Issue Details

Issue	#134 [O]
Published	September 1956
Frequency	bi-monthly
Cover Price	0.15 USD
Pages	52
Editing	Meyer A. Kaplan (Managing Editor)

Cover Details - "Romeo and Juliet"

Characters	Romeo; Tybalt
Synopsis	Full-page illustration depicts Romeo and Tybalt duelling.
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, "Waterloo". Spot illustration depicts the issue's front cover.
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 Romeo and Juliet story "Romeo and Juliet"

Characters	Romeo; Juliet; Tybalt (Juliet's cousin); Nurse; Mercutio; Benvolio; Friar Laurence; Friar John; Paris; Prince Escalus; Lord Capulet; Lady Capulet; Lord Montague; Lady Montague; People of Verona
Synopsis	After meeting at a masked ball, two young people fall in love and secretly marry. The ongoing feud between their families contributes directly their violent deaths.
Script	? (adapter); William Shakespeare (original author)
Pencils	George Evans
Inks	George Evans
Letters	typeset

1 page biography (nonfictional) "William Shakespeare"

Synopsis	Brief biographical sketch of William Shakespeare. Spot illustrations depict Shakespeare and the masks of tragedy and comedy.
Genre	bio
Pencils	Alex A. Blum (spot illustrations)
Inks	Alex A. Blum (spot illustrations)
Letters	typeset

2 page The Story of Great Britain text article "Part 8: The Puritan Revolution"

Synopsis	Illustrated article about the Puritan period of British history and culture.
Genre	fact
Pencils	Lou Cameron
Inks	Lou Cameron
Letters	typeset

1 page text article "A Penny a Play"

Synopsis	Article about the Elizabethan and the Jacobean theaters. Spot illustration depicts a stage of the periods.
Genre	fact
Pencils	? (spot illustration)
Inks	? (spot illustration)
Colors	? (spot illustration)
Letters	typeset

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

Synopsis	Full-page subscription offer for the Classics Illustrated series with tattoo decals as a premium.
Script	? (ad copy)
Pencils	? (spot illustrations)
Inks	? (spot illustrations)
Letters	typeset
Notes	inside back cover

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

Synopsis	Full-page list of available mail order back titles in the Classics Illustrated series. Spot illustration depicts a front cover from the series.
Script	? (ad copy)
Pencils	? (spot illustration)
Inks	? (spot illustration)
Colors	? (spot illustration)
Letters	typeset
Notes	back cover