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In its expanded third edition, this definitive work on Classics Illustrated explores the enduring series of comic book adaptations of literary masterpieces in even greater depth. Drawing on interviews, correspondence, fanzines and archival research, the work of the artists, editors, scriptwriters and publishers who contributed to the success of the "World's Finest Juvenile Publication" is covered in full detail. Many reproductions of original art are included, along with new chapters covering editor Meyer Kaplan, art director L.B. Cole and artist John Parker, and a complete listing of significant international series.

About the Author
William Bryan Jones, Jr., is the author of Petit Jean: A Wilderness Adventure; the editor of Robert Louis Stevenson Reconsidered: New Critical Perspectives; and a contributor to The Oxford Handbook of Adaptation Studies and Icons of the American Comic Book. He has written introductions for more than 100 reissued titles in the revived Classics Illustrated and related series.

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"Classics Illustrated was a wonderful series, which introduced young readers to works of literature which they were encouraged to read in the original-and that's just what I, like many others, did, in my case from The Iliad to the works of Verne and Wells. Now, with William Jones Jr.'s enlarged and improved third edition of his study of the Gilberton publication, the author has introduced yet another illustrated classic to the world-this one with the title Classics Illustrated: A Cultural History. It's one of a handful of comics-historical works that belongs on any comics fan's bookshelf." - Roy Thomas, Alter Ego

"Using artwork, interviews, and analysis, William B. Jones, Jr. brings deserved attention to the writers and artists who made condensed adaptation an art form, while also evoking memories of the naughty thrill of writing a plausible book report based on a comic book. With new chapters, new color illustrations, and rarely seen process artwork, this 3rd edition serves up a delightful blend of nostalgia and knowledge." - Randy Duncan, author of The Power of Comics: History, Form and Culture



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ISBN 9781476688329
Author William Bryan Jones, Jr.
Format Hardback
Page Count 277
Imprint McFarland & Co Inc
Publisher McFarland & Co Inc

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