| Language | English |
|---|---|
| No of pages | 64 |
| Book Publisher | Open Door Publications |
| Published Date | 01 Jan 1947 |
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| Language | English |
|---|---|
| No of pages | 64 |
| Book Publisher | Open Door Publications |
| Published Date | 01 Jan 1947 |
Alexandre Dumas was born July 24, 1802, at Villiers-Cotterets, France, the son of Napoleon's famous mulatto general, Dumas. Alexandre Dumas began writing at an early age and saw his first success in a play he wrote entitled Henri III et sa Cour (1829). A prolific author, Dumas was also an adventurer and took part in the Revolution of 1830.
Dumas is most famous for his brilliant historical novels, which he wrote with collaborators, mainly Auguste Maquet, and which were serialized in the popular press of the day. His most popular works are The Three Musketeers(1844), The Count of Monte Cristo (1844-45), and The Man in Iron Mask (1848-50). Dumas made and lost several fortunes, and died penniless on on December 5, 1870.
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This issue of Classics Illustrated contained an adaptation of the 1845 novel Twenty Years After by Alexandre Dumas. Harry Miller adapted the novel for publication by Gilberton in September of 1947. Robert C.
Burns illustrated the cover that depicts the four musketeers in a boat while their foe, Mordaunt, floats under the water. Twenty Years After is the sequel to Dumas’ 1844 novel, The Three Musketeers, which was adapted in Classic Comics first issue in 1941.
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.