CREATOR

Name: Williams Förlags AB.
Personal dates: Founded in Sweden in 1956 and formed several subsidiaries in other European countries. Sold to Semic in 1975.
Other creations: Too numerous to mention here. Please look under Williams in the Creators section.
Successors: None.
Comments: The name of the corporation (Williams is spelled without an apostrophe) derives from the son of Albert R. Kanter who founded Classics Illustrated in the USA.

 

 

MAIN STORY

The series premiered in 1956. Stopped in 1976 after 228 issues.

This is a comic book series featuring graphic adaptations of numerous literary, classic books most of which were initially published in the USA in the series Classics Illustrated.

 

 

MAIN CHARACTERS

None.

 

 

GALLERY
 (presenting the front covers from 6 random issues).
The issues have been published in later editions of which some are presented here.

#1 - 1956
#31 - 1957
#98 - 1959

#154 - 1963
#194 - 1967
#228 - 1976

 

 

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