Picture Stories from World History #1 (1947) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Series: Picture Stories from World History (EC, 1947 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: Spring 1947
Key date: 1947-04-02
On-sale date: 1947-04-02
Indicia publisher: School Comics Inc.
Price: $0.15
Pages: 52

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits
0	The Ancient World Up to the Fall of Rome	cover	1	pencils: Allen Simon; inks: Allen Simon
1	Foreword	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	letters: typeset
2	The Ancient World Up to the Fall of Rome	table of contents	1	script: Anne Quattrocchi; pencils: Harley M. Griffiths; inks: Harley M. Griffiths
3	In the Beginning	comic story	3	script: Anne Quattrocchi; pencils: Harley M. Griffiths; inks: Harley M. Griffiths
4	The Dawn of Civilization	comic story	3	script: Anne Quattrocchi; pencils: Harley M. Griffiths; inks: Harley M. Griffiths
5	The Story of Babylonia	comic story	2	script: Anne Quattrocchi; pencils: Harley M. Griffiths; inks: Harley M. Griffiths
6	The Story of the Hebrews	comic story	2	script: Anne Quattrocchi; pencils: Harley M. Griffiths; inks: Harley M. Griffiths
7	The Story of Phoenicia & Crete	comic story	3	script: Anne Quattrocchi; pencils: Harley M. Griffiths; inks: Harley M. Griffiths
8	The Story of Assyria	comic story	2	script: Anne Quattrocchi; pencils: Harley M. Griffiths; inks: Harley M. Griffiths
9	The Story of China	comic story	2	script: Anne Quattrocchi; pencils: Harley M. Griffiths; inks: Harley M. Griffiths
10	The Story of India	comic story	1	script: Anne Quattrocchi; pencils: Harley M. Griffiths; inks: Harley M. Griffiths
11	The Story of Persia	comic story	3	script: Anne Quattrocchi; pencils: Harley M. Griffiths; inks: Harley M. Griffiths
12	The Story of Greece	comic story	8	script: Anne Quattrocchi; pencils: Harley M. Griffiths; inks: Harley M. Griffiths
13	The Empire of Alexander the Great	illustration	0.5	pencils: Harley M. Griffiths; inks: Harley M. Griffiths
14	The Roman Empire at the Death of Augustus	illustration	0.5	pencils: Harley M. Griffiths; inks: Harley M. Griffiths
15	The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World	text article	2	script: David I. Gaines
16	The Story of Rome	comic story	12	script: Anne Quattrocchi; pencils: Harley M. Griffiths; inks: Harley M. Griffiths
17	Coming Soon — Watch for It!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset
18	Important Dates to Remember	text article	1	script: Anne Quattrocchi; pencils: Harley M. Griffiths; inks: Harley M. Griffiths
19	Alphabetical Index to No. 1 Picture Stories from World History	text article	1	letters: typeset
20	The Early Life of Benjamin Franklin	comic story	1	letters: typeset
21	For the Finest, Read Educational and Entertaining Comics!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1

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