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Issue: The World Around Us #28
Publication Date: December 1960
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Issues: #28 of 36 Issues
Title: The Illustrated Story of Whaling
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagGilberton
Brand: A Classics Illustrated PublicationView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Gilberton World-Wide Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/17/1960
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 25 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1960 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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The Illustrated Story of Whaling

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (painting)
Inker(s): ? (painting)
Colorist(s): ? (painting)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): whalers
Synopsis: Whalers in a whaleboat attempting to harpoon a whale
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In Issue: FlagWorld Illustrated #517 [UK Cover Price] published January 1962cover image reversed
In Content Item: FlagWorld Illustrated #517 [UK Cover Price] published January 1962
as Story of Whaling [Illustration on Cover, Front]cover image reversed
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Table of contents, with list of editorial credits. Indicia this page.
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The Illustrated Story of Whaling

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): whalers
Synopsis: Whalers in whaleboat, approaching a sounding whale. Whale ship in background. Introductory text.
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In Content Item: FlagWorld Illustrated #517 [UK Cover Price] published January 1962
as The Illustrated Story of Whaling [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Full-page splash panel; Artist credit verified by Roger Hill
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The Long Voyage

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Thomas Beale; ship's captain; harpooner; whalers
Synopsis: Thomas Beale sails (1831-1833) as surgeon aboard the whaler "Kent." Details on the hunting, killing, and processing of whales.
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In Content Item: FlagWorld Illustrated #517 [UK Cover Price] published January 1962
as The Long Voyage [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Artist credit verified by Roger Hill
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Whale Facts

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Synopsis: Facts about the sperm whale; half-page illustration
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In Content Item: FlagWorld Illustrated #517 [UK Cover Price] published January 1962
as Whale Facts [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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Whale Lore

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Samuel Judd; state inspector; teacher; whaling captain
Synopsis: Samuel Judd argues in court that his whale oil is not subject to inspection as fish oil. The jury rules against Judd, but later science proves Judd's assertion that the whale is a mammal.
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In Content Item: FlagWorld Illustrated #517 [UK Cover Price] published January 1962
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Pages: 1
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The Great Hunt

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): stone-age people; Basque whalers; Sven Foyne
Synopsis: History of whaling from prehistoric times to its decline into a minor industry around 1900.
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In Content Item: FlagWorld Illustrated #517 [UK Cover Price] published January 1962
as The Great Hunt [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Artist credit verified by Roger Hill
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Whale Facts

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Synopsis: Facts about the right whale
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In Content Item: FlagWorld Illustrated #517 [UK Cover Price] published January 1962
as Whale Facts [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Glanzman's distinctive style may be identified with confidence.
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Yankee Whaling

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Christopher Hussey
Synopsis: History of the growth and decline of New England whaling, from Native times to around 1900.
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In Content Item: FlagWorld Illustrated #517 [UK Cover Price] published January 1962
as Yankee Whaling [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Artist credit verified by Roger Hill
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Whale Lore

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Synopsis: Definitions (with illustrations) of whaling terms
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In Content Item: FlagWorld Illustrated #517 [UK Cover Price] published January 1962
as Whale Lore [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
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Stove by a Whale

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): George Pollard Jr.; Owen Chase; Matthew Joy; whalers
Synopsis: A sperm whale stoves in the whaler "Essex," wrecking it beyond use. Only eight men survive the ordeal of making for South America in small boats.
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In Content Item: FlagWorld Illustrated #517 [UK Cover Price] published January 1962
as Stove by a Whale [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Art identification by Saltarella.
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Whale Facts

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Synopsis: Facts about the blackfish, killer whale, and northern bottle-nosed dolphin
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In Content Item: FlagWorld Illustrated #517 [UK Cover Price] published January 1962
as Whale Facts [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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Whale Lore

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Synopsis: Explanation of spouting and sounding, with illustrations
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In Content Item: FlagWorld Illustrated #517 [UK Cover Price] published January 1962
as Whale Lore [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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Whale Facts

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Synopsis: Facts about the blue whale
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In Content Item: FlagWorld Illustrated #517 [UK Cover Price] published January 1962
as Whale Facts [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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Captain Larsen's Ship

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Carl Anton Larsen; whalers
Synopsis: Captain Larsen develops the factory ships that revive the whaling industry.
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In Content Item: FlagWorld Illustrated #517 [UK Cover Price] published January 1962
as Captain Larsen's Ship [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Possible art identification by Saltarella.
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Whale Facts

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Synopsis: Illustrated introduction to the sei whale, finback whale, and common porpoise
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In Content Item: FlagWorld Illustrated #517 [UK Cover Price] published January 1962
as Whale Facts [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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Whale Lore

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): James Bradley; Jonah
Synopsis: stories of men supposedly swallowed by whales
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In Content Item: FlagWorld Illustrated #517 [UK Cover Price] published January 1962
as Whale Lore [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: illustrated
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Whaling Today

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: non-fiction
Synopsis: state of the whaling industry as of 1960
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In Content Item: FlagWorld Illustrated #517 [UK Cover Price] published January 1962
as Whaling Today [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2.5
Disclose Notes: Possible art identification by Saltarella.
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[untitled]

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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First Line: We hope you enjoyed these stories.
Synopsis: suggested reading
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In Content Item: FlagWorld Illustrated #517 [UK Cover Price] published January 1962
as ["We hope you enjoyed these stories."] [Public Service Announcement on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 0.5
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An Episode of War

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (adaptor)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Character(s): lieutenant; orderly-sergeant; surgeon
Synopsis: Wounded by a stray shot, a Civil War lieutenant slowly makes his way to a field hospital in the rear. Despite the wound's seeming to be inconsequential, his arm is eventually amputated.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Possible art identification by Saltarella.
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D-Day Part 2: Target Normandy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, war
Character(s): Dwight D. Eisenhower; Bernard Law Montgomery; Adolf Hitler; secret agents; troops; officials
Synopsis: Eisenhower leads preparations for the great invasion, as the Germans try to predict where the blow will fall.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Art identification by Saltarella.
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The Red Planet Part 2: Mars is a World

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Galileo Galilei; William Herschel
Synopsis: With the advent of the telescope, human understanding of Mars continually grows.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Art identification by Saltarella.
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The World of Science: Jets in the Bathtub

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: non-fiction
Synopsis: Activity using a balloon and bathtub to demonstrate jet propulsion
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Disclose Notes: Art identification by Saltarella.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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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. 156)
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[untitled]

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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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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Thumbnails of several covers, most partly hidden

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