Showing posts with label Washington Irving. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Washington Irving. Show all posts

Thursday, October 21, 2021

Reading Room: CLASSIC COMICS "Legend of Sleepy Hollow" Conclusion

It's 1790 in Sleepy Hollow, a secluded glen in upstate New York.
Ichabod Crane, a lanky, intelligent (but extremely superstitious) schoolmaster, competes with Abraham "Brom Bones" Van Brunt, the handsome and athletic town rowdy, for the hand of 18-year-old Katrina Van Tassel, the daughter and sole child of wealthy farmer, Baltus Van Tassel.
When Ichabod and Brom both attend a party at the Van Tassels, Brom prepares to deal with his rival...

Did a ghostly Headless Horseman abscond with Ichabod?
Or did Brom Bones simply scare him away?
We will probably never know...

You'll note from the cover at the top of the post that the Headless Horseman took second billing to the tale of Rip Van Winkle!
When the book was reprinted as part of the Classics Illustrated line with a painted cover (as most Classic Comics were), the Headless Horseman wasn't even mentioned, although his tale was still in the book!


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Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Reading Room CLASSIC COMICS "Legend of Sleepy Hollow" Part 1

Though it doesn't actually take place on Halloween...
...,one of the most famous ghost tales of all, as told in Classic Comics, the predecessor to Classics Illustrated, in a story adapted by Dan Levin and illustrated by Rolland H Livingstone is told around this time of year.

What does Brom have in mind for Ichabod?
Be here Thursday for the answer!
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