Classics IllustratedˌClassics ˈIllustrated noun 
1[uncountable] a US series of cartoon strips (=magazines for children with writing and pictures) which tell well-known stories from literature: 
I read ‘Moby Dick’ in Classics Illustrated.2[countable] a comic in this series
1[uncountable] a US series of cartoon strips (=magazines for children with writing and pictures) which tell well-known stories from literature: I read ‘Moby Dick’ in Classics Illustrated.2[countable] a comic in this series