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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