PICTURE WORLD ENCYCLOPEDIA Set of #1-12 (1959; COMIC BOOK Format Style, Similar to Classic Illustrated & True Comics)

USA.: PICTURE WORLD ENCYCLOPEDIA, 1959. Book. Illus. by MATT BAKER, SY BARRY, CARL BURGOS, NICK CARDY, JOHN CELARDO, RIC ESTRADA, Frank Giacoia, Tom Gill, John Giunta, BOB POWELL, Aldo Rubano, Don Sherwood, Jack Sparling. Soft cover. First Thus.. *** HEAVY BOOK; WEIGHT = 3180 Grams; // USA and CANADA Orders ONLY Please; // Standard Pre-Set Postage Rates DO NOT APPLY to International Overseas Orders (International / Overseas Orders will gladly be accepted, but you must Contact Us FIRST and be Willing to pay EXTRA Shipping Charges. ); ***PICTURE WORLD ENCYCLOPEDIA 1959 by Gene Fawcette (Editor) Complete Set of all 12 Volumes in COMIC BOOK Format Style Encyclopedia, utilizing primarily Professional COMIC BOOK CREATOR Talents; "The First FULL COLOR Completely illustrated ENCYCLOPEDIA", to Inform, Instruct, Inspire ; With Multiple Cartoon & Comic Style illustrations on almost Every Page; The FORMAT is very Reminiscent (Inspired by?) to Back-Up Features in CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED and TRUE Comics; Size is 7-1/8" x 10-1/4, and 3/8" Thickness (About the Size of a Comic Book, but with the Thickness of a Pulp Magazine) One of the Forgotten Effects of the Atlas Implosion is the vast number of comic book artists suddenly out of work and available for other projects. 12 volumes, Each Volume is 196 pages including covers; (2352 pages in Total, including covers) Printed on newsprint in traditional comic book style art and color. This Project took NINE YEARS to Complete & Includes Contributions by These Publishers; CHARLTON Co, CURTISS Way Co, EASTERN COLOR Printing Co & More; ** Same Cover on all 12 Volumes depicts; Skyscrapers in Modern City, Jet Planes, Medieval Knight on Horse, and ATOMIC EXPLOSION. INCLUDES; PEOPLE, PLACES, THINGS, Art & Crafts, Geography, Literature, Philosophy & Religion, Sports & Games, Education & Training, History, Nature, Science & Technology, Government & Economics; Editorial Contributors (Includes Text, ART and More by Many Professional COMIC BOOK and Comic Strip Creators) as per page 32 of Volume-12 includes; Edd Ashe, Rafael Astarita, MATT BAKER, Barry Seymour (aka SY BARRY of Phantom etc), CARL BURGOS (Timely, Atlas, Marvel, GA & SA) , John Calnan (DC Comics etc), NICK CARDY (GA, SA, Bronze Age & DC COMICS), JOHN CELARDO (Tarzan, Eisner-Iger studios, Fiction House etc), RIC ESTRADA, Jerry Fasano (GA & SA artist), Gene Fawcette (Eisner/Iger Studio, GA & SA), Frank Giacoia (Iger Shop, GA & SA, Marvel & DC), Tom Gill (GA, SA, Bronze Age), John Giunta (GA & SA), Andre LeBlanc (Comic Strips - assisted Will Eisner on Spirit & Sy Barry on Phantom), Daniel Loprieno (GA & SA), John Pierotti (Comic Strips), BOB / Robert POWELL (Eisner-Iger studios, GA & SA), Aldo Rubano (Eiser-Iger shop, Quality, Spirit, Classics, GA & SA), Don Sherwood (Dan Flagg comic strips, Charlton, Hanna-Barbera etc), Jack Sparling (GA, SA, Bronze Age), and Many More; Individual Volumes are SCARCE to RARE Complete Sets are VERY RARE; PUBLISHED in Montreal Quebec CANADA, but Printed in the USA; Picture World Encyclopedia, Volume I, A-B (G/VG, 3.0) Picture World Encyclopedia, Volume II, C-D (VG/FN, 5.0) Picture World Encyclopedia, Volume III, E-F (VG/FN, 5.0) Picture World Encyclopedia, Volume IV, G-H (FN, 6.0) Picture World Encyclopedia, Volume V, I-J (FN, 6.0) Picture World Encyclopedia, Volume VI, K-L (FN+, 6.5) Picture World Encyclopedia, Volume VII, M-N (VG/FN, 5.0) Picture World Encyclopedia, Volume VIII, O-P (FN+, 6.5) Picture World Encyclopedia, Volume IX, Q-R (VG/FN, 5.0) Picture World Encyclopedia, Volume X, S-T (FN/VF, 7.0) Picture World Encyclopedia, Volume XI, U-V-W (FN, 6.0) Picture World Encyclopedia, Volume XII, X-Y-Z includes INDEX with COLOR-KEYS to KNOWLEDGE (VG, 4.0) Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.