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=Arabian Nights=

Arabian Nights is the 8th issue of #REDIRECT Classics Illustrated, created by #REDIRECT Albert Kanter. It is an abridged version of One Thousand and One Nights in comic book form. This version of the tales consists of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, The Story of the Magic Horse, The Adventures of Sinbad the Sailor, and Aladdin and His Magic Lamp, which are all a part of the traditional One Thousand and One Nights. The comic adaptations were meant to bring classic literature and mythology to a younger audience, and create an interest in young readers. Although abridged, the comic adaptation of the tales remains faithful to the original tales, although the origins are not clear-cut.

Synopsis
The story is a frame narrative, told by Scheherazade. Shariar, the King of India, was infamous for beheading his wives, due to his suspicions of faithlessness. After running out of women to marry and behead, the King goes to his Vizier, who reluctantly offers his daughter, Scheherazade. She uses her dazzling tales to keep the interest of the King as the night begins, until the day comes, so that she will not be beheaded overnight. Eventually, because of her tales, the King decides to pardon her.