Classics Illustrated Junior #555 - The 3 Golden Apples

(October 1958)

Coming Next Month (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

[Boot] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

Half-page, black-and-white, vertically-oriented dot-to-dot puzzle positioned on the right side of the page depicting a boy reeling-in an old boot from the waters of a fishing hole. Directions for competing and coloring the puzzle are included.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The 3 Golden Apples (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 28 pages (report information)

Script

Nathaniel Hawthorne (original author); ? (adaptor)

Pencils

Mike Sekowsky

Inks

Mike Sekowsky

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Hercules; Three Maidens; Old Man of the Sea; Atlas

Synopsis

Hercules has been given the task of securing three Golden Apples from the Garden of the Hesperides and learns from three maidens he must discover its location from the shape-shifting Old Man of the Sea. Hercules finds the Old Man asleep but holds him fast as he changes into a number of creatures. Defeated, the Old Man finally tells Hercules the location of the garden. On the way there, the hero encounters Atlas, a god who supports the Heavens on his shoulders. Only Atlas can enter the garden so Hercules agrees to temporarily support the Heavens. Atlas strides off and, when he returns with the Golden Apples, refuses to take the Heavens on his shoulders again. Hercules tricks him into doing so, then sets off for home with the three Golden Apples in his possession.

Reprints

• in Eventyrserien (I.K. [Illustrerede klassikere], 1957 series) #69 - De tre guldæbler (1962)
• in Junior Eventyrbladet [Eventyrbladet] (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1957 series) #69 - De 3 gulleplene ([1962])
• in Sagoserien (Illustrerade klassiker, 1957 series) #69 - De tre guldäpplena (1962)

Keywords

Fairy Tale; Myth

The Boy and the Filberts (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

? (adaptor); Aesop (original author)

Pencils

Mike Sekowsky

Inks

Mike Sekowsky

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Boy; Old Man

Synopsis

A boy's hand becomes stuck in a jar when he grabs a handful of filberts. An old man advises him to drop half the filberts to release his hand. He consoles the boy by telling him, "Half is better than none at all."

Keywords

Fable

There was an Old Man with a Nose (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Edward Lear

Pencils

Mike Sekowsky (illustration)

Inks

Mike Sekowsky (illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Characters

Old Man

Synopsis

An old man with a long nose defends its length.

Keywords

Limerick; Poetry

The Swan (Table of Contents: 6)

The Animal World / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Walsh

Inks

Bill Walsh

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction; animal

Synopsis

Four panel factual account of the swan's habits, home, and diet.

[The 3 Golden Apples] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Pencils

Mike Sekowsky (illustration)

Inks

Mike Sekowsky (illustration)

Letters

typeset

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Hercules; Atlas

Synopsis

Atlas supports the Heavens as Hercules greets him. Black-and-white, line-drawn illustration to be colored with crayons.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

The Wonderful World of Fairy Tales (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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