- #12-439-301
Lion of Sparta #12-439-301
[January] 1963 · 0.12 USD · 36 pages
On sale 1962-06-28
Synopsis
As the Persians invade Greece, Athens and Sparta concert their actions against the enemy. Spartan King Leonidas holds the Pass of Thermopylae with 300 men against repeated assaults by vastly superior numbers. But Spartans opposed to Leonidas plot to leave him stranded, rather than sending reinforcements, and a Greek traitor guides the Persians around the Pass. Leonidas and his men fight and die in place, in obedience to the Spartan laws.
Credits
- Script
- Paul S. Newman
- Pencils
- Gerald McCann
- Inks
- Gerald McCann
- Editor
- D. J. Arneson
Notes
Movie Classic #12-439-301.
Although there is no month given in the indicia, the last 3 digits of the cover code (12-439-301) indicate a cover date of [196]3-01, i.e. January 1963.
On sale date is Library of Congress copyright record publication date. This movie (a.k.a. The 300 Spartans) was released in the U.S. on August 29, 1962.