West Haven, Connecticut
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, that operated from 1970 to 1994, producing the bulk of their material in the 1970s. The company is most well known for their
comic book
A comic book, comic-magazine, or simply comic is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panel (comics), panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are often accompanied by descriptive prose and wri ...
adaptations of literary classics. The ''Pendulum Now Age Classics'' series published black-and-white paperback adaptations of more than 70 literary classics, such as ''
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas
''Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas'' () is a science fiction
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'', ''
The War of the Worlds
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'', and ''
Moby-Dick
''Moby-Dick; or, The Whale'' is an 1851 Epic (genre), epic novel by American writer Herman Melville. The book is centered on the sailor Ishmael (Moby-Dick), Ishmael's narrative of the maniacal quest of Captain Ahab, Ahab, captain of the whaler ...
''. These stories were later widely reprinted by other publishers (including by
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...
) well into the 2000s. Pendulum also published a line of historical comics, a line of comic book biographies, and a line of comic book adaptations of inspiring stories and morality tales.
Founded by David OliphantOliphant entry ''Who's Who in American Comics Books, 1928–1999''. Accessed Jan. 31, 2014. as a division of Academic Industries, Inc., Pendulum's comics division was overseen by veteran creator/editor
Vincent Fago
Vincenzo Francisco Gennaro Di Fago (; November 28, 1914 – June 13, 2002),Vincent F. Fago at the Unite ...
U.S. government
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The U.S. federal government is composed of three distinct branches: legislative, executi ...
to produce comics with an educational focus.Fago, Vincent. "Nestor Redondo and the Pendulum Classics," in ''Arthur Conan Doyle: Rosebud Graphic Classics'' (Eureka Productions, 2002), pp. 4-6.
History
''Pendulum Illustrated Classics''
In 1970,
Vincent Fago
Vincenzo Francisco Gennaro Di Fago (; November 28, 1914 – June 13, 2002),Vincent F. Fago at the Unite ...
, the former editor-in-chief of
Timely Comics
Timely Comics was the common name for the group of corporations that was the earliest comic book arm of American publisher Martin Goodman (publisher), Martin Goodman, and the entity that would evolve by the 1960s to become Marvel Comics. "Timely P ...
, was hired by Pendulum to produce the ''Pendulum Now Age Classics'' series, which were black-and-white paperback adaptations of literary classics. Specifically designed for classroom use, the series used set type instead of hand
lettering
Lettering or Lettering design is an act or result of artfully drawing letters, instead of writing them simply. Lettering is considered an art form, where each letter in a phrase or quote acts as an illustration. Each letter is created with attent ...
, vocabulary appropriate for grade levels, and included word lists and questions at the back.
Acting as a publisher from his studio in
Bethel, Vermont
Bethel is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,942 at the 2020 census. The town includes the locations of Bethel village, Bethel-Gilead, East Bethel, Lilliesville, Lympus (formerly Olympus), and West Bethel. ...
, Fago edited and handled production on the nearly one hundred titles in the series.Kleefeld, Sean "Vince Fago Post Script," ''Kleefeld on Comics'' (May 16, 2008). Adaptations were handled by writers like
Otto Binder
Otto Oscar Binder (; August 26, 1911 – October 13, 1974) was an American author of science fiction and non-fiction books and stories, and comic books. He is best known as the co-creator of Supergirl and for his many scripts for '' Captain Ma ...
Kin Platt
Kin Platt (December 8, 1911 – November 30, 2003) was an American writer, artist, painter, sculptor, caricaturist, and comics artist, best known for penning radio comedy and animated TV series, as well as children's literature, children's Myster ...
, Irwin Shapiro, and Fago's son John Norwood Fago.
After having difficulty finding American artists to illustrate the comics, Fago turned to Filipino artist
Filipino comics artists
Filipino may refer to:
* Something from or related to the Philippines
** Filipino language, a de facto standardized variety of Tagalog, the national language, and one of the two official languages of the Philippines
** Filipinos, people who are na ...
— these artists ended up illustrating almost every comic Pendulum produced. In addition to the work of Redondo, who illustrated more than 20 books in the series, the ''Pendulum Illustrated Classics'' featured the artwork of
Alex Niño
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Biography
Early l ...
Gerry Talaoc
Gerry Talaoc is a Filipino comics artist best known for his 1970s work for DC Comics' war and horror anthology titles.
Biography
Gerry Talaoc was among the vanguard of Filipino comics artists — including Alfredo Alcala, Nestor Redondo, S ...
,Gerry Talaoc at Lambiek's Comiclopedia.
Vicatan
Vincente Doria Catan Jr., known by his pen name Vicatan (1948 – May 13, 2004), was a Filipino comics artist and novelist.
