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They Were Classics Illustrated... ...and yes, I did read a few of these growing up!However, I was usually reading them not for pleasure, but to get a better understanding of whatever novel they were illustrating for my school homework! For me they were a precursor to Cliff's Notes, but in a more readable and enjoyable style. Originally I basically only read these for the authors I didn't really like or felt were too wordy in writing their novels. I had an English Teacher that encouraged us to read these in addition to the actual novels, but when it came to test time, she would also ask questions on scenes that were not covered in the Classics Illustrated version to make sure we read the novel, LOL! We picked up a dozen of these at the latest Comic Con, and after reading them this time for fun, thought I would list them in our eBay Featured Store for others to enjoy! A few of them are collector's issues and are priced accordingly. Historically these items were first called Classics Comics when they started being published in 1941 by Gilberton. That lasted for 34 issues, and then the series changed to Classics Illustrated in 1947. The first 34 issues when reprinted were also called Classics Illustrated. For those that don't know how to grade or figure out which edition they may already have, the HRN (Highest Reorder Number) on the back cover or inside back cover is the key to finding the HRN for which edition / print you may have. For those with young kids these Classics Illustrated comics are actually a good way to introduce 'good' reading! BTW, We don't give out homework here, but we do have an ongoing Comic Con and Pop Culture convention here at Make It So Marketing, what with our daily blog posts and listings of items for sale!Thanks for reading this post today and please join us again for more! Michael |  Now the above Classics Illustrated #144 is one issue that I enjoyed just for itself. Just as I enjoyed the novel by Jules Verne, and then later the movie at the theater when it was released! It was fun for me as a kid to see what artists conceptualized in renderings for the comics... because growing up we didn't have VCRs, DVDs or the Internet to watch in the mid 1950's to 1970! Which is why I still love Comics and Illustrated Graphic Novels! For our Classics Comics for sale, just click on the photo above!
  Note From Make It So Marketing: Each comic / comics book. Graphic Novels or magazine in our eBay Featured Store is individually graded, inventoried, priced, bagged and boarded, before being listed for sale! We attend several Pop Culture conventions and Comic Cons during the year to replenish our inventory for resale! If you don't see what you are looking for, feel free to email us a 'want list' and if in stock, we'll place it in our eBay Featured Store just for you!  Thank YOU for being one of our NOTE: This Blog Post May Not Be Viewed Properly On YOUR Screen Due To the Changes eBay is Making on the Blog Format At this time OR in the Future! Additionally, this blog post is written for IE Browsers. Netscape, Firefox and the others serve the page up differently. The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768. All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.
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