Classics illustrated digital comics comics by comixology. A history by gambit1024 april 25, 2012 23 comments the most recognizable comics characters in the world. If youre looking for a hard to find back issue, we probably have it. Do you find it difficult to locate a complete list that is regularly updated that contains all first appearances for key comic book characters. Remember that there is also the original detective comics series, as well as other comic books featuring batman. Most comic book lovers pledge allegiance to either dc comicsfeaturing that famous alien from krypton and aquaman, among many othersor marvel comics, which gave us the webslinging spiderman, the new mutants and patriotic captain america. Classics illustrated is an american comic book series featuring adaptations of literary classics such as les miserables, moby dick, hamlet, and the iliad. Donald ducks uncle scrooge makes his first comic book appearance. Part of the center for the books books and beyond author series, the program was cosponsored with the librarys serial and government publications division, home of the librarys complete collection of the classics illustrated series, and the arkansas center for the book. The collections timespan ranges from the late 1930s through to the early 1960s, and includes many thousands of comic books in the superhero, scifi, and horror genres. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans.
This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Archie 1941 is a fiveissue miniseries that imagines how life in. When he tries to show his stuff, though, he realizes that hes not the most physically fit person around. This item will ship to united states, but the seller has not specified shipping options. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. For each sale discovered, we match it to the specific comic in our massive database which also includes variant covers and printings.
Created by albert kanter, the series began publication in 1941 and finished. Marvel comics is the brand name and primary imprint of marvel worldwide inc. Classics illustrated is an american comic book magazine series featuring adaptations of literary classics such as les miserables, moby dick, hamlet, and the iliad. Within each series, the comic books are arranged, alphabetically, by author and title. The series was the brain child of albert kanter, a russianborn publisher who oversaw the series from its first issue in 1941 until it was finally retired in 1971. Comic books published by classics illustrated mycomicshop. Classics illustrated is an american comic bookmagazine series featuring adaptations of literary classics such as les miserables, moby dick, hamlet, and the iliad. Kanter, the series began publication in 1941 and finished its first run in 1971. Created classic comics for elliot publishing company in 1941 and finished its first run in 1971, producing 169 issues. It was the first film adaptation of a comic book superhero january.
Give our search a try, take a look at the menu to the left to see how you can help us improve the site, or use my. Captain america for all the variations of the subject on the site. Check out individual issues, and find out how to read them. This batman comics price guide will help you to value all the early issues of batman comics, the series which began in 1940. Although classics illustrated comic books are major collectible items, the value of each comic from this series varies considerably depending on its physical condition and the publication edition. The series aimed to expose young people to classic literature through the more popular medium of a comic book.
Captain america for the main version of the subject. The stable of artists working on the comics included jack abel, matt baker, lou cameron, jack kirby and angelo torres. The letters page indicates that there was going to be a th issue featuring the thing and the manthing, but that story actually became the 1st issue of the marvel twoinone series. Archie 1941 comic book series sends riverdale gang back. We monitor the fire hose of online comic book sales across various marketplaces and report on the sales of cgc and cbcs graded books in our comics price guide. Browse the marvel comic series allwinners comics 1941 1947.
Classics illustrated project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The series namechanged in march 1947 to classics illustrated. Subsequently, for some 20 years, ed owned his own commercial art firm in chicago, acquiring, trading, and selling world class collections of american photography, illustration art, and vintage comic books. Nearly all of the issues in the collection are later reprintings. Clicking a text link or image marked check live prices will take you to ebay. Classics illustrated is an american comic bookmagazine series. Community content is available under ccbysa unless. Reprints of the original classics illustrated series which ran from 1941 1971, with a total of 169 issues the war of the worlds classics illustrated. Classics illustrated uk reissue series by william b. He rose through the ranks of a familyrun business to become marvel comics primary creative leader for two decades, leading its expansion from a small division of a publishing house to a multimedia corporation that dominated the. From 1941 to 1971, the wellloved yet controversial classics illustrated series brought abridged, comicsstyle versions of literary masterpieces such as.
Published from 1941 to 1971, the classics illustrated series adapted famous western literary works into the comic book medium. Ed brought his vast experience and expertise in collectibles to heritage auctions in 2002. Classics illustrated is a comic book series featuring adaptations of literary. Classics illustrated is a comic book series featuring adaptations of literacy. Not only are we building such a list, but we are also offering the comic books for sale here on our website. Classics illustrated series of comicsstyle literary masterpieces. Evolution of archie, from 1940s comics to cws riverdale. The grand comics database gcd is a nonprofit, internetbased organization of international volunteers dedicated to building an open database covering all printed comics throughout the world.
We use ebay to provide references to live prices of comic books. Archie andrews has been americas favorite teenager since december of 1941, when he made his debut in pep. This issue was reprinted in the life of captain marvel limited series published in 1985. Stan lee becomes editorinchief at timely comics adventures of captain marvel, a twelvechapter film serial adapted from the popular captain marvel comic book character for republic pictures, debuts. From 1941 to 1971, the wellloved yet controversial classics. In the the adventures of tintin story the crab with the golden claws, prepublished in. We offer modern, bronze age, silver age, and golden age comics. The incredible hulk is an ongoing comic book series featuring the marvel comics superhero the hulk and his alter ego dr. Albert kanter, the series began publication in 1941 and finished its first run in 1971. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4.
In case you are unfamiliar with classics illustrated, it was a series that ran from 1941 to 1971 that took famous books and converted the storyline into a comic book format for younger readers. As far as punisher key issues go, this series is more desirable to me than many of his earlier appearances. The captain america comic books category for a complete list. We have values for any marvel, dc, image, idw, darkhorse, or dell comic book that is in your collection. The pogo possum character had been introduced in the first issue of the animal comics comic book in 1941, but gained fame for his topical political humor in the newspaper strips. Classic comics was first published by elliott publishing in 1941, but founder albert kanter spun off publishing to the gilberton. As usual, archies trying to impress a new girl at school. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. First published in may 1962, the series ran for six issues bef. Superman, batman, spiderman, the hulk, and countless other comic book. Similar to the digital comic museum, which we wrote about last week, comic book plus contains a near inexhaustible quantity of golden and silver age comic books.
Classics illustrated collection 19421998 bulk dates 1942. How to price classic illustrated comics our pastimes. The premier online comics price guide free comic book values. Classic comics was first published by elliott publishing in 1941, but founder albert kanter spun off publishing to the gilberton company in 1942. Captain america comic books marvel database fandom. If we dont, add it to your want list and well notify you when its in stock.
In 2009, the walt disney company acquired marvel entertainment, marvel worldwides parent company. Evolution of archie, from 1940s comics to cws riverdale photos iconic comic book character has evolved into a moody teenager played by k. Classic comics was a series of comic book adaptations of literary classics published from 1941 until 1971. Classics illustrated is a comic book series that featured adaptations of. From our humble beginnings, we have grown to the largest, most complete comic book price guide with well over 1,000,000 comics in our database. Mr c collects the classics illustrated series of comic books but does it in a unique way. List of key comic book character first appearances. For thirty years, from 1941 to 1971, classics illustrated originally known. Classics illustrated series of comicsstyle literary.
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