Biography
Vicente Doria Catan Jr. was born in the Philippines and worked in the studio of artist Nestor Redondo. After sev ...
,
Rudy Nebres
Rodolfo D. Nebres (born January 14, 1937) is a Filipino comics artist who has worked mostly as an inker in the American comic book industry. Known for his lush, detailed inklines, Nebres' most prolific period was in the late 1970s and the 1980s.
...
Virgilio Virgilio, the Italian and Spanish form of Virgil may refer to:
* Virgilio, Lombardy, a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Borgo Virgilio in the Italian province of Mantua
*Virgilio.it, a website
People with the given name
*Virgilio Barco Vargas (19 ...
and Frank also illustrated books in the series.)
Comics in the series were published from 1973 to 1980; the series ended with a selection of
Shakespeare
William Shakespeare ( 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's natio ...
plays adapted into comics form.
Ancillaries and reprints
From 1976–1981, Fago produced a multimedia read-along program for the series, called ''New Matter Sounds''. Each packet contained a reading booklet, a student activity booklet, a sound cassette, and an answer key sheet. Some of the packets contained a narrated film strip along with the other materials.
Many of the early issues in the ''Pendulum Illustrated Classics'' series were reprinted, in color with new covers, in 1976 by
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...
as '' Marvel Classics Comics''.
In 1984, Pendulum's parent company Academic Industries reprinted a number of the ''Illustrated Classics'' (as well as other Pendulum comics) in a smaller format.
In 1984–1988, Pendulum and the Indian publisher Pai and Company (Paico) co-published series as '' Paico Classics'' in various Indian languages (as well as the original English). Paico republished the series in 1998–2000.
In 1990–1991, Pendulum itself reprinted a selection of ''Pendulum Illustrated Classics'', retitled ''Pendulum's Illustrated Stories'', in colorized versions with new painted covers. Originally planned to run 72 issues, the company only produced six issues before abandoning the project.
In 1994, Pendulum reprinted its 1974 adaptation of ''
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
''The Hunchback of Notre-Dame'' (, originally titled ''Notre-Dame de Paris. 1482'') is a French Gothic novel by Victor Hugo, published in 1831. The title refers to the Notre-Dame Cathedral, which features prominently throughout the novel. I ...
'', colorized in a prestige format comic under the banner of the ''Phonics Classic Achievement Series.'' It announced more titles but these were also abandoned when the company closed down.
Also in 1994, Lake Illustrated Classics (a division of AGS Secondary) reprinted many of the ''Pendulum Illustrated Classics'' under their own banner.
Since 2006, Saddleback Educational Publishing has reprinted many of the ''Pendulum Illustrated Classics'' under their own banner, using the 1990-91 cover format.
Other publications
In 1976, to tie in with America's bicentennial, Pendulum published a line of historical comics called the ''Basic Illustrated History of America''. This line was edited by Vince Fago's wife, D'ann Calhoun, and written by Naunerle Farr.
In 1978 Pendulum also published a primer on the value of comics as an education tool.
In 1978–79, Pendulum published a line of comic book biographies under the series title ''Pendulum Illustrated Biography Series''. The books were
flip books
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— half the book would feature one notable person, and then the reader would flip the book over to read the biography of the other featured notable.
In 1978–79, Pendulum published the series ''Contemporary Motivators'', a line of comic book adaptations of inspiring stories and morality tales like '' Banner in the Sky'', '' God Is My Co-Pilot'', '' Guadalcanal Diary'', '' The Diary of Anne Frank'', and ''
Lost Horizon
''Lost Horizon'' is a 1933 novel by the English writer James Hilton. The book was turned into a film, also called '' Lost Horizon'', in 1937 by the director Frank Capra and a musical remake in 1973 by the producer Ross Hunter with music by Bu ...
''; as well as a rough adaptation of ''
Star Wars
''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera media franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and Cultural impact of Star Wars, quickly became a worldwide popular culture, pop cu ...
''. Like the ''Illustrated Classics'' series, these comics were specifically designed for classroom use, with typeset instead of hand lettering, vocabulary appropriate for grade levels, and word lists and questions at the back.
In 1979, the company introduced the ''Pendulum Illustrated Original'' series, mostly featuring the new superhero
Solarman
Solarman is a fictional comic book superhero that first appeared in 1979, published by Pendulum Press, and then starred in a self-titled two-issue series from Marvel Comics in 1989. Solarman was revived as a title by Scout Comics in 2016. The cha ...
, created by Pendulum founder and president David Oliphant. Solarman was later revived by
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...
in a 1989 series.
Pendulum also published a small line of prose books, by authors such as David M. Kennedy,
Bertram Wyatt-Brown
Bertram Wyatt-Brown (March 19, 1932 – November 5, 2012) was a noted historian of the Southern United States. He was the Richard J. Milbauer Professor Emeritus at the University of Florida, where he taught from 1983 to 2004; he also taught at Cas ...
