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Issue Details

Issue #684
Published March 1956
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?
Notes Indicia title is "HELEN OF TROY, No. 684." Code number is "H of T O.S. #684-563. Copyright 1956 by Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. Based on the 1956 movie "Helen of Troy."

Cover Details - "Helen of Troy"

Characters Helen of Troy (as played by Rossana Podesta, photo)
Genre period
Pencils ? (photo); ? (painting)
Inks ? (photo); ? (painting)?
Colors ? (photo); ? (painting)
Letters typeset
Notes Cropped photo of Rossana Podesta with a painted background.

1 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Helen of Troy"

Characters Helen of Troy (as played by Rossana Podesta, photo); Paris (as played by Jack Sernas, photo)
Synopsis Preview of the story.
Genre period
Pencils ? (photos)
Inks ? (photos)
Letters typeset
Notes Inside front cover; black and white. Seven photos from the movie plus a partial cast and credits list.

34 page story "Helen of Troy"

Characters Helen; Paris; Agamemnon; Ulysses; Ajax; Achilles; Cassandra; King Menelaus; Hector
Synopsis Trojan Prince Paris comes to Sparta on a mission of good will, but finds that Sparta is planning on waging war against Troy. He escapes to Troy, bringing with him Queen Helen, the unwilling wife of Spartan King Menelaus. The Spartans and their allies sail for Troy, where they lay siege to the city. The Spartans appear to retreat, leaving a large wooden horse. The Trojans bring the horse into the city, but that night Spartans emerge from the horse and plunge the city into chaos. Paris and Helen escape in the confusion.
Genre period
Pencils John Buscema
Inks John Buscema
Notes Story continues on inside back cover in black and white and concludes on back cover in color. The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents."