| By Number |
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1-34 |
35-81 |
81-169 |
by Number |
51-100 | 101-168 | Canadian Series | |
| By Date |
1941-47 |
1967-71 |
by date |
1956-63 | |||||
10/11/2011
Classics Illustrated UK by date
Only first 10 Thorpe and Porter issues actually had dates on them. The rest of the dates are all guesses from Dan Malan's Complete Guide to Classics Illustrated.
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UK issue |
price |
UK date |
UK HRN |
Title |
US Issue |
US HRN |
US Date |
cover |
story |
script |
Comments |
cover type |
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Alice In Wonderland line drawn cover
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49 |
1/3 |
Oct-51 |
82us |
49 |
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Jul-48 |
Alex Blum |
Alex Blum |
? |
line drawn cover extremely rare |
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68 |
1'/3 |
Oct-51 |
82us |
68 |
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Feb-50 |
H. Kiefer |
H. Kiefer |
? |
ldc |
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16 | 1/3 | Nov-51 | 82us | Gulliver's Travels | 16 | 60 | Jun-49 | Lillian Chestney | Lillian Chestney | Dan Kushner |
pgs reduced ldc |
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60 | 1/3 | Nov-51 | 82us | Black Beauty | 60 | Jun-49 | August Froelich | August Froelich | ? | ldc-a1 | ||
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64 | 1/3 | Jan-52 | 82us | Treasure Island | 64 | Oct-49 | Alex Blum | Alex Blum | ? | ldc | ||
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77 | 1/3 | Jan-52 | 82us | The Iliad | 77 | Nov-50 | Alex Blum | Alex Blum | ? |
line drawn cover ldc |
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37 | 1/3 | Feb-52 | 77-10T | The Pioneers | 37 | 62 | Aug-49 | Rudy Palais | Rudy Palais | Samuel Willinsky |
pages cut ldc |
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22 | 1/3 | Feb-52 | 77-10T | The Pathfinder | 22 | 60 | Jun-49 | Louis Zansky | Louis Zansky | Evelyn Goodman |
pgs reduced ldc |
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17 | 1/3 | Mar-52 | 77-10T | The Deerslayer | 17 | 60 | Jun-49 | Louis Zansky | Louis Zansky | Evelyn Goodman |
pgs reduced ldc |
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58 | 1/3 | Mar-52 | 77-10T | The Prairie | 58 | Apr-49 | Rudy Palais | Rudy Palais | ? | ldc | ||
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2.1 | 2/0 | Apr-52 | 77-16T | Ivanhoe | 2 | 60 | Jun-49 | Malcolm Kildale | Ed Ashe | Al Kantner |
64 pages new price |
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6 | 2/0 | May-52 | 77-16T | Tale of Two Cities | 6 | 51 | Sep-48 | Stanley Maxwell | Stanley Maxwell | Evelyn Goodman | 64 pages | |
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7 | 2/0 | Jun-52 | 77-16T | Robin Hood | 7 | 51 | Sep-48 | Louis Zansky | Louis Zansky | Evelyn Goodman | 64 pages | |
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10 | 2/0 | 77-16T | Robinson Crusoe | 10 | 51 | Sep-48 | Stanley Maxwell | Stanley Maxwell | Evelyn Goodman | 64 pages | ||
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13(a) | 1/6 | Aug-52 | 77-16T | Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde | 13 | 60 | Jun-49 | H. Kiefer | Arnold Hicks | Evelyn Goodman |
stiff cover new price |
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14 | 1/6 | Sep-52 | 77-16T | Westward Ho! | 14 | 53 | Nov-48 | Allen Simon | Allen Simon | Dan Kushner | stiff cover | |
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25 | 1/6 | Oct-52 | 77-16T | Two Years Before the Mast | 25 | 60 | Jun-49 | Robert Webb/ David Heames | Robert Webb/ David Heames | Ruth Roche | stiff cover | |
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40(a) | 1/6 | Nov-52 | 77-19T | Mysteries (The Pit and the Pendulum, The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall, The Fall of the House of Usher) | 40 | 62 | Aug-49 | H. Kiefer | August Froelich/ H. Kiefer/ Harley Griffiths | Samuel Willinsky | stiff cover | |
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74 | 1/6 | Dec-52 | 77-19T | Mr Midshipman Easy | 74 | Aug-50 | Alex Blum | Bob Lamme | ? | stiff cover | ||
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15 | 1/0 | Jan-53 | 82 | Uncle Tom's Cabin | 15 | 53 | Nov-48 | Rolland Livingstone | Rolland Livingstone | Evelyn Goodman |
price cut return to paper covers |
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18(B) | 1/0 | Feb-53 | 82 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | 18 | 60 | Jun-49 | H. Kiefer | Allen Simon | Evelyn Goodman |
