Classics Illustrated Junior (1953-1971) 1st Printing comic books 1954
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Issue #504
$9.60
Painted cover art by Dik Browne (?). "The Pied Piper," script by Robert Browning (adapted from his original story), art by Dik Browne; The Pied Piper rids the town of Hamelin of rats, but is cheated of his fee by the mayor and his councilmen; In revenge, he leads the children of Hamelin to a mountain that closes around them. "Sing a Song of Sixpence," art by Alex A. Blum; Nursery rhyme about a pie filled with twenty-four singing blackbirds. Article about elephants, art by William A. Walsh. Pied Piper Pinup on back cover. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.
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Issue #505
$7.60
$2.50
Painted cover art by Dik Browne (?). "The Sleeping Beauty," script by Charles Perrault (adapted from his original story), art by Peter Costanza; An evil fairy believes she has been snubbed at the christening banquet of a newborn princess and places the baby under a dreadful curse; Sixteen years later the curse takes effect when the princess pricks her finger on the distaff of a spinning wheel and falls into a sleep that lasts one hundred years; She marries a Prince who braves the perils of a tangled wood to find her. "The Real Princess," script by Hans Christian Anderson (adapted from his original story), art by Peter Costanza; A prince wants to marry a real princess; A young woman who claims to be a real princess is tested by placing a pea under the twenty mattresses on the bed where she will sleep; The next day, she says something hard in the bed kept her awake all night; The Prince rejoices—only a real princess can feel a pea through twenty mattresses. "Simple Simon," art by Alex A. Blum; Nursery rhyme about a simpleton who meets a pieman, fishes in a pail of water, and tosses salt on a bird's tail. Sleeping Beauty pinup on back cover by Peter Costanza. The Wonderful World of Fairy Tales ad. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.
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Issue #506
$6.00
Painted cover art by Dik Browne (?). "The 3 Little Pigs," script by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (adapted from his original story); A hungry wolf waits for an opportunity to devour three pigs but his several attempts to capture them are thwarted. "I Saw a Ship A-Sailing," art by Alex A. Blum; Nursery rhyme about a ship manned by mice and captained by a duck. Article about the cheetah, art by William A. Walsh. 3 Little Pigs pinup on back cover. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.
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Issue #507
$6.30
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$6.70
Painted cover art by Dik Browne. "Jack and the Beanstalk," script by William Godwin (adapted from his original story), art by Alex A. Blum; Jack exchanges the family cow for a few beans; His mother is furious and tosses the beans out the window; The next morning, Jack finds a beanstalk growing to the clouds and climbs it; In the clouds, he discovers a land dominated by a cruel Giant; On several trips up and down the beanstalk, Jack steals the Giant's bags of gold, his magic hen, and his talking harp; The Giant attempts to pursue Jack down the beanstalk but falls to his death; A good fairy restores Jack's long-lost father, a knight who has been serving for many years in the wars. "My Shadow," script by Robert Louis Stevenson, art by Alex A. Blum; Poem from "A Child's Garden of Verses" about a child's shadow. Article about the gorilla, illustrated by William A. Walsh. Jack and the Beanstalk pinup on back cover by Alex A. Blum. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.
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Issue #508
$5.70
$4.80
Painted cover art by Dik Browne (?). "Goldilocks and the Three Bears," script by Robert Southey (adapted from his original story); Goldilocks makes use of the food, chairs, and beds of three bears; When caught, she runs home to her mother and later promises the bears she will never to do it again. "Foreign Lands," script by Robert Louis Stevenson, art by Alex A. Blum; Poem from "A Child's Garden of Verses" that tells of a youngster climbing a tree and gazing upon the countryside. Article about the bison, illustrated by William A. Walsh. Goldilock and the Three Bears pinup on the back cover. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.
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Issue #509
$2.50
- Interior is complete. Severe water damage.
