In my opinion, Crandall & Evans' work on this film adaptation is outstanding. (The front cover painting isn't original - it's taken from the film's contemporary poster art.)
By Andrew999
As a big lover of peplum movies, I had to take a look at this, one of my favourites – thanks to Mortimer for bringing it to my attention. (Anything with Sylva Koscina in must be worth watching – Deadlier than the Male is another favourite, also X-77, another Bond simulacrum – and then there’s the bizarre Uncle was a Vampire with Christopher Lee)
The art here is very good indeed – the faces have emotion and movement – the groups are balanced and the plot flows easily through text and imagery – an extremely good effort.
The story is a loose interpretation of Aeschylus’ Seven against Thebes, written 2500 years ago. A timeless tragedy, the Aeschylus plot involves seven heroes of Thebes pitted against seven heroes of Argos in personal combat – one battle follows another with increasing intensity – what a classic movie that would make.
Additional Information
Name
1121 - Hercules Unchained | Published
Publication
Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 36
Notes
Indicia title is "HERCULES UNCHAINED, No. 1121". Copyright 1960 by Galatea, S.P.A.
"Movie Classic" on cover. Adapted from the 1959 movie "Ercole e la Regina di Lidia", translated into English and released in the United States in 1960 as "Hercules Unchained".
No month is given on the cover or in the indicia. Based on the copyright dates of this issue and others in the series released around the same time, one can determine that this issue was published with other Four Color issues bearing an "August-October 1960" cover date.
On sale date is Library of Congress copyright record publication date.
Cover
1 page
Feature
Hecules Unchained
Pencils
? (painting)
Inks
? (painting)
Colors
? (painting)
Letters
typeset
Genre
Adventure; Historical
Characters
Hercules
First Line
Mighty Hercules battles man-eating tigers and an enemy army to save a besieged kingdom!
Foreword/Afterword
No Title (1 page)
Feature
Hecules Unchained
Pencils
? (photographs)
Inks
? (photographs)
Letters
typeset
Genre
Adventure; Historical
Notes
Inside front cover includes credits and four scenes from the movie.
Adapted from the 1960 Warner Bros movie "Hercules Unchained." Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records (November 2007).
Comic Story
The Feats of Hercules (1 page)
Feature
Hercules
Letters
typeset
Genre
Adventure; Historical
Notes
Inside back cover; black and white.
We formerly suggested both pencils and inks as by Reed Crandall and/or George Evans, but Roger Hill doesn't see any Crandall or Evans on this page.
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