new cover ldc2-a1 |
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78 | 1/0 | Mar-53 | 82 | Joan of Arc | 78 | Dec-50 | H. Kiefer | H. Kiefer | Sam Willinksy |
line drawn cover ldc |
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82 | 1/0 | Apr-53 | 82 | The Master of Ballantrae | 82 | Apr-51 | Alex Blum | Lawrence Dressler | Ken Fitch |
painted cover pc1 |
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89 | 1/0 | May-53 | 106 | Crime and Punishment | 89 | Nov-51 | Alex Blum | Rudy Palais | John O'Rourke |
painted cover pc |
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101 | 1/0 | Jun-53 | 106 | William Tell | 101 | Nov-52 | H. Kiefer | Maurice del Buorgo | Ken Fitch |
painted cover pc |
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104 | 1/0 | Jul-53 | 106 | Bring 'Em Back Alive | 104 | Feb-53 | H. Kiefer | H. Kiefer | Ken Fitch |
painted cover pc |
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106 | 1/0 | Aug-53 | 106 | Buffalo Bill | 106 | Apr-53 | ? | Maurice del Buorgo | ? |
painted cover pc |
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108 | 1/0 | Sep-53 | 106 | Knights Of The Round Table | 108 | Jun-53 | ? | Alex Blum | John Cooney |
painted cover pc |
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112 | 1/0 | Oct-53 | 106 | The Adventures of Kit Carson | 112 | Oct-53 | ? | Rudy Palais | Ken Fitch |
painted cover pc1 |
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42 | 1/0 | Nov-53 | 112 | The Swiss Family Robinson | 42 | 62 | Aug-49 | H. Kiefer | H. Kiefer | Elspeth Campbell |
pages cut ldc-a1 |
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97 | 1/0 | Dec-53 | 112 | King Solomon's Mines | 97 | Jul-52 | H. Kiefer | H. Kiefer | Ken Fitch |
painted cover pc |
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107 | 1/0 | Jan-54 | 112 | King — of the Khyber Rifles | 107 | May-53 | ? | Seymour Moskowitz | Ken Fitch |
painted cover pc |
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111 | 1/0 | Feb-54 | 112 | The Talisman | 111 | Sep-53 | ? | H. Kiefer | Ken Fitch |
painted cover pc |
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48 | 1/0 | Mar-54 | 115 | David Copperfield | 48 | 121 | Jul-54 | ? | H. Kiefer | George Lipscomb |
painted cover pc |
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57 | Apr-54 | 115 | The Song of Hiawatha | 57 | Mar-49 | Alex Blum | Alex Blum | ? | ldc | |||
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86 | May-54 | 115 | Under Two Flags | 86 | Aug-51 | Alex Blum | Maurice del Buorgo | Ken Fitch |
painted cover pc |
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88 | Jun-54 | 115 | Men of Iron | 88 | Oct-51 | ? | L Dresser/ H Dougherty/ G Schrotter | John O'Rourke |
painted cover pc |
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114 | Jul-54 | 115 | The Red Rover | 114 | Dec-53 | Jo Polseno | Pete Costanza | Ken Fitch |
painted cover pc |
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115 | Aug-54 | 115 | How I Found Livingstone | 115 | Jan-54 | ? | Sal Trapani/ Sal Finocchiaro | Ken Fitch |
painted cover pc |
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73 | Sep-54 | 120 | The Black Tulip | 73 | Jul-50 | Alex Blum | Alex Blum | Ken Fitch |
line drawn cover ldc |
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120 | 1/3 | Oct-54 | 120 | Hurricane | 120 | Jun-54 | Lou Cameron | Lou Cameron | Harry Miller |
painted cover pc |
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72 | Nov-54 | 121 | The Oregon Trail | 72 | Jun-50 | H. Kiefer | H. Kiefer | John O'Rourke | ldc | |||
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96 | Dec-54 | 121 | Daniel Boone | 96 | Jun-52 | ? | Alex Blum | Ken Fitch |
painted cover pc |
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100 | Jan-55 | 121 | Mutiny on the Bounty | 100 | Oct-52 | H. Kiefer | Morris Waldinger | Ken Fitch |
painted cover pc |
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13(a) | 1/0 | Feb-55 | 121 | Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde | 13 | ? | Arnold Hicks | Evelyn Goodman | painted cover | |||
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121 | 1/0 | Feb-55 | 121 | Wild Bill Hickok | 121 | Jul-54 | ? | sal Trapani/ Medio Iorio | Ira Zweifach |
painted cover pc |
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118 | 1/0 | Mar-55 | 123 | Rob Roy | 118 | Apr-54 | ? | Rudy Palais/ Walter Palais | Harry Miller |
painted cover pc |
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123 | 1/0 | Apr-55 | 123 | Fang and Claw | 123 | Nov-54 | ? | Lin Streeter | ? |
painted cover pc |
