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Title: Classics Illustrated
Post by: jimpy on April 20, 2011, 10:25:25 AM

I have several early 50's Classics Illustrateds, coloured, British, Thorpe & Porter( who seemed to do a lot of B&W reprints of American horror comics  at the time) - are they legal and is there any interest?

Title: Re: Classics Illustrated
Post by: OtherEric on April 20, 2011, 10:36:10 AM

They're not allowed, as far as anybody knows.  I seem to recall some discussion that some of the Classic Comics- the precursor to Classics Illustrated- might not have been renewed, but it was decided that it wasn't worth opening up that particular can of worms.

If they had been allowed I would have loved to see them, though!

Title: Re: Classics Illustrated
Post by: narfstar on April 20, 2011, 05:05:41 PM

I have a pretty good stack of CI's sitting around. The later issues are dirt cheap

Title: Re: Classics Illustrated
Post by: misappear on April 20, 2011, 08:04:57 PM

Some guy in Canada is currently republishing the line.  One of comics best kept secrets, I guess

Title: Re: Classics Illustrated
Post by: darci on March 13, 2013, 11:45:18 AM

It appears the "guy in Canada" is Jack Lake Productions (in Toronto).  Classic Comics Store Ltd.  (in Newbury, Berkshire) is similarly republishing the Gilberton CI and Junior issues for the U. K., Ireland, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.