This is a Gold Key comic based on the Disney live-action film and was published in 1965 (originally printed as Dell 4 Colour in 1952) by K.K. Publications, Inc., Poughkeepsie, New York, in cooperation with Golden Press, Inc. Western Printing and Lithographing Company designed, produced, and printed it in the U.S.A. I own the third printing 10163-506. The illustrations are good, and the comic mainly follows the original screenplay, although Alan a Dale (pictured on the back cover) and Little John (illustrated on the front cover) do not appear in the comic strip.
The cover has a full colour picture of Richard Todd as Robin Hood and on the inside cover are some small, black and white photos of Joan Rice as Maid Marian, Peter Finch as the Sheriff of Nottingham, James Robertson Justice as Little John, Hubert Gregg as Prince John and Patrick Barr as Richard the Lionheart.
Also on the inside cover is an introduction to the story:
"During the reign of Richard the Lionheart, a great crusade was fought in the Holy Land. While Richard strove against the Saracens, his brother, Prince John, ruled in his place.
Prince John had neither the kindness nor the fighting spirit with which Richard ruled the land. The usurper trampled on the rights of the simple people. Ever jealous of his great brother, grasping after gold and power, Prince John ruled with a mailed fist... always plotting against his brother’s hoped-for return to England and the Throne.
But when his tax collectors and game wardens entered Sherwood Forest, they encountered the Merry Men and their famous leader, Robin Hood. Then, as never before, did Prince John begin to doubt he would ever be the King."
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