Indicia title is "THE SWORD AND THE DRAGON, No. 1118." Code number is S+DRAG. O.S. #118-606. Copyright 1960 by Vita-lite Film Corp.
"Movie Classic" on cover. Adapted from the 1960 movie "The Sword and the Dragon", which was an altered version of the 1956 movie "Ilya Muromets".
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 a "June-August 1960" cover date.
On sale date is Library of Congress copyright record publication date.
Cover
The Sword and The Dragon / 1 page
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset
Genre
Fantasy
Characters
Ilya Muromets (photo of Boris Andreyev)
Foreword/Afterword
The Sword and the Dragon (1 page)
Synopsis
Preview of the story.
Pencils
? (photos)
Inks
? (photos)
Letters
typeset
Genre
Fantasy
Characters
Ilya Muromets (photos of Boris Andreyev); Chief Kalin (photo of Shukur Burkhanov)
Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Five photos from the movie plus a partial cast list.
Comic Story
The Sword and The Dragon! (32 pages)
Synopsis
Ilya Muromets is given a magic sword and leads his people in battle against Chief Kalin and the invading Tugars, who possess a three-headed dragon.
Script
Michail Kochnev (screenplay)
Genre
Fantasy
Characters
Ilya Muromets; Vilia; Prince Vanda; Invinsor; Alexi; Durbar; Little Falcon; Chief Kalin (villain)
Script
Leo Dorfman (comic adaptation)
Pencils
Jack Sparling
Inks
Jack Sparling
Notes
The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents." Adapted from the 1960 movie "The Sword and the Dragon." (Exclamation point is only on the title of this sequence.) The movie was originally released in the Soviet Union in 1956 under the title "Ilya Muromets."
Comic Story
Legendary Slavic Heroes (1 page)
Synopsis
One-panel overviews of heroes of Slavic legends.
Genre
Non-fiction; Historical
Characters
Baldak; Nodey; Alyosha Popovkin; Prince Ivan; Elena the Fair; Bogatyr
Pencils
Jack Sparling
Inks
Jack Sparling
Letters
Ben Oda
Notes
Inside back cover; black and white. Letters credit for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
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Feature
Science Program
Pencils
?; ? (photographs)
Inks
?; ? (photographs)
Letters
typeset
First Line
You're off to a thrilling adventure... in the wonderful world of flight!
Notes
The sequence replaced by illustration in some copies (see sequence 5).
Illustration
The Sword and the Dragon (1 page)
Synopsis
Preview of the story.
Pencils
? (photos)
Inks
? (photos)
Letters
typeset
Characters
Ilya Muromets (photo of Boris Andreyev); Chief Kalin (photo of Shukur Burkhanov)
Notes
Back cover. Two black and white photos from the movie, one with a blue monochrome overlay. This sequence replaced by an ad in some copies (see sequence 4).
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