Classics Illustrated No. 40: Mysteries by Edgar Allan Poe

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This issue of Classics Illustrated contained an adaptation of three Edgar Allan Poe mysteries, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Adventure of Hans Pfa[a]ll, and The Fall of the House of Usher. H. C. Kiefer, August Froehlich, and Harley Griffiths illustrated the cover that depicts an image from each story; from The Pit and the Pendulum, a man tied to a table while a scythe swings above him; from The Fall of the House of Usher, a man fleeing a collapsing house, and from The Adventures of Hans Pfaall, a man flying into space in a hot air balloon.

Classic Comics was a series of comic book adaptations of literary classics published from 1941 until 1971. The series aimed to expose young people to classic literature through the more popular medium of a comic book. Classic Comics was first published by Elliott Publishing in 1941, but founder Albert Kanter spun off publishing to the Gilberton Company in 1942. In 1947 Classic Comics became Classics Illustrated. Kanter sold the company to the Frawley Corporation in 1967, who published the series until 1971.

Date Made: 1947

Maker: Gilberton Company, Inc.

Location: Currently not on view

Subject: Comics

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Credit Line: Gift of Olivia V. Crisson and Phillip M.S. Crisson in honor of Peter Bozzer

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2013.0086.068Catalog Number: 2013.0086.068Accession Number: 2013.0086

Object Name: comic book

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 7 1/2 in x 10 in; 19.05 cm x 25.4 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-dfae-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1448398

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