COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Four Color 1303
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Grade:
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8.5
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Page Quality:
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OFF-WHITE TO WHITE
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Pedigree:
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File Copy
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Certification #:
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0215423016
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Owner:
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4GEMWORKS
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
Lad a Dog 3/62 File Copy Adapted from the 1962 movie "Lad: A Dog." (No colon in indicia or in any mention of the title in the issue.)
Photo Cover; Angela Glure (as played by Angela Cartwright, photo); Lad (dog)
Script: Lillie Hayward; Roberta O. Hodes (screenplay); Ken Fitch (comic adaptation)
Pencils & Inks: Sam Glanzman [as S.J.G] (signed)
Table of Contents
1. 0. Lad A Dog
2. 1. Lad A Dog
3. 2. Lad A Dog
4. 3. The Collie
5. 4. Dog Heroes
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http://www.comics.org/issue/17350/
Wikipedia has some interesting info related to the reception and other adaptations:
Reception[edit]
The original Lad stories were well received by readers of their respective magazines. After the appearance of His Mate in Red Book, the readers began demanding further stories. Editor Ray Long, who initially purchased His Mate, considered the story In the Day of Battle to be one of the top twenty to appear in Red Book during his time as its editor.[2] The success of the stories propelled Terhune to fame, enabling him to purchase Sunnybank from his mother and quit a loathed job working for a newspaper to become a full-time freelance writer.[2] Although the novel was initially ignored by critics, within weeks it had become a hit. According to Terhune biographer Kurk Unkelbach, it received praise from most of the important critics of the time.[1] The American Kennel Club Gazette reported that Terhune earned over $32,000 from the publication of the Lad stories.[18] Originally aimed towards adults, the novel was a best-seller and gained critical acclaim in the adult fiction market. By the end of the year, the book had gone through 18 printings, and by 1935, over 250,000 copies had been sold. In 1939 an anniversary edition was released, marking its 71st printing.[1][3] In the 1960s and 70s, the novel was repositioned into the young adult market, by dint of its animal subject matter. Grosset and Dunlap reprinted the novel in new editions that were prominently featured on their children's book lists. By 1970, these new editions had sold over 650,000 copies, and overall Lad: A Dog has sold over 1 million copies and remains Terhune's highest seller.[1][3] Considered the novel that "propelled Terhune to fame",[3] it has been translated into and published in at least six different languages.[19] Recorded Books released an unabridged audiobook edition in 1997 on cassette tape.[20] In 2006, Alcazar AudioWorks released a CD version.[21]
Veteran dog breeders of the times were the primary critics of the novel, chastising Terhune's depiction of an unrealistically perfect collie that would mislead the public into believing such a dog could exist. The anniversary and subsequent editions, featuring a sable-and-white collie, also drew criticism from loyal readers as it did not resemble Lad.[1] New York Times Book Review reviewer Alden Welch felt the full novel would "surely appeal not only to all lovers and masters of dogs, but to many who have never owned any and who have no general and indiscriminate liking for them." He found the stories "interesting" and a "most welcome addition to dog-literature", praising the novel as the most "delightfully written" of Terhune's works to date.[22] In 1968, Sports Illustrated's Robert H. Boyle stated that Terhune's stories were responsible for many of the active collie breeders at the time getting involved in the sport. Calling the author a "godlike figure" and the hero of "goggle-eyed youngsters of the 1920s, '30s and even into the '40s." In comparing the work to popular collie character Lassie, Boyle noted that rather than having Lassie's seeming immortality, Terhune's dogs "led epic lives and they had epic deaths".[4]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lad,_A_Dog
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