Ideal #4

This January 1949 issue of Ideal spotlights a feature-length Richard the Lion-Hearted tale, with the cover delivering the full drama of Crusade-era combat — a armored knight bearing a red cross charges forward with sword raised against a muscular, mace-wielding Saracen warrior, flames and distant armies filling the battlefield behind them. The cover copy promises "Swords Clash and Armies Attack as Richard Leads the Crusades Against Saladin the Saracen," setting up an epic clash of medieval titans. With a script by Stan Lee, this ten-cent adventure from Timely's "World's Greatest Stories" line brings one of history's most celebrated warrior-kings to vivid four-color life.