World Around Us (1958-1961 Gilberton) comic books

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The Illustrated Story of Dogs. Cover art by Ernie Hart. "Moustache," pencils by George Evans; True story of Moustache, a black poodle who took part in Napoleon's campaigns. "Balto"; True story of Balto, a husky sled dog who trekked six hundred miles through a blizzard to deliver a diptheria vaccine. "Bob of Carmel"; True story of Bob of Carmel, a courageous German Shepherd. "How the Dog Began," art by Ernie Hart. "Chips"; True story of Chips, the son of a husky and a collie-German shepherd cross, who was chosen to lead the first K-9 detachment to cross the Atlantic Ocean during the Allied invasion of Africa during World War II. "Andy"; True story of Andy, a Doberman Pinscher who served as a scout dog on the Solomon Islands in World War II. "Peefka"; True story of Peefka, a German shepherd who led infantry patrols through the Italian mountains in World War II. "Sandy," art by Ernie Hart; True story of Sandy, a big, black German shepherd who served as a messenger dog with the marines in the New Britain campaign in the Pacific in World War II. "Bruce"; True story of Bruce and Silver, two German shepherds who saved two American soldiers in a foxhole, on Luzon in the Philippine Islands during World War II. "Working Dogs" article. "Sporting Dogs" article. "Hounds" article. "Terriers" article. "Toy Dogs" article. "Non-Sporting Dogs" article. "The Far Frontiers"; The story of sled dogs used in polar expeditions by explorers like Admiral Richard Byrd and Roald Amundsen. "Dog Paratroopers"; Story of Lux (a German shepherd), the first dog paratrooper in history. "Guide to the Blind" non-fiction story. "Their Human Friends"; Stories of Diamond, Sir Isaac Newton's spaniel; Bounce, Alexander Pope's Great Dane; Maida, Sir; Walter Scott's hound; etc. "You and Your Dog" article. "How Would Your Dog Rate You?" article, art by Ernie Hart. 84 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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The Illustrated Story of Space. Painted cover by Gay Welker. Stories and art by Jack Kirby, Gerald McCann, Sam Glanzman, and Graham Ingels. Educational comics on a wide variety of topics from Gilberton, the publisher of Classics Illustrated. This issue focuses on the history and science of space exploration, then (1959) still in its early days. Featuring art by legends Jack Kirby, Sam Glanzman, and Graham Ingels, including Countdown! by Ingels; What Is Space? and Assignment Space Station by Glanzman; and Training for Space, featuring layouts by Jack Kirby. Training for Space also features appearances by real-life aerospace pioneers Colonel John P. Stapp and Don Farrell. Nice cover by Gay Welker is fairly accurate, considering it was painted in 1958. The Illustrated Story of Space; Training for Space; Rocket Around the Moon; What Is Space?; Where Are We?; Birth of the Rocket; American Rockets; Man-Made Moons; Countdown!; Assignment Space Station; Planet Patter; Life on Other Planets? 80 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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The Illustrated Story of The F.B.I. Painted cover art. "The FBI in War," art by George R. Evans; An alert Coast Guardsman, and a turncoat saboteur, help the F.B.I. to quickly capture two teams of saboteurs. "Double Agents," art by Graham Ingels; Sent as a Nazi spy to the Americas, ND98 defects and works spreading disinformation as a double agent with the F.B.I. "The Doll Woman"; The "Doll Woman," who operates a doll shop, acts as an agent for the Japanese in World War II. "The Spy Scientists"; F.B.I. investigations lead them to uncover and arrest two spies giving atomic secrets to the Soviet Union. "How It Began," art by Gerald McCann; Theodore Roosevelt creates a body of federal investigators to deal with encroachments onto public lands; This group evolves into the modern professionalized F.B.I., largely under the leadership of J. Edgar Hoover. "G-Men" one-page story; When captured by agents, Kelly gives them the nickname G-Men. "The FBI in Peace"; F.B.I. men investigate a kidnaping, arresting the criminals. "Wanted"; John Dillinger conducts a state-by-state spree of bank robbery and crime; The F.B.I. pursues him, locates him with the help of an informer, and kills him in a gunfight. "Playing Many Parts"; In pursuit and investigation of criminals, agents need to adopt many roles and personae. "Solved by Science"; The F.B.I. uses numerous scientific approaches to examine and evaluate evidence. "Telltale