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Issue: The World Around Us #17
Publication Date: January 1960
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Issues: #17 of 36 Issues
Title: The Illustrated Story of Festivals
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Publisher: FlagGilberton
Brand: A Classics Illustrated PublicationView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Gilberton World-Wide Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 11/10/1959
Volume: none
Pages: 76
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
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Content Items: 29 (18 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Roberta Strauss Feuerlicht
Disclose Notes: Meyer A. Kaplan (Associate Editor); Leonard B. Cole (Art Director). On-sale date from 1959 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: full color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock: newsprint interior; glossy cover
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Penciller(s): George Evans (signed) (painting)
Inker(s): George Evans (signed) (painting)
Colorist(s): George Evans (signed) (painting)
Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Santa Claus
Synopsis: Montage of holiday images
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Special Introductory Offer

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Character(s): Moses; Wise Men; Theodore Roosevelt
Synopsis: Promo, with order form, for back copies of Classics Illustrated Special Issue
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The Illustrated Story of Festivals

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Genres: non-fiction
Synopsis: Montage of festivals, with introductory text
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A Visit from St. Nicholas

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Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): St. Nicholas; Black Peter; Jan Van Ness; Martje Van Ness; Heer Van Ness
Synopsis: A Netherlands family celebrates St. Nicholas Day. St. Nicholas appears in other countries in other forms.
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A Child Is Born: The Presepe

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Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Luisa Santos; Jose Santos; Senor Santos
Synopsis: The Santos family of Bahia, Brazil, makes an elaborate presepe, or nativity scene, to honor the birth of Jesus.
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A Child Is Born: The Posadas

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Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Dolores Rodriguez; Sancho Rodriguez; Mother Rodriguez; Papa Martinez
Synopsis: A Mexican neighborhood enacts the Posadas, honoring the birth of Jesus, then celebrates by breaking the pinata.
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A Child Is Born: The Pinata

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Synopsis: How to make a pinata
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Christmas Long Ago: Myrtle and Mistletoe

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Character(s): Caligula; Balder; Balder's mother; Loki; Hoder
Synopsis: History of the Saturnalia and legends of the mistletoe, including the myth of Balder the Beautiful
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Christmas Long Ago: Christmas in America

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Penciller(s): Alex Blum ?
Inker(s): Alex Blum
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Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Christopher Columbus; West Indian chief
Synopsis: Columbus's flagship Santa Maria wrecks on Christmas Eve. He invites a local chief to Christmas dinner aboard the Nina.
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Christmas Long Ago: Feasting and Firing

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Penciller(s): ? (pp 1-2); John Tartaglione ? (pp3-4)
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Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): King; lovely lady; guests; townsfolk
Synopsis: Old English Christmas customs, including the boar's head and Yule log
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The Ancient Games

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Synopsis: Story of the ancient Greek Olympic games
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The New Year

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): John Tartaglione
Inker(s): John Tartaglione
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Genres: non-fiction
Synopsis: New Year customs world-wide
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Washington's Vision

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Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): George Washington; angel; Anthony Sherman
Synopsis: Mormon legend of an angelic vision delivered to George Washington at Valley Forge.
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The Earth Unlocks: The Death of Winter

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bruno Premiani
Inker(s): Bruno Premiani
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Genres: non-fiction
Synopsis: Springtime festivals in Czechoslovakia and Switzerland
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The Earth Unlocks: Easter

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Penciller(s): Bruno Premiani ?
Inker(s): Bruno Premiani ?
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Genres: non-fiction
Synopsis: Easter customs in Europe, the United States, and Mexico
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The Earth Unlocks: Preparing Papaquis

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Synopsis: How to make Mexican papaquis for Easter
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The Earth Unlocks: Watch Me Tap This Easter Egg

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Synopsis: An Irish Easter game
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The Earth Unlocks: Merry May Day

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Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Miles Standish; maypole dancers
Synopsis: English May Day customs
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Summer is A-Comin' In

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Penciller(s): John Tartaglione ?
Inker(s): John Tartaglione ?
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Synopsis: European customs for Midsummer Eve (St. John's Night)
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Harvest Home

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Penciller(s): Norman Nodel
Inker(s): Norman Nodel
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Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Massasoit; Plymouth Pilgrims; English farm folk; Austrian pilgrims
Synopsis: Harvest festivals in ancient Israel, ancient Rome, old England and Scotland, Plymouth colony, the United States, and Austria.
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Disclose Notes: Includes an integrated activity page for a traditional corn game and a traditional cranberry game.
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A Leprechaun I Spied

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Synopsis: Irish lore about leprechauns
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Festivals of Freedom: July 4, 1776

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Penciller(s): John Tartaglione ?
Inker(s): John Tartaglione ?
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Synopsis: Colonists in America decide to break with Great Britain, and celebrate the Fourth of July ever after.
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Festivals of Freedom: To the Bastille!

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Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Camille Desmoulins
Synopsis: Oppressed by injustice,the French people storm the Bastille and liberate the prisoners. They now celebrate July 14 as Bastille Day.
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Festivals of Freedom: Buzkashi Races

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Synopsis: The people of Afghanistan win their freedom from the British on May 27, 1921. Now they celebrate the day with Buzkashi races on horseback, national dances, and fireworks.
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Festivals of Freedom: A Great Miracle

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Penciller(s): Norman Nodel
Inker(s): Norman Nodel
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Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Judah the Maccabee; Appolonious
Synopsis: Judah the Maccabee leads a revolt freeing ancient Israel from Syrian rule. Cleansing the Temple from the pollution of idols, they find holy oil to burn for a single night. It burns for eight nights, inspiring the festival of Channukah.
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The Wrath of Juno

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Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Juno; Neptune; Aeneas; Trojans
Synopsis: Summary of an episode from Vergil's Aeneid. Juno, enraged at the Trojans, scatters the fleet of Aeneas, but Neptune permits Aeneas to bring his own ship safe to shore in Libya.
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A Grab-Bag of Festivals

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): John Tartaglione
Inker(s): John Tartaglione
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Genres: non-fiction
Synopsis: Stories of Guy Fawkes Day; Tibetan Butter Festival; Sheker Bairam; and April Fool's Day.
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First Line: Read the best in the world's finest juvenile publication
Synopsis: Promo with order form for back issues of Classics Illustrated (H.R.N. 152).
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First Line: Subscribe now! Today!
Synopsis: Promo with order form for subscriptions to The World Around Us
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Disclose Notes: Thumbnails of several covers, most partly hidden.

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