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(March 1955)

Gilberton, 1953 Series
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Price:
0.15 USD
Pages:
36
Indicia frequency:
Bi-monthly
Indicia Publisher:
Famous Authors, Ltd.
Brand:
Classics Illustrated Junior
Editing:
Meyer A. Kaplan (Managing Editor)
Format:
Standard Gold and Silver Age US Size; Glossy cover; Newsprint interior; Color; Saddle-stitched; Was ongoing

Issue Notes

This issue has variants.

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Johnny Appleseed (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
William A. Walsh (painting)
Inks:
William A. Walsh (painting)
Colors:
William A. Walsh (painting)
Letters:
Typeset

Content Information

Genre:
fantasy
Characters:
Johnny Appleseed; Wolf; Rabbit
Synopsis:
Full-page, front cover illustration depicts Johnny Appleseed scattering apple seeds.
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[Forthcoming Title] (Table of Contents)

Coming Next Month / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
? (ad copy)
Pencils:
Alex A. Blum
Inks:
Alex A. Blum
Letters:
Typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:
Half-page, vertically-oriented, inside front cover promo positioned on the left side of the page for the next issue of Classics Illustrated Junior, "Aladdin and His Lamp". Spot illustration depicts the next issue's front cover.

[Dot-to-Dot Puzzle] (Table of Contents)

What Is This? / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
? (puzzle directions)
Pencils:
Alex A. Blum
Inks:
Alex A. Blum
Letters:
Typeset

Content Information

Genre:
Children
Synopsis:
Half-page, vertically-oriented, inside front cover dot-to-dot puzzle positioned on the right side of the page.

Johnny Appleseed (Table of Contents)

comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
? (traditional author)
Pencils:
William A. Walsh
Inks:
William A. Walsh
Colors:
?
Letters:
Typeset

Content Information

Genre:
fantasy
Characters:
Johnny Appleseed; Pet Wolf; Billy; Wildcat Willy
Synopsis:
Johnnny Appleseed heads west planting apple orchards across America.

Pecos Bill (Table of Contents)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
William A. Walsh
Inks:
William A. Walsh
Colors:
?
Letters:
Typeset

Content Information

Genre:
fantasy
Characters:
Pecos Bill
Synopsis:
Pecos Bill is a cowboy who accomplishes some amazing feats, including riding a tornado.

If All the Seas Were One Sea (Table of Contents)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
? (traditional author)
Pencils:
Alex A. Blum
Inks:
Alex A. Blum
Colors:
?
Letters:
Typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:
Nusery rhyme speculating on the outcome of a huge tree falling into the sea.

[[Kangaroo]] (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
William A. Walsh
Inks:
William A. Walsh
Colors:
?
Letters:
Typeset

Content Information

Genre:
animal
Synopsis:
Illustrated article about the kangaroo.

[Subscription Offer] (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
? (ad copy)
Pencils:
? (spot illustrations)
Inks:
? (spot illustrations)
Letters:
Typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:
Full-page, inside back cover offer for Classics Illustrated and Classics Illustrated Junior subscriptions. Spot illustrations depict covers from both series.

[Johnny Appleseed Pinup] (Table of Contents)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
William A. Walsh
Inks:
William A. Walsh
Colors:
?

Content Information

Characters:
Johnny Appleseed; Wolf; Birds; Squirrel
Synopsis:
Full-page, back cover illustration depicts Johnny Appleseed scattering seeds while his pet wolf walks alongside him.
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Change History

Table of Contents

  1. 0. Johnny Appleseed
  2. 1. [Forthcoming Title]
    Coming Next Month
  3. 2. [Dot-to-Dot Puzzle]
    What Is This?
  4. 3. Johnny Appleseed
  5. 4. Pecos Bill
  6. 5. If All the Seas Were One Sea
  7. 6. [[Kangaroo]]
  8. 7. [Subscription Offer]
  9. 8. [Johnny Appleseed Pinup]
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Kathryn Wright
  • Bob Hughes
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Peter Croome
  • James Ludwig
  • Max Capp
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