Classics Illustrated Junior #542 - The Donkey's Tale
(September 1957)

Gilberton, 1953 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1957
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Famous Authors, Ltd.
Brand
Classics Illustrated Junior
Printer
Printed in U. S. A.
Editing
Roberta Strauss (editor); Meyer Kaplan (executive editor)

Issue Notes

Based on a recent examination of the original art, the bottom left panel of page nine is the art used for the cover. Painting effects were apparently applied by the colorist which may, or may not, have been Stan Campbell.

The Donkey's Tale (Table of Contents)

Donkey / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Stan Campbell (painting)
Inks
Stan Campbell (painting)
Colors
Stan Campbell (painting)
Letters
?
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Donkey
Reprints
Keywords
Fairy Tale
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The Donkey's Tale (Table of Contents: 1)

Donkey / comic story / 28 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stan Campbell (signed)
Inks
Stan Campbell (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Donkey; King; Queen; Princess
Synopsis
Once upon a time, there was a prince who was born in the shape of a donkey. He was the most beautiful, delightful, lovable little donkey in the world. But he was the saddest little donkey, too, for his greatest wish was to become a real human prince. Though he did not know it, there was one way he could become a human prince. But would he ever find the way?
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Keywords
Fairy Tale

Aesop's Fables: The Oak and the Reed (Table of Contents: 2)

Aesop's Fables / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stan Campbell
Inks
Stan Campbell
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Synopsis
The parable says that sometimes it is better to bend than just to stand straight and tall.
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Keywords
Parable

The Owl and the Pussy-Cat (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Edward Lear
Pencils
Stan Campbell
Inks
Stan Campbell
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Keywords
Nursery Rhyme

The Flying Squirrel (Table of Contents: 4)

The Animal World / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Walsh
Inks
Bill Walsh
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; animal
Reprints

[The Donkey's Tale] (Table of Contents: 5)

Color This Picture With Crayons / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Stan Campbell
Inks
Stan Campbell
Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Donkey's Tale
    Donkey
  2. 1. The Donkey's Tale
    Donkey
  3. 2. Aesop's Fables: The Oak and the Reed
    Aesop's Fables
  4. 3. The Owl and the Pussy-Cat
  5. 4. The Flying Squirrel
    The Animal World
  6. 5. [The Donkey's Tale]
    Color This Picture With Crayons
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Matthew H. Gore
  • Bob Hughes
  • Morbus Iff
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore
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