King Reading Library

The King Reading Library (1973–1977, King Features) was a 16-issue anthology series that adapted classic novels, historical tales, and adventure stories into comic form. Most frequently written by Bill Harris, Bill Pearson, and Bob Gustafson, and illustrated by George Wildman, Bob Gustafson, and Mario Pedrazzi, it offered a digest-sized gateway to literature for a new generation of readers. This series stands as a distinctive effort by a major syndicate to blend educational content with the accessible appeal of comics during the mid-1970s.