(July 1955)
- 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.
The Emperor's New Clothes
cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Dik Browne (painting)
- Inks:
- Dik Browne (painting)
- Colors:
- Dik Browne (painting)
- Letters:
- Typeset
Content Information
- Characters:
- Emperor; Page Boy; Townspeople
- Synopsis:
- Full-page, front cover illustration depicts the Emperor in procession before his subjects.
![Cover Thumbnail for Classics Illustrated Junior (1953 series) #517 [25 cent reprint]](http://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/874/w100/874512.jpg?6677687325103328153)
[Forthcoming Title]
Coming Next Month / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
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, "The Golden Goose". Spot illustration depicts the next issue's front cover.
[Dot-to-Dot Puzzle]
What Is This? / activity / 0.5 page
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.
The Emperor's New Clothes
comic story / 27 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ? (adapter); Hans Christian Andersen (original author)
- Pencils:
- William A. Walsh
- Inks:
- William A. Walsh
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- fantasy
- 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.
The City Mouse and the Country Mouse
Aesop's Fables / comic story / 3 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ? (adapter); Aesop (original author)
- Pencils:
- William A. Walsh
- Inks:
- William A. Walsh
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- fantasy
- 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
text article / 0.5 page
Credits
- Script:
- ? (traditional author)
- Pencils:
- Alex A. Blum
- Inks:
- Alex A. Blum
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Typeset
Content Information
- 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
illustration / 0.5 page
Credits
- Script:
- ? (traditional author)
- Pencils:
- Alex A. Blum
- Inks:
- Alec A. Blum
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Typeset
Content Information
- Characters:
- Interrogator; Black Sheep
- Synopsis:
- Nursery rhyme about a black sheep and his wool.
The Swing
illustration / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- Pencils:
- Alex A. Blum
- Inks:
- Alex A. Blum
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- children
- Synopsis:
- Poem from "A Child's Garden of Verses" describing the delights of playing in a swing.
[Subscription Offer]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ? (ad copy)
- Letters:
- Typeset
Content Information
- Synopsis:
- Full-page, inside back cover promo offering Classics Illustrated and Classics Illustrated Junior subscriptions. Spot illustrations depict front covers of both series.
[The Emperor's New Clothes Pinup]
illustration / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- William A. Walsh
- Inks:
- William A. Walsh
- Colors:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- fantasy
- 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
Table of Contents
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0.
The Emperor's New Clothes
-
1.
[Forthcoming Title]
Coming Next Month -
2.
[Dot-to-Dot Puzzle]
What Is This? -
3.
The Emperor's New Clothes
-
4.
The City Mouse and the Country Mouse
Aesop's Fables -
5.
Peter, Peter
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6.
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
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7.
The Swing
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8.
[Subscription Offer]
-
9.
[The Emperor's New Clothes Pinup]
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