Fingerprints"; Fingerprinting helps the F.B.I. identify many criminals, and solve many crimes. "If You Join"; Dramatization of a candidate's process through F.B.I. selection and training. "Make-Believe Cases"; Agents in training run through numerous simulations. "To Catch a Thief"; Procedures and equipment that the F.B.I. uses (or teaches local police to use) in pursuit of criminals and spies. "Youre an Agent"; Young campers use F.B.I. techniques to discover who stole their hidden cake. 84 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Painted cover art by Stan Campbell. Synopsis of the book, art by Gerald McCann. "Blizzard Rescue," art by John Tartaglione; Carl Gillam flies his plane in Alaska to save an injured miner. "Wings of Myth - Wings of Man," art by H. L. Kihl; recounts mankind's legends and early attempts at flight. "Leonardo's Dream of Flight"; a summary of Leonardo's designs for flying machines. "First in the Sky," art by Graham Ingels; the story of French balloon inventors. "From Gliders to Gasoline"; man's experiments with gliders. "The Great Almost," art by Gerald McCann; the quest for powered flight. "The First to Fly"; The Wright Brothers design and build the first airplane. "What Makes an Airplane Fly?"; an introduction to the physics of flight. "Pioneer Pilots" featuring Alberto Santos-Dumont, Louis Blériot, Henri Farman, Charles Willard, and Glenn Curtiss. "A New Weapon"; the development of fighter planes in World War I. "The Red Knight of Germany," pencils by George Evans, inks by Reed Crandall; the story of the Red Baron. "Between the Wars"; aviation development between the wars. "A Deadly Weapon," art by Sam Glanzman; advancements in airplanes as weapons during World War II. "Brick Wall in the Sky," art by John Tartaglione; Jet fighters and the sound barrier are discussed. "Flight of the Future"; final words on flight. 84 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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The Illustrated Story of The French Revolution. Stories and art by George Evans, Ann Brewster, H. J. Kihl, Norman Nodel, Gerald McCann, George Klein, and Everett Raymond Kinstler. Educational comics on a wide variety of topics from Gilberton, the publisher of Classics Illustrated. This issue focuses on the French Revolution, its causes, and its aftermath. Featuring art by legends George Evans and Everett Raymond Kinstler, including The Tennis Court Oath and The End of Feudalism by Kinstler, and The Enemy at the Gate, The Reign of Terror, Death of a Queen and The Committee of Public Safety by Evans. The French Revolution; To the Bastille!; The Death of Byron; Seeds of the Revolution; Fanning the Flames; Inca Gold; The Tennis Court Oath; The End of Feudalism; The Rights of Man; Escape to Varennes; He Followed the River; To Arms, to Arms, Ye Brave!; Death of a King; The Enemy at the Gate; The Committee of Public Safety; The Reign of Terror; Death of a Queen; The End of Terror; The First Hypnotist; The Mystery of the Dauphin; The Rise of Napoleon; Liberty! Equality! Fraternity! 80 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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The Illustrated Story of The Crusades. Painted cover by Gerald McCann. Stories and art by Bruno Premiani, Edd Ashe, H. J. Kihl, Gerald McCann, and Everett Raymond Kinstler. Educational comics on a wide variety of topics from Gilberton, the publisher of Classics Illustrated. This issue focuses on the bloody history of The Crusades, from the first call to war to the fall of Jerusalem. Featuring The Red Lion by legendary artist Everett Raymond Kinstler. The Crusades; The Cross Bearers; The Road to War; Dante's Lesson; The Red Lion; The Walled City; Faithful unto Death; The Holy Lance; Defeat; Search for a Home; Richard the Lion Hearted; Art and Inspiration; Jerusalem, Jerusalem; Scene of the Major Crusades. 72 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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The Illustrated Story of Festivals. Painted cover art by George Evans. "A Visit From St. Nicholas," art by George Evans; A Netherlands family celebrates St. Nicholas Day. St. Nicholas appears in other countries in other forms. "A Child is Born: The Presepe," art by Bruno Premiani; The Santos family of Bahia, Brazil makes an elaborate presepe, or nativity scene, to honor the birth of Jesus. "A Child is Born: The Posadas"; A Mexican neighborhood enacts the Posadas, honoring the birth of Jesus, then celebrates by breaking the pinata. "A Child is Born: The Pinata" activity page. "Christmas