, and Joseph Payne Brennan, including biographical, sociology, and poetry titles.
Titles
Comics
''Pendulum Illustrated Classics''
''Pendulum's Illustrated Stories''
; Colorized reprints of the ''Pendulum Illustrated Classics''
# ''
Moby-Dick
''Moby-Dick; or, The Whale'' is an 1851 Epic (genre), epic novel by American writer Herman Melville. The book is centered on the sailor Ishmael (Moby-Dick), Ishmael's narrative of the maniacal quest of Captain Ahab, Ahab, captain of the whaler ...
'' (1990)
# ''
Treasure Island
''Treasure Island'' (originally titled ''The Sea Cook: A Story for Boys''Hammond, J. R. 1984. "Treasure Island." In ''A Robert Louis Stevenson Companion'', Palgrave Macmillan Literary Companions. London: Palgrave Macmillan. .) is an adventure a ...
'' (1990)
# ''
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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'' (1990)
# ''
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
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'' (Mar. 1991)
# ''
A Christmas Carol
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'' (1991)
# ''
A Midsummer Night's Dream
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'' (1991)
''Basic Illustrated History of America''
; edited by D'Ann Calhoun with Lawrence Bloch
* ''The New World, 1500-1750'' (1976) — written by Naunerle Farr and illustrated by E. R. Cruz; part of ''New Matter Sounds'' multimedia packet
* ''The Fight for Freedom, 1750–1783'' (1976) — written by Naunerle Farr and illustrated by Virgilio Redondo
* ''The United States Emerges, 1783–1800'' (1976) — written by Naunerle Farr and illustrated by
Fred Carrillo
Wilfredo Limbana "Fred" Carrillo (1926–August 2005) was a Filipino comics artist.
Biography
Fred Carrillo was born in Kalibo, Aklan, Philippines. He began his career drawing propaganda material for the guerrilla movement in Panay during World ...
* ''Problems of the New Nation, 1800-1830'' (1976) — written by Naunerle Farr & Dennis Dostert, and illustrated by Jun Lofamia
* ''Americans Move Westward, 1800-1850'' (1977) — written by Naunerle Farr and illustrated by
Frank Redondo
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; 16 pp.
* ''Before the Civil War, 1830-1860'' (1976) — written by Naunerle Farr & Dennis Dostert] and illustrated by E. R. Cruz
* '' American Civil War, The Civil War, 1850-1876'' (1976) — written by Naunerle Farr and illustrated by
Fred Carrillo
Wilfredo Limbana "Fred" Carrillo (1926–August 2005) was a Filipino comics artist.
Biography
Fred Carrillo was born in Kalibo, Aklan, Philippines. He began his career drawing propaganda material for the guerrilla movement in Panay during World ...
* ''America Becomes a World Power, 1890-1920'' (1977) — written by Naunerle Farr and illustrated by Resty Ronguillo
* ''The
Roaring Twenties
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and the
Great Depression
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World War II
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, 1940-1945'' (1976) — written by Naunerle Farr and illustrated by N. E. Phillips
* ''America Today, 1945-1976'' (1976) — written by Naunerle Farr and illustrated by Nardo Cruz
''Pendulum Illustrated Biography'' series
* ''
Houdini
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Houdini first attracted notice in vaudeville in ...
/
Walt Disney
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Abraham Lincoln
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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'' (1979) — written by Naunerle Farr and illustrated by
Babe Ruth
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/
Jackie Robinson
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'' (1979) — written by Naunerle Farr and illustrated by Tony Caravana (Ruth) and Nardo Cruz (Robinson)
* ''
Charles Lindbergh
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/
Amelia Earhart
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'' (1979) — written by John Norwood Fago and Naunerle Farr, and illustrated by
Vicatan
Vincente Doria Catan Jr., known by his pen name Vicatan (1948 – May 13, 2004), was a Filipino comics artist and novelist.
Biography
Vicente Doria Catan Jr. was born in the Philippines and worked in the studio of artist Nestor Redondo. After sev ...
* ''
Elvis Presley
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/
The Beatles
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'' (1979) — adapted by Stella Alico and illustrated by E. R. Cruz (Elvis) and Ernie Guanlao (Beatles); the Beatles portion was included as part of Pendulum's ''High Motivation Reading Series'' sponsored by
Radio Shack
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The Beatles entry Grand Comics Database. Accessed Jan. 30, 2014.
* ''
Jim Thorpe
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/
Althea Gibson
Althea Neale Gibson (August 25, 1927September 28, 2003) was an American tennis player and professional golfer, and one of the first Black athletes to cross the color line of international tennis. In 1956, she became the first African America ...
