Lot # 1450: 1944-1971 Classic Comics/Illustrated (8) Issues with (4) CGC Graded

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Description

Great literature comes in comic book form, with this 1944-1971 Gilberton Classic Comics and Classics Illustrated selection (8). Aimed at exposing young readers to great works of fiction in easily digestible presentations, this long-running series began as Classic Comics in 1941, and was retitled Classics Illustrated in 1947. Published with multiple editions of 169 issues, this line was well-received during its thirty-year run from 1941-1971, and nostalgic collectors search long and hard in their quest to assemble a complete master run. Fill in some holes in your collection with this attractive group, populated with (4) CGC graded issues and (4) raw issues.

Featured are:

3/44 Classic Comics #11 Don Quixote HRN 18 2nd Edition, CGC 7.5, White Pages;

9/46 Classic Comics #25 Two Years Before the Mast HRN 30 2nd Edition, CGC 5.5, Off-White Pages;

9/51 Classics Illustrated #80 White Fang HRN 87 2nd Edition, CGC 7.0, Off-White to White Pages;

Spring 1971 Classics Illustrated #1 The Three Musketeers HRN 169 23rd Edition, CGC 4.5, Off-White to White Pages (price sticker on cover);

6/65 Classics Illustrated #26 Frankenstein HRN 167 15th Edition, VG-FN;

11/65 Classics Illustrated #13 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde HRN 167 14th Edition, VG-FN;

11/65 The War of the Worlds #124 The War of the Worlds HRN 167 9th Edition, VG+;

4/66 Classics Illustrated #138 A Journey to the Center of the Earth HRN 167 7th Edition, FN-.

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