| Issue | #851 |
| Published | January 1958 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | ? |
| Characters | Napoleon (as played by Dennis Hopper); Marc Antony (as played by Helmut Dantine); Cleopatra (as played by Virginia Mayo); Old Scratch/The Devil (as played by Vincent Price); The Spirit of Man (as played by Ronald Colman); Queen Elizabeth I (as played by Agnes Moorehead); Joan of Arc (as played by Hedy Lamarr) |
| Pencils | ? (photos) |
| Inks | ? (photos) |
| Colors | ? (photos) |
| Synopsis | Brief history of mankind. |
| Script | Gaylord Du Bois |
| Pencils | Bob Jenney |
| Inks | Bob Jenney |
| Notes | Not an adaptation of the movie; based in part on the 1921 novel THE STORY OF MANKIND by Hendrik Willem Van Loon. Script submitted on March 9, 12, and 14, 1957. Script credit provided by David Porta from "Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title / compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott" (1985). |
| Genre | fact |
| Script | Gaylord Du Bois |
| Pencils | Bob Jenney |
| Inks | Bob Jenney |
| Notes | inside back cover; black and white. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). Script submitted on June 4, 1957. Script credit provided by David Porta from "Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title / compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott" (1985). |
| Genre | fact |
| Script | Gaylord Du Bois |
| Pencils | Bob Jenney |
| Inks | Bob Jenney |
| Notes | back cover. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). Script submitted on June 4, 1957. Script credit provided by David Porta from "Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title / compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott" (1985). |