Classics Illustrated Special (1955) comic books 1961

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Second printing. Adventures in Science. Stories and art by Pete Costanza and others. The semiannual Specials from Classics Illustrated were educational comics on science, history and American culture. This issue focuses on the history of human flight, from Leonardo da Vinci to the great airships, from the Wright Brothers to the newly begun age of jet power. Andy learns about atomic energy, in a story that's mildly disturbing to modern eyes, reprinted from Picture Parade (1953) #1. Biographies of Amelia Earhart and Louis Pasteur. The history of communication, from primeval drums to television. Adventures in Science; Andys Atomic Adventures; The Discoveries of Louis Pasteur; From Tom-Tom to TV; Great Lives: Amelia Earhart; Pioneers of Science: Joseph Priestly. 96 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

Third printing. Adventures in Science. Stories and art by Pete Costanza and others. The semiannual Specials from Classics Illustrated were educational comics on science, history and American culture. This issue focuses on the history of human flight, from Leonardo da Vinci to the great airships, from the Wright Brothers to the newly begun age of jet power. Andy learns about atomic energy, in a story that's mildly disturbing to modern eyes, reprinted from Picture Parade (1953) #1. Biographies of Amelia Earhart and Louis Pasteur. The history of communication, from primeval drums to television. Adventures in Science; Andys Atomic Adventures; The Discoveries of Louis Pasteur; From Tom-Tom to TV; Great Lives: Amelia Earhart; Pioneers of Science: Joseph Priestly. 96 pages, Full Color.

The War Between the States. Painted cover by Geoffrey Biggs. Stories and art by Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers, Sam Glanzman, John Tartaglione, George Peltz, Edd Ashe, Reed Crandall, and George Evans. The semiannual Specials from Classics Illustrated were educational comics on science, history and American culture. This issue focuses on the American Civil War, from the first shots fired to the Lincoln Assassination and Reconstruction. Featuring art by legends Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers, Sam Glanzman, Reed Crandall, and George Evans, including Shiloh and Reconstruction by Evans; Fort Sumter, The Peninsula, Vicksburg and New York City by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; and The Causes and Gettysburg by Glanzman. The War Between the States; April, 1861: Fort Sumter; The Causes; July, 1861: Bull Run; Battle Report; April, 1862: Shiloh; April, 1862: New Orleans; April-July, 1862: The Peninsula; July, 1862: Kentucky; Battle Report; June, 1863: Brandy Station; June-July, 1863: Gettysburg; April-July, 1863: Vicksburg; September-November, 1863: Chattanooga; May-September, 1864: Georgia; October, 1864: The Atlantic; November, 1864: New York City; April, 1865: Appomattox Court House; Final Report; Reconstruction; The Exile's Dream; The Peasants Revolt. 96 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

To the Stars! Stories and art by Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers, Sam Glanzman, Angelo Torres, Jo Albistur, Norman Nodel, Reed Crandall, and George Evans. The semiannual Specials from Classics Illustrated were educational comics on science, history and American culture. This issue focuses on the history and science of space exploration, then (1961) still in its early days. Featuring art by legends Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers, Sam Glanzman, Reed Crandall, and George Evans, including Earth in Space and The Magic Eye by Evans, an illustrated guide to making a telescope and a guide to spectroscopes and radio telescopes by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; Our Neighbor the Moon and Jupiter and Saturn by Glanzman; and Man in the Skies and an opening illustration by future Mad magazine artist Angelo Torres. To the Stars; Man in the Skies; Earth in Space; The Magic Eye; The Giant of Palomar; A Simple Telescope; Lines and Signals; Viewing the Spectrum; Our Neighbor the Moon; The Copper Moon; The Inner Planets; The Inner Planets: The Gods' Messenger; The Goddess; The Green World; The Red Planet; The Giants; The Georgian Planet; Uranus; Neptune; Planet X; Pluto; Are There Other Planets?; Fiery Streaks and Tails; Figures in the Sky; Star Facts; Our Nearest Star; The Disappearing Sun; Light Years; The Universe; The Swiss Patent Clerk; Days and Years. 96 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.