A similar trip by Pendulum Press editor Vincent Fago led to a great number of Filipino artists working on the "Pendulum Now Age Classics" series, black-and-white comic book adaptations of literary classics which were published from 1973–1980. Visiting the Philippines in 1970, Fago teamed with Nestor Redondo to recruit Flipino artists for Pendulum. 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, Gerry Talaoc, Vicatan, Rudy Nebres, Jun Lofamia, Nestor Leonidez, and E. R. Cruz. (Redondo's brothers Virgilio and Frank also illustrated books in the series.)