Long Ago: Myrtle and Mistletoe," art by H. J. Kihl; History of the Saturnalia, and legends of the mistletoe, including the myth of Balder the Beautiful. "Christmas Long Ago: Christmas in America" one-page story, art by Alex Blum; Columbus's flagship Santa Maria wrecks on Christmas Eve; He invites a local chief to Christmas dinner aboard the Nina. "Christmas Long Ago: Feasting and Firing"; Old English Christmas customs, including the boar's head and Yule log. "The Ancient Games" article; Story of the ancient Greek Olympic games. "The New Year, art by John Tartaglione; New Year customs world-wide. "Washington's Vision" article; Mormon legend of an angelic vision delivered to George Washington at Valley Forge. "The Earth Unlocks: The Death of Winter," art by Bruno Premiani; Springtime festivals in Czechoslovakia and Switzerland. "The Earth Unlocks: Easter"; Easter customs in Europe, the United States, and Mexico. "The Earth Unlocks: Preparing Papaquis" activity page. "The Earth Unlocks: Watch Me Tap This Easter Egg" activity page. "Harvest Home," art by Norman Nodel; Harvest festivals in ancient Israel, ancient Rome, old England and Scotland, Plymouth colony, the United States, and Austria. "Festivals of Freedom: July 4, 1776." "Festivals of Freedom: To The Bastille!" "Festivals of Freedom: Buzkashi Races." "Festivals of Freedom: A Great Miracle," art by Norman Nodel. "A Grab-Bag of Festivals," art by John Tartaglione; Stories of Guy Fawkes Day, Tibetan Butter Festival, Sheker Bairam, and and April Fool's Day. 76 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Norman Nodel. The Illustrated Story of Great Scientists intro, art by George Evans. "The Earth Is Round," art by George Evans; Eratosthenes calculates the size of the Earth. Other famous geographers are profiled. "Fun with Geography" activity page, art by Stephen Addeo. "The Body Is Charted," art by Edd Ashe; Andreas Vesalius is the first to make detailed drawings of the anatomy of the human body. "The Earth Moves," pencils by Reed Crandall, inks by Al Williamson; Galileo discovers that the Earth travels around the Sun. "Fun with Astronomy," art by Stephen Addeo. "Nature Has Laws," art by John Tartaglione; The story of Issac Newton and his discoveries. "Fun with Mathematics" activity page, art by Stephen Addeo. "The Earth's Secrets," art by Bruno Premiani; The story of Niels Stensen and his discoveries in geology. "Fun with Geology" activity page, art by Stephen Addeo. "Germs Cause Disease," art by Gray Morrow; The story of Louis Pasteur and his accomplishments. "Fun with Biology" activity page, art by Stephen Addeo. "The Ways of Mankind," art by Sam Glanzman; The story of John Wesley Powell and his work studying Native American tribes. "Fun with Anthropology" activity page, art by Stephen Addeo. "The Magic Element," art by Norman Nodel; The story of Marie Curie and her discover of Radium. "The Inner Man" featuring Sigmund Freud, John Locke, William James, Hugo Munsterberg, and Alfred Adler, art by Angelo Torres. "The Atom Splits," art by H. J. Kihl; The story of Albert Einstein. 76 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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The Illustrated Story of the Jungle. Painted cover by Gerald McCann. Stories and art by Reed Crandall, Al Williamson, Sam Glanzman, John Tartaglione, George Peltz, Gerald McCann, and Gray Morrow. Educational comics on a wide variety of topics from Gilberton, the publisher of Classics Illustrated. This issue focuses on the culture and wildlife of the world's jungle regions. Featuring art by legends Reed Crandall, Al Williamson, Sam Glanzman, and Gray Morrow, including The Explorer by Crandall and Williamson; The Hunter and The Missionary by Morrow; and Asian and North Australian Wildlife and African Wildlife by Glanzman. The Illustrated Story of the Jungle; The Jungle Areas of the World; The Explorer; Island of Mystery; A Spear for Buth Mwon; The Lion and the Fox; Jungle Riddles; African Wildlife; Age of Iron; The Hunter; The Missionary; Asian and North Australian Wildlife; Insect Giants; The Scientist; Central and South American Wildlife; The Impossible Canal; Today and Tomorrow. 