About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 65. Chapters: Valiant Comics characters, Valiant Comics titles, Classics Illustrated, Comics from The Legend of Zelda series, Archer & Armstrong, Shadowman, Magnus, Robot Fighter, Turok, Rai Zero, Unity, Quantum and Woody, X-O Manowar, Bloodshot, Valiant Comics trading cards, Solar, Harbinger, Ninjak, H.A.R.D. Corps, Nintendo Comics System, Valerie D'Orazio, Eternal Warrior, Deathmate, The Second Life of Dr. Mirage, Geomancers, Master Darque, List of Valiant Comics characters, Psi Lords, Armorines, Peter "Sting" Stanchek, Timewalker, Harbingers, Troublemakers, Doctor Silk, Spider Alien, Armed and Dangerous, Mothergod, Geoff McHenry, Toyo Harada, Yuri Pierce, Lucinda Mendez, Buck McHenry, Harbinger Resistance, Clay McHenry, Doctor Eclipse, Doctor Tomorrow. Excerpt: Classics Illustrated is a comic book series featuring adaptations of literary classics such as Moby Dick, Hamlet, and The Iliad. Created by Albert Kanter, the series began publication in 1941 and finished its first run in 1971, producing 169 issues. Following the series' demise, various companies reprinted its titles. This series is different from the Great Illustrated Classics, which is an adaptation of the classics for young readers that includes illustrations, but is not in the comic book form. Three Musketeers, Issue #1, Classic Comics, published 1941Russian-born publisher Albert Lewis Kanter (1897-1973) created Classic Comics for Elliot Publishing Company in 1941 with its debut issues being The Three Musketeers, followed by Ivanhoe and The Count of Monte Cristo. In addition to the literary adaptations, books featured author profiles, educational fillers, and an ad for the coming title. In later editions, a catalog of titles and a subscription order form appeared on back covers. Albert Lewis Kanter recognizing the appeal of early comic books, believed he could use t...