#18

The comic is an adaptation of the ancient Greek epic poem *The Odyssey,* attributed to Homer and believed to have been composed in the 8th century BCE. The indicia lists the title as *Marvel Classics Comics Featuring the Odyssey.* The U. S. Copyright Office filing lists the publication date as 1977-12-28. This appears to be an error. Issue 17 of the series is given a publication date of 1976-12-28, and issues 19 and 20 are given publication dates of 1977-03-01. The pattern for the series during its first 23 issues was for two to four issues to be published at a time. As the reported publication month and day for issue 18 match those of issue 17, the publication date (and therefore the on-sale date) was most likely 1976-12-28.