Comics Reading Libraries

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™ and © 1973 King Features

Comics Reading Libraries were a series of give-away comic books produced by King Features syndicate and publisher Charlton Comics. The comics feature favorite King characters like Beetle Bailey, Blondie, Popeye, The Phantom and others in stories with simplified text to help youngsters learn to read. Between the stories were games, exercises, and features focussing on word use, punctuation, grammar and facts about books. Issues were given away at schools and libraries throughout the 1970s to encourage reading for fun.
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  • 2
    #2
    Comics Reading Library presents Beetle Bailey, Blondie, and Popeye
    1 copy for $3.00
  • 5
    #5
    Comics Reading Library presents Quincy, and Henry
    1 copy for $6.50
  • 6
    #6
    W: Bill Harris, Gary Poole, Dick Wood  ·  A: Bill Lignante, Andre LeBlanc
    Comics Reading Library presents The Phantom, and Mandrake
    1 copy for $8.50
  • 8
    #8
    Mar 1939
    W: Hal Foster  ·  A: Hal Foster, Frank W. Bolle, Paul Norris
    Comics Reading Library presents Prince Valiant, Flash Gordon, and Brick Bradford; Includes 7 pages of activities with answer sheet; Indicia lists as Prince Valiant R-08; Printed by Charlton Publications Inc.; © 1973 King Features
    3 copies from $2.99