of William Shakespeare.
Genre	bio
Pencils	? (spot illustrations)
Inks	? (spot illustrations)
Colors	? (spot illustrations)
Letters	typeset

1 page Stories of Early America text article "Remember the Alamo!"

Synopsis	Article about the battle of the Alamo. Spot illustration depicts Mexican forces attacking the Alamo.
Genre	fact
Pencils	? (spot illustration)
Inks	? (spot illustration)
Colors	? (spot illustration)
Letters	typeset

1 page Great Lives text article "Damon and Pythias"

Synopsis	Article about the friendship of the Ancient Greeks, Damon and Pythias.
Genre	bio
Pencils	? (spot illustrations)
Inks	? (spot illustrations)
Colors	? (spot illustrations)
Letters	typeset

1 page Stories from the World of Sports text article "Christy Mathewson's Great Series"

Synopsis	Article about baseball pitcher Christy Mathewson.
Genre	fact
Pencils	? (spot illustration)
Inks	? (spot illustration)
Colors	? (spot illustration)
Letters	typeset

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

Synopsis	Half-page, vertically-oriented promo on the left side of the page offering a subscription to Classics Illustrated 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 offering a simulated leather binder that will hold 12 issues of Classics Illustrated.
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	Full-page mail order list of back titles from Classics Illustrated. Spot illustration depicts front covers from the series.
Script	? (ad copy)
Pencils	? (spot illustration)
Inks	? (spot illustration)
Colors	? (spot illustration)
Letters	typeset
Notes	back cover