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46 | 1/0 | May-55 | 123 | Kidnapped | 46 | Apr-48 | Robert Webb | Robert Webb | John O'Rourke | ldc | ||
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103 | 1/0 | Jun-55 | 123 | Men Against the Sea | 103 | Jan-53 | H. Kiefer | Rudy Palais | Ken Fitch |
painted cover pc1 |
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124 | 1/0 | Jul-55 | 123 | The War of the Worlds | 124 | Jan-55 | Lou Cameron | Lou Cameron | Harry Miller |
painted cover pc |
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53 | 1/3 | Aug-55 | 124 | Christmas Carol | 53 | Nov-48 | H. Kiefer | H. Kiefer | George Lipscomb/ Harry Miller | price increase to 1/3 | ||
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91 | 1/3 | Sep-55 | 124 | The Call of the Wild | 91 | Jan-52 | ? | Maurice del Buorgo | Ken Fitch |
painted cover pc |
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98 | 1/3 | Oct-55 | 124 | The Red Badge of Courage | 98 | Aug-52 | ? | Gustav Schrotter/ Maurice del Buorgo | ? |
painted cover pc |
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105 (JES 2) |
1/3 | Nov-55 | 124 | From the Earth to the Moon | 105 | Mar-53 | Alex Blum | Alex Blum | ? |
painted cover pc |
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23 | 1/3 | Dec-55 | 125 | Oliver Twist | 23 | 60 | Jun-49 | Arnold Hicks | Arnold Hicks | Georgina Campbell |
pgs reduced ldc-a1 |
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| Thorpe and Porter joins Joint European Series (which makes issue numbering even more confusing). | |||||||||||||
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49 (JES 1) |
1/3 | Jan-56 | 124 | Alice in Wonderland | 49 | 155 | Mar-60 | ? | Alex Blum | ? |
New European cover- later used in America |
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32 | Jan-56 | 125 | Lorna Doone | 32 | 53/64 | Oct-49 | Matt Baker | Matt Baker | Ruth Roche |
pgs reduced ldc |
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125 | Jan-56 | 125 | The Ox-Bow Incident | 125 | Mar-55 | Norman Nodel | Norman Nodel | Lorenz Graham |
painted cover pc |
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99 (JES 4) |
1/3 | Feb-56 | 125 | Hamlet | 99 | Sep-52 | Alex Blum | Alex Blum | Sam Willinksy |
painted cover pc |
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119 | Feb-56 | 125 | Soldiers Of Fortune | 119 | May-54 | ? | Kurt Schaffenberger | Harry Miller |
painted cover pc |
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69 | Mar-56 | 125 | Around the World in 80 Days | 69 | Mar-50 | H. Kiefer | H. Kiefer | ? | ldc | |||
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71 | Mar-56 | 125 | The Man Who Laughs | 71 | May-50 | Alex Blum | Alex Blum | ? | ldc | |||
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31 | Apr-56 | 125 | The Black Arrow | 31 | 51 | Sep-48 | Arnold Hicks | Arnold Hicks | Ruth Roche/ T. Scott |
pgs reduced ldc |
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122 | Apr-56 | 125 | The Mutineers | 122 | Sep-54 | ? | Pete Costanza | Harry Miller |
painted cover pc |
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90 | May-56 | 126 | Green Mansions | 90 | Dec-51 | Alex Blum | Alex Blum | George Lipscomb |
painted cover pc |
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126 | May-56 | 126 | The Downfall | 126 | May-55 | Lou Cameron | Lou Cameron | ? |
painted cover pc |
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78 | Jun-56 | 129 | Joan of Arc | 78 | 128 | Sept 55 | ? | H. Kiefer | Sam Willinksy | painted cover 1 | ||
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79 | Jun-56 | 129 | Cyrano de Bergerac | 79 | Jan-51 | Alex Blum | Alex Blum | Ken Fitch |
line drawn cover ldc |
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113 | Jun-56 | 129 | The Forty Five Guardsmen | 113 | Nov-53 | ? | Maurice del Buorgo | Ken Fitch | painted cover | |||
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94 | Jul-56 | 129 | David Balfour | 94 | Apr-52 | ? | Rudy Palais | ? | painted cover | |||
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77 | 1/3 | Jul-56 | 129 | The Iliad | 77 | Alex Blum |
new european cover |
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129 | Jul-56 | 129 | Davy Crockett | 129 | Nov-55 | ? | Lou Cameron | ? |
painted cover pc |
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5 | 1/3 | Aug-56 | 129 | Moby Dick | 5 | 131 | Mar-56 | ? | Norman Nodel | ? |
new art- painted cover pc1 |
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80 | 1/3 | Aug-56 | 129 | White Fang | 80 | 169 | Oct-69 | Alex Blum | Alex Blum | Ken Fitch | painted cover | |
