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Riddles in the Dark - Children's Digest

16 Aug, 2021
2021-8-16 7:52:42 PM UTC

I hope this does not violate the forum rules, but I was wondering if someone has February '74 issue of Children's Digest containing the 1st part of "Riddles in the Dark" and would be available to share the pictures of these pages?

For those interested, March '74 issue (containing the 2nd part) is on sale on Facebook marketplace here: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/i ... rralCode=messenger_banner

The same vendor has put a few issues on sale on several platforms.
29 Aug, 2023
2023-8-29 6:36:26 PM UTC
I purchased these magazines and thought I would add to this older post. Attached are all the images from the February 1974 Digest (the March 1974 Digest will be posted separately).

For those that might be interested, Lester Abrams was the artist and did these illustrations 3 years before his work as the concept artist on the Rankin-Bass “The Hobbit” animated movie.

Children’s Digest Feb. 1974 - Riddles in the Dark Part 1

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29 Aug, 2023
2023-8-29 6:38:32 PM UTC
Children’s Digest Mar. 1974 - Riddles in the Dark Part 2

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29 Aug, 2023
2023-8-29 7:02:16 PM UTC
Thanks, really interesting.
29 Aug, 2023
2023-8-29 7:21:13 PM UTC

Trotter wrote:

Thanks, really interesting.

It is fascinating (to me at least 😀).

And here’s a short blog post with a few interesting historical points regarding these magazines, Abrams and the Rankin-Bass movies:

https://tolkiencourse.blogspot.com/p/t ... nkin-bass-hobbit.html?m=1
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