72 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Painted cover art. Classics Illustrated Junior ad. Through Time and Space: The Illustrated Story of Communications. "The First Words," art by Gerald McCann; Speculative story of how language developed. "Signs and Sounds," art by Gerald McCann; The development of written language, both phonetic and ideographic. "Signals and Speed," art by Bruno Premiani; Looking for ways to send long-distance messages, people experiment with such methods as drums, smoke signals, and heliographs; Even so, most such messages need to be delivered by runner; Pheidippides runs himself to death carrying vital messages when Athens is invaded. "Mounted Messengers"; Marco Polo describes the Great Khan's effective and elaborate system of mounted post couriers. "The Art of Printing," art by John Tartaglione; Chinese scholars invent practical forms of paper, printing, and moveable type. Europe later adopts the same innovations; Even so, printing and communication remain slow. "A Moving Stream"; Summary of the operation of electricity. "Words over Wires," art by Gerald McCann; Samuel Morse works out a code for communicating over wires via electricity and develops a system to accomplish this over long distances; He convinces the U.S. Congress to fund a demonstration project and sends messages 44 miles between Washington and Baltimore. "Linking Two Worlds," pencils by Norman Nodel; Cyrus Field conceives and implements a plan for a transatlantic telegraph cable; It takes ten years and many bitter failures, but at last he succeeds. "Talking by Telegraph," pencils by George Evans, inks by Reed Crandall; Bell looks for a way to improve the telegraph but in conjunction with Watson devises a way to transmit sound by wire and creates the telephone. "Words without Wires"; Marconi invents a radio transmitter to carry Morse Code which helps rescue seamen in distress in 1899; He then creates equipment to send a signal across the Atlantic and demonstrates his success in 1901. "The Electronic Ear," art by Sam Glanzman; radio story, including two pages on how radio works. "The Electronic Eye"; How television was developed, and how it is used. "Today and Tomorrow"; How communications technology and uses may develop. 72 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Painted cover art. The Illustrated Story of Whaling illustration by Gray Morrow. "The Long Voyage," art by Gray Morrow; Thomas Beale sails (1831-1833) as surgeon aboard the whaler "Kent"; Details on the hunting, killing, and processing of whales. Various whale articles. "The Great Hunt," art by Gerald McCann; History of whaling from prehistoric times to its decline into a minor industry around 1900. "Yankee Whaling," pencils by Angelo Torres, inks by Al Williamson; History of the growth and decline of New England whaling, from Native times to around 1900. "Stove by a Whale," art by Bruno Premiani; A sperm whale stoves in the whaler "Essex," wrecking it beyond use; Only eight men survive the ordeal of making for South America in small boats. "Captain Larsen's Ship"; Captain Larsen develops the factory ships that revive the whaling industry. "An Episode of War" text story. "D-Day Part 2: Target Normandy," art by George Evans; Eisenhower leads preparations for the great invasion, as the Germans try to predict where the blow will fall. "The Red Planet Part 2: Mars is a World"; With the advent of the telescope, human understanding of Mars continually grows. "The World of Science: Jets in the Bathtub" activity page, art by Gray Morrow. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Painted cover art by Jay Scott Pike. Undersea Adventures illustration, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "The Frogmen," art by Angelo Torres; Riding undersea "pig" piloted torpedoes, Italian frogmen attack British warships in Alexandria and Gibraltar. "Mines Below," art by Angelo Torres; Lionel Crabb joins British scuba divers protecting shipping and fighting Italian frogmen in Gibraltar. "Underwater Conquest," art by Sam Glanzman; History of underwater exploration, from ancient Greek sponge divers through early underwater devices, experiments by Bushnell and Fulton, and the first bathysphere. "Sea Monsters--False and True," art by Gray Morrow; Five mythical sea creature as imagined in the sixteenth century, and five unusual real sea creatures. "Sunken Treasure," art by Lou Morales; Captain Dickinson uses a diving bell to salvage treasure lost in a shipwreck; modern divers use scuba gear; divers investigate Mayan wells, and a Kefti shipwreck in the Mediterranean. "Skin Diving," art by Tony Tallarico; Explanations of skin diving, practical applications in wildlife management, oil prospecting, police work, and scientific studies are given. "In Magellan's Wake," art by Sam Glanzman; Beach and his crew conduct the Triton on the world's first underwater circumnavigation of the globe. "Seven Miles Down," art by Stan Campbell; Piccard and Walsh take the