Painted cover art by Dik Browne. "Beauty and the Beast," script by Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de Beaumont (adapted from his original story), art by Dik Browne; Beauty's father picks a rose in the Beast's garden and the price is his daughter, Beauty; She is carried to the Beast's palace, and enjoys every luxury; Eventually, she overcomes her fear of the Beast and looks forward to his company; One day, she returns home to tend her ailing father, and returns to the palace to find the Beast dying; She is heartbroken but confesses her love by accepting his offer of marriage; The Beast is transformed into a Prince. "The Dog and the Shadow," script by Aesop (adapted from his original story), art by William A. Walsh; A greedy dog drops his piece of meat into a stream when he thinks the reflection he sees in its depths is carrying a bigger piece. "Ride a Cock-Horse," art by Alex A. Blum; Nursery rhyme about a lady at Banubury Cross with rings on her fingers and bells on her toes. Article about the hippopotamus, art by William A. Walsh. Beauty and the Beast pinup on back cover, art by Dik Browne. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.
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Issue #510
$4.80
Painted cover art by Dik Browne. "Little Red Riding Hood," script by Brothers Grimm (adapted from their original story), art by William A. Walsh; Little Red Riding Hood is on her way to her grandmother's house when a wolf surprises her in the forest; After learning the child's destination, he hurries ahead and hides in the grandmother's bed; Little Red Riding Hood is saved when a woodcutter drives the wolf away. "The Fox and the Grapes," script by Aesop (adapted from his original story), art by William A. Walsh; A fox tries to reach a bunch of grapes hanging high on a vine but fails. He walks away telling himself the grapes were probably sour anyway. "Little Bo-Peep," art by Alex A. Blum; Nursery rhyme about a shepherdess who loses her sheep and waits for them to come home "wagging their tails behind them." Article about the Indian rhinoceros, art by William A. Walsh. Little Red Riding Hood pinup on back cover, art by William A. Walsh. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.
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Issue #511
$2.50
Painted cover art by Dik Browne. "Puss in Boots," script by Charles Perrault (adapted from his original story), art by William A. Walsh; A cat helps a poor miller's son attain wealth and the hand of a princess in marriage after defeating a wicked magician. "The Fox and the Stork," script by Aesop (adapted from his original story), art by William A. Walsh; A fox thinks it a great joke to serve a stork dinner in a flat dish but the stork turns the tables by serving the fox dinner in a tall, narrow vase; "If you can't take a joke, don't make one," the stork remarks. "There Was a Crooked Man," art by Alex A. Blum; Nursery rhyme about a crooked man finding a crooked sixpence. Article about the platypus, art by William A. Walsh. Puss in Boots pinup on the back cover by William A. Walsh. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.
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Issue #512
$3.80
Painted cover art by Dik Browne. "Rumpelstiltskin," script by the Brothers Grimm (adapted from their original story), art by William A. Walsh; A mysterious little man helps a miller's daughter spin straw into gold then demands her first born child as payment; When she correctly guesses the little man's name, he disappears and she lives happily ever after. "The Miller, His Son, and Their Donkey," script by Aesop (adapted from his original story), art by William A. Walsh; A miller is criticized by the townspeople—and tries to accommodate them—but finally realizes he cannot please everyone. :"3 Wise Men of Gotham," art by Alex A. Blum; Nursery rhyme about three men going to sea in a bowl. Article about giraffes, art by William A. Walsh. Rumpelstiltskin pinup on back cover, art by William A. Walsh. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.
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Issue #513
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Painted cover art by Dik Browne (?). "Pinocchio," script by Carlo Collodi (adapted from his original story); A wooden marionette comes to life and has many adventures before becoming a real boy. "The Ant and the Grasshopper," script by Aesop (adapted from his original story); The grasshopper plays all summer while the ant gathers food for the coming winter. "Pirate Story," script by Robert Louis Stevenson, art by Alex A. Blum; Poem from "A Child's Garden of Verses" about children playing pirates in a meadow before being frightened away by a herd of cattle. Article about the grizzly bear, art by William A. Walsh. Pinocchio pinup on back cover. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.
