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Picture Stories from World History (1947) 1

  • Issue #1
    Picture Stories from World History (1947) 1
    • 1/2" spine split from bottom. Cover oxidation with chipping.

    Cover by Allen Simon. Stories and art by Anne Quattrocchi and Harley M. Griffiths. Early factual history comics from EC, back when the company was still run by Max Gaines and called "Educational Comics." The history of the ancient world, from Mesopotamia to Rome. Plus a short comics biography of Benjamin Franklin, and an ad for other early "Educational Comics" classics. The Ancient World Up to the Fall of Rome; In the Beginning; The Dawn of Civilization; The Story of Babylonia; The Story of the Hebrews; The Story of Phoenicia; The Story of India; The Story of Persia; The Story of Greece; The Empire of Alexander the Great; The Roman Empire at the Death of Augustus; The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World; The Story of Rome; Important Dates to Remember; The Early Life of Benjamin Franklin. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.