'' (1979) — written by John Norwood Fago and illustrated by
Frank Redondo
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People
* Frank (given name)
* Frank (surname)
* Franks (surname)
* Franks, a Germanic people in late Roman times
* Franks, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusa ...
Albert Einstein
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'' (1979) — written by Naunerle Farr and illustrated by
Thomas Edison
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/
Alexander Graham Bell
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'' (1979) — written by Naunerle Farr and illustrated by
Gerry Talaoc
Gerry Talaoc is a Filipino comics artist best known for his 1970s work for DC Comics' war and horror anthology titles.
Biography
Gerry Talaoc was among the vanguard of Filipino comics artists — including Alfredo Alcala, Nestor Redondo, S ...
(Edison) and
Angel Trinidad
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(Bell)
* ''
Vince Lombardi
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/
Pelé
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'' (1979) — written by John Norwood Fago and illustrated by Tony Caravana (Lombardi) and Nardo Cruz (Pelé)
''Contemporary Motivators'' series
* ''
Star Wars
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'' adapted by Linda A. Cadrain and
Charles Nicholas
"Charles Nicholas" is the pseudonymous house name of three early creators of American comic books for the Fox Feature Syndicate and Fox Comics: Chuck Cuidera (1915–2001), Jack Kirby (1917–1994), and Charles Wojtkoski (1921–1985). The name o ...
(1978)
# ''
The Caine Mutiny
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Charles Nicholas
"Charles Nicholas" is the pseudonymous house name of three early creators of American comic books for the Fox Feature Syndicate and Fox Comics: Chuck Cuidera (1915–2001), Jack Kirby (1917–1994), and Charles Wojtkoski (1921–1985). The name o ...
Hiroshima
is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. The gross domestic product (GDP) in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui has b ...
''
# ''Hot Rod'' (1978)
# ''Just Dial a Number'' by Edith Maxwell, adapted by
Charles Nicholas
"Charles Nicholas" is the pseudonymous house name of three early creators of American comic books for the Fox Feature Syndicate and Fox Comics: Chuck Cuidera (1915–2001), Jack Kirby (1917–1994), and Charles Wojtkoski (1921–1985). The name o ...
Lost Horizon
''Lost Horizon'' is a 1933 novel by the English writer James Hilton. The book was turned into a film, also called '' Lost Horizon'', in 1937 by the director Frank Capra and a musical remake in 1973 by the producer Ross Hunter with music by Bu ...
'' adapted by Catherine Wichterman and
Charles Nicholas
"Charles Nicholas" is the pseudonymous house name of three early creators of American comic books for the Fox Feature Syndicate and Fox Comics: Chuck Cuidera (1915–2001), Jack Kirby (1917–1994), and Charles Wojtkoski (1921–1985). The name o ...
(1978)
''
Solarman
Solarman is a fictional comic book superhero that first appeared in 1979, published by Pendulum Press, and then starred in a self-titled two-issue series from Marvel Comics in 1989. Solarman was revived as a title by Scout Comics in 2016. The cha ...
'' (1979–1980)
* ''Solarman #1: The Beginning'' (1979) — written by David Oliphant and M. Barbara O'Brien; adapted by Linda A. Cadrain and uncredited artist
* ''Solarman #2: Day or Nite'' (1980) — written by David Oliphant and illustrated by
Dick Giordano
Richard Joseph Giordano (; July 20, 1932 – March 27, 2010) was an American comics artist and editor whose career included introducing Charlton Comics' "Action Heroes" stable of superheroes and serving as executive editor of DC Comics.
Ear ...
* ''Solarman: At the Earth's Core'' (1980)
Books
* ''The American People in the Age of Kennedy'', by David M. Kennedy (1973)
* ''The American People in the Antebellum South'', edited by
Bertram Wyatt-Brown
Bertram Wyatt-Brown (March 19, 1932 – November 5, 2012) was a noted historian of the Southern United States. He was the Richard J. Milbauer Professor Emeritus at the University of Florida, where he taught from 1983 to 2004; he also taught at Cas ...
(1973)
* ''A Sheaf of Snow Poems'', by Joseph Payne Brennan (1973)
* ''The Illustrated Format: an Effective Teaching Tool'' (1978)
See also
Other companies/imprints known for comics adaptations of literature:
*
Classical Comics
Classical Comics is a British publisher of graphic novel adaptations of the great works of literature, including Shakespeare, Charlotte Brontë and Dickens.
Overview
All of the volumes will be published as graphic novels. Art is being provide ...
Self Made Hero
SelfMadeHero is an independent publishing house which specialises in adapting works of literature, as well as producing ground-breaking original fiction in the graphic novel medium.
SelfMadeHero's books are distributed in the UK by Abrams & Ch ...