COMICS, OLD-TIME RADIO and OTHER COOL STUFF: Random Thoughts about pre-digital Pop Culture, covering subjects such as pulp fiction, B-movies, comic strips, comic books and old-time radio. WRITTEN BY TIM DEFOREST. EDITED BY MELVIN THE VELOCIRAPTOR. New content published every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday.
The Classics Illustrated featured some of the best covers and artwork ever. They have an undeservedly poor reputation today, making it almost embarrassing for a collector like myself to admit that he collects Classics Illustrated. While they sometimes watered down the classics, they still could contain enough of the flavor of the original work to induce a nightmare or two. The Classics version of "Frankenstein" truly frightened me as a child. These days I seek out the Classics Illustrated to collect, due to the relative affordability of back issues, and because some of them are just beautiful in their depictions of scenes from literary classics. Two of my special favorites are "Knights of the Round Table" and "The Prisoner of Zenda."
The Classics Illustrated featured some of the best covers and artwork ever. They have an undeservedly poor reputation today, making it almost embarrassing for a collector like myself to admit that he collects Classics Illustrated. While they sometimes watered down the classics, they still could contain enough of the flavor of the original work to induce a nightmare or two. The Classics version of "Frankenstein" truly frightened me as a child. These days I seek out the Classics Illustrated to collect, due to the relative affordability of back issues, and because some of them are just beautiful in their depictions of scenes from literary classics. Two of my special favorites are "Knights of the Round Table" and "The Prisoner of Zenda."
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