Classics Illustrated Junior #531 - Rapunzel
(October 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

Reprintings: HRN 556, 565, 571, 576, February 1967. An HRN 576 edition shows a July 1964 copyright date in the indicia. In this edition Sequence 1 is entitled "What is It?," and shows a sailing ship.
Information from Saltarella http://errors.comics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8401
and Classics Illustrated- a Cultural History 2nd Edition, William B. Jones, Jr.
This issue has variants:

Rapunzel (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Lin Streeter (painting)
Inks
Lin Streeter (painting)
Colors
Lin Streeter (painting)
Letters
typeset

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Rapunzel; prince
Synopsis
Prince climbing tower by using Rapunzel's tresses
Reprints

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

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

[Kangaroo] (Table of Contents: 2)

What Is This? / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
animal
Synopsis
Connect-the-dots sketch of a kangaroo.

Indexer Notes

Indicia this page.

Rapunzel (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 27 pages (report information)

Script
? (adaptation); Brothers Grimm (original)
Pencils
Lin Streeter
Inks
Lin Streeter
Colors
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Rapunzel; prince
Synopsis
Prince enters Rapunzel's chamber, climbing on Rapunzel's tresses
Reprints

The Mice in Council (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Lin Streeter
Inks
Lin Streeter
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
mice
Synopsis
The mice want to bell the cat, but none of them has the courage to do so.
Reprints
Keywords
fable

Little Miss Muffet (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alex A. Blum
Inks
Alex A. Blum
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
children
Characters
Little Miss Muffet; spider
Synopsis
Illustrated Mother Goose rhyme
Reprints
Keywords
Mother Goose; nursery rhyme; poem; spider

The Reindeer (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
Facts about reindeer
Reprints
Keywords
Arctic; educational; fact; reindeer

[Rapunzel] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Pencils
Lin Streeter
Inks
Lin Streeter
Letters
typeset

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Rapunzel
Synopsis
Coloring page
Reprints

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

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Rapunzel
  2. 1. Coming Next Month
  3. 2. [Kangaroo]
    What Is This?
  4. 3. Rapunzel
  5. 4. The Mice in Council
    Aesop's Fables
  6. 5. Little Miss Muffet
  7. 6. The Reindeer
    The Animal World
  8. 7. [Rapunzel]
    Color This Picture With Crayons
  9. 8. The Wonderful World of Fairy Tales
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • Kirk House
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen