Classics Illustrated Junior #528 - The Penny Prince
(July 1956)

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

Issue Notes

HRN 529; credits from Classics Illustrated a Cultural History by William B. Jones, Jr. 2nd Edition

The Penny Prince (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Penny Prince; Emperor's Daughter
Synopsis
Full-page, front cover illustration depicts the Penny Prince laughing at the Emperor's Daughter.
Reprints

Coming Next Month (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

House ad for next month's issue, #529 (The Magic Servants); Inside front cover of HRN 529 edition.

[Goose] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
animal

Indexer Notes

Connect-the-dots puzzle. Inside front cover of HRN 529 edition.

The Penny Prince (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 28 pages (report information)

Script
? (adapter); Hans Christian Andersen (original author)
Pencils
Tom Hickey
Inks
Tom Hickey
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Penny Prince; Emperor's Daughter; Emperor; Prince's Tutor; Celia (Lady-in-Waiting); Ladies-in-Waiting; Page Boys
Synopsis
The Penny Prince disguises himself as a swineherd and woos the Emperor's daughter with magical gifts.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Based on "The Swineherd"

The Two Goats (Table of Contents: 4)

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

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Two Goats; Fisherman
Synopsis
Two goats meet at the center of a bridge, fight, and fall into the river. A fisherman decides that something always goes wrong when everyone thinks he's right.
Reprints

Three Little Kittens (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Three Kittens; Mother Cat
Synopsis
Nursery rhyme about three kittens, their mittens, and a pie.
Reprints

The Rabbit (Table of Contents: 6)

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

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

Genre
non-fiction; animal
Synopsis
Illustrated article about rabbits.
Reprints

The Penny Prince (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Pencils
Tom Hickey
Inks
Tom Hickey
Letters
typeset

Reprints

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

House ad for Classics Illustrated Junior series (HRN 529).

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Penny Prince
  2. 1. Coming Next Month
  3. 2. [Goose]
    What is This?
  4. 3. The Penny Prince
  5. 4. The Two Goats
    Aesop's Fables
  6. 5. Three Little Kittens
  7. 6. The Rabbit
    The Animal World
  8. 7. The Penny Prince
    Color This Picture With Crayons
  9. 8. The Wonderful World of Fairy Tales
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Kathryn Wright