num_pages: 52
description: Ten months after the hundred years war with France, England was again thrown into conflict. The noble houses of York and Lancaster clashed in a bloody war for the English crown ... a struggle that divided the English people for thirty years.It was during these troubled times that a crafty and ambitious nobleman, Sir Daniel Brackley, twisted the lives of many around him. However, in his greed and scheming, he did not plan on two young hearts opposing him.Here is the story of young Dick Shelton, whose destiny was strangely dependent on the sting of a deadly Black Arrow.Classics Illustrated is a comic book series featuring adaptations of literary classics such as Moby Dick, Hamlet, and The Iliad. Created by Albert Kanter, the series began publication in 1941 and finished its first run in 1971, producing 169 issues. Following the series' demise, various companies reprinted its titles.The first five titles were published irregularly under the banner "Classic Comics Presents" while issues six and seven were published under the banner "Classic Comics Library" with a ten-cent cover price. Arabian Nights (issue 8), illustrated by Lillian Chestney, is the first issue to use the "Classics Comics" banner.With the fourth issue, The Last of the Mohicans, in 1942, Kanter moved the operation to different offices and the corporate identity was changed to the Gilberton Company, Inc.. Reprints of previous titles began in 1943. Wartime paper shortages forced Kanter to reduce the 64-page format to 56 pages.The British series of Classics Illustrated began in 1952.
language: English
title: The Black Arrow
publisher: Gilberton