first bathyscaph (Trieste) to a record depth--35,800 feet in the Marianas Trench. "The Duel" text story by Guy de Maupassant (original), art by Jack Kirby. "D-Day Part 4: Night Drop," art by George Evans; U.S. and U.K. paratroopers and glider troopers descend on Normandy and attack the Germans, hours before the D-Day seaborne assault. "The Red Planet Part 4: A Trip to Mars"; Speculation in the means of the first flight to Mars, and what astronauts might find there. "The World of Science: Blue Skies" activity page, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Hunting illustration, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "The Rogue Elephant," art by Sam Glanzman; In the early twentieth century, colonial game control officer John Hunter tracks and kills a dangerous elephant in Kenya; He discovers an old musket ball lodged in a nerve center. "Early Hunters," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Development of hunting, agriculture, and civilization...from ancient time through Rameses II in ancient Egypt. "Mythical Monsters," art by George Peltz and Howie Post; How to fight (or capture) the chimera, unicorn, and basilisk. "From Falcon to Fox"; Summary of medieval falconry, medieval boar hunting, and English fox hunting. "Wanton Killing," art by Sam Glanzman; Hunters devastate the buffalo on the American prairie, and the elephant in East Africa. "An End to Slaughter," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Theodore Roosevelt's enthusiasm for both hunting and conservation contributes to a system of national parks and wildlife refuges in the United States. "The Trapped Trapper," art by Sam Glanzman; Professional hunter Evert Stenmark is buried alive by an avalanche in northern Sweden; Eating raw ptarmigan from his bag he keeps himself alive for eight days until found by his brother. "Bringing Them Back Alive," art by Till Goodan; Schomburgk and Hagenbeck capture wild animals for various zoos. "Malay Tiger," art by Luis Dominguez; Locke and his helper hunt down a nuisance tiger. "Hunting Today"; Modern forms of hunting in Europe and North America. "Dogs and Guns" article, art by H. I. Kihl. "A New Way to Hunt," art by Sam Glanzman; "Hunting" with a camera. "The World of Story: Two Tales of Baron Munchausen" text story, art by Rudolf Erich Raspe. :D-Day Part 5: The Landing," art by George Evans; Allied troops attack and make a landing in France on June 6, 1944. "Desert Treasure Part 1: The Dead Sea Scrolls," art by Norman Nodel; A Bedouin boy discovers the Dead Sea scrolls; Scholars explore and expand the find. "A Puff of Steam" one-page story, art by Pete Morisi; At-home experiment demonstrating steam power. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Painted cover art. "The Salmon of Miramichi," script by Robert Barnwell Roosevelt (original story); Roosevelt enjoys fishing under challenging conditions in New Brunswick. "Hook, Line and Sinker," art by Sam Glanzman; Over time, human beings develop the tools and techniques of fishing. An assortment of non-fiction stories about various types of fish. "Angler's Angles," art by Sam Glanzman; Various types of fishing. "A Share for Awang," art by Jack Sparling; Awang's father is a master fisherman, leading several boats and crews as they fish commercially; Young Awang joins the crew and labors hard, receiving in the end an equal share of the profits with the other men. "From Drags to Kites," art by Sam Glanzman; Various types of commercial fishing. "The Secret Fleet"; Danish commercial fishermen play a key role in anti-Nazi resistance activity, notably spiriting the Danish Jews to safety in neutral Sweden. "Know the Law," art by Gerald McCann; A conservation officer teaches two boys the laws and rules relating to fishing, so that they may get fishing licenses. "A Home Aquarium" how-to story. "The Champion from Rum Alley," script by Stephen Crane (original story). "The Battle of Tours Part 2: The Franks Fight Back," art by George Evans; Muslims in Spain raid deep into France, smashing the army of Duke Eudo and ravaging the Aquitaine; Frankish forces rally behind Charles Martel; He wins a mighty victory at Tours, but the Muslims see it as only a setback. "Desert Treasure Part 4: The Fate of Qumran," art by Norman Nodel; Rejecting the mainstream Jewish leadership, the Teacher of Righteousness leads his people to Qumran in the desert; They remain true to his teaching even after his death, but under threat of Roman invasion they hide their sacred scrolls in caves in the desert hills. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.