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Classics Illustrated: A Cultural History, 2d ed.
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A significant expansion of the critically acclaimed first edition, Classics Illustrated: A Cultural History, 2d ed., carries the story of the Kanter family s series of comicsstyle adaptations of literary masterpieces from 1941 into the 21st century. This book features additional material on the 70year history of Classics Illustrated and the careers and contributions of such artists as Alex A. Blum, Lou Cameron, George Evans, Henry C. Kiefer, Gray Morrow, Rudolph Palais, and Louis Zansky. New chapters cover the recent Jack Lake and Papercutz revivals of the series, the evolution of Classics collecting, and the unsung role of William Kanter in advancing the fortunes of his father Albert s worldwide enterprise. Enhancing the lively account of the growth of the World s Finest Juvenile Publication are new interviews and correspondence with editor Helene Lecar, publicist Eleanor Lidofsky, artist Mort Kunstler, and the founder s grandson John Buzz Kanter.Detailed appendices provide artist attributions, issue contents and, for the principal Classics Illustratedrelated series, a listing of each printing identified by month, year, and highest reorder number. New U.S., Canadian and British series have been added. More than 300 illustrationsmost of them new to this editioninclude photographs of artists and production staff, comicbook covers and interiors, and a substantial number of original cover paintings and line drawings.
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