Classics Illustrated Junior #517 - The Emperor's New Clothes
(July 1955)

Gilberton, 1953 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Famous Authors, Ltd.
Brand
Classics Illustrated Junior
Editing
Meyer A. Kaplan (Managing Editor)

The Emperor's New Clothes (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dik Browne (painting)
Inks
Dik Browne (painting)
Colors
Dik Browne (painting)
Letters
Typeset

Characters
Emperor; Page Boy; Townspeople
Synopsis
Full-page, front cover illustration depicts the Emperor in procession before his subjects.
Reprints

[Forthcoming Title] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

[Dot-to-Dot Puzzle] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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

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

The Emperor's New Clothes (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 27 pages (report information)

Script
? (adapter); Hans Christian Andersen (original author)
Pencils
William A. Walsh
Inks
William A. Walsh
Colors
?
Letters
Typeset

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Emperor; Weavers; Queen; Chief Advisors; Courtiers; Court Jester; Child; Townspeople
Synopsis
An Emperor who loves clothes hires two swindling weavers who promise him a new suit invisible to the stupid. The Emperor pretends he can see a suit to avoid the charge of being stupid. When the Emperor processes before his subjects wearing his new suit, a child in the crowd cries, "The Emperor has nothing on!" The Emperor is mortified. Later, he contritely discards his wardrobe and forces the swindlers to make new clothes for the poor of the land.
Reprints

The City Mouse and the Country Mouse (Table of Contents: 4)

Aesop's Fables / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
? (adapter); Aesop (original author)
Pencils
William A. Walsh
Inks
William A. Walsh
Colors
?
Letters
Typeset

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
City Mouse; Country Mouse
Synopsis
A city mouse pays a visit to the country mouse's home but is bored with the simple fare and the quiet life. The country mouse returns the visit but is frightened from the dining table by a dog and the master of the house. He leaves for home, telling his friend he would rather eat in peace and safety.

Peter, Peter (Table of Contents: 5)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Genre
children
Characters
Peter; Peter's Wife
Synopsis
Nursery rhyme about a man and his wife living in a pumpkin shell.

Baa, Baa, Black Sheep (Table of Contents: 6)

illustration / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Characters
Interrogator; Black Sheep
Synopsis
Nursery rhyme about a black sheep and his wool.

The Swing (Table of Contents: 7)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Louis Stevenson
Pencils
Alex A. Blum
Inks
Alex A. Blum
Colors
?
Letters
Typeset

Genre
children
Synopsis
Poem from "A Child's Garden of Verses" describing the delights of playing in a swing.

[Subscription Offer] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

[The Emperor's New Clothes Pinup] (Table of Contents: 9)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Emperor; Weavers; Court Jester
Synopsis
Full-page, back cover illustration depicts the Emperor gazing in a mirror, the weavers chuckling behind him, and the court jester frowning in disgust.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Emperor's New Clothes
  2. 1. [Forthcoming Title]
    Coming Next Month
  3. 2. [Dot-to-Dot Puzzle]
    What Is This?
  4. 3. The Emperor's New Clothes
  5. 4. The City Mouse and the Country Mouse
    Aesop's Fables
  6. 5. Peter, Peter
  7. 6. Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
  8. 7. The Swing
  9. 8. [Subscription Offer]
  10. 9. [The Emperor's New Clothes Pinup]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Kathryn Wright