Created by Albert Kanter, the series began publication in 1941 and finished its first run in 1971, producing 169 issues. Information thanks to the Grand Comics DatabaseĬlassics Illustrated is an American comic book/magazine series featuring adaptations of literary classics such as Les Miserables, Moby Dick, Hamlet, and The Iliad. These changes include new covers, new interior art, or sometimes simple page count reductions, resulting in abridged reprints. Many of the older issues, however, were redone at various points in their life. We are listing each and every printing of each issue, either as variants or as own indexes. Most reprints are straightforward reprints except for an updated reorder checklist and other minor matters. Reprints are frequently distinguished by the presence of a reorder checklist on a back or inside cover the “Highest Reorder Number” (HRN) on the list allows a rough approximation of from when a particular reprint dates. Most issues have been reprinted frequently (including issues from Classic Comics run). Paper Stock: Cover stock varies from Glossy standard paper to Glossy stiff paper Newsprint interior Number of Issues Published: 249 (#1 – The Three Musketeers – #169 – Negro Americans The Early Years)Ĭolor: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.
