Classics Illustrated Junior
#516 - Aladdin and His Lamp
[25 cent reprint]
(Spring 1969)
Gilberton,
1953 Series
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- ?
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Classics Illustrated
- Brand
-
Classics Illustrated Junior
- Editing
- Meyer A. Kaplan (Managing Editor)
Issue Notes
This issue is a variant of Classics Illustrated Junior (Gilberton, 1953 series) #516 - Aladdin and His Lamp.
There exist further variants:
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[Forthcoming Title]
Coming Next Month / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Synopsis
- Half-page, vertically-oriented, inside front cover promo on the left side of the page for the next issue in the series, "The Emperor's New Clothes". Spot illustration depicts the next issue's front cover.
[Dot-to-Dot Puzzle]
What Is It? / activity / 0.5 page
- Synopsis
- Half-page, vertically-oriented, inside front cover dot-to-dot puzzle on the right side of the page.
Aladdin and His Lamp
comic story / 27 pages
- Script
- ? (adapter); ? (original authors)
- Pencils
- Kurt Schaffenberger
- Inks
- Kurt Schaffenberger
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Aladdin; Mother; Sorceror; Genie; Princess
- Synopsis
- When Aladdin acquires a magic lamp, its Genie brings him wealth and the hand of a princess in marriage, but a sorceror steals the lamp by peddling new lamps for old and transports Aladdin's wife and palace to a remote land. Aladdin's magic ring allows him to restore the palace to its original site. He is re-united with his wife and the sorceror is left wandering in the desert.
- Reprints
-
in Eventyrserien (I.K. [Illustrerede klassikere], 1957 series) #17 - Aladdin og den vidunderlige lampe (1957) -
in Sagoserien (Illustrerade klassiker, 1957 series) #17 - Aladdin och den underbara lampan (1957) -
in Junior Eventyrbladet [Eventyrbladet] (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1957 series) #17 - Aladdin og lampen ([desember 1957]) which is reprinted - in Eventyrbladet (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #17 - Aladdin og lampen ([1970])
- in Stjerne-eventyr (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1972 series) #5 - Aladdin og lampen (1973)
-
in Classics Illustrated Junior (Jack Lake Productions Inc., 2003 series) #516 [37] - Aladdin and His Lamp (2010)
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- Keywords
- genie; magic
The Boy and the Wolf
Aesop's Fables / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Shepherd Boy; Wolf; Townspeople
- Synopsis
- A mischievous shepherd boy cries "Wolf!" and the townspeople run to the meadow to save the sheep. They are furious when they discover it is a trick. The next day, the boy plays the same trick and, once again, the townspeople run to the meadow. On the third day, a wolf devastates the flock but the boy's cries of "Wolf!" are ignored by the townspeople.
- Reprints
The Fat Man of Bombay
text article / 0.5 page
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Fat Man; Snipe
- Synopsis
- Nursery rhyme on the upper half of the page telling of a man whose pipe is stolen by a bird.
- Reprints
Wee Willie Winkie
text article / 0.5 page
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Wee Willie Winkie
- Synopsis
- Nursery rhyme on the lower half of the page telling of a boy who runs through town at bedtime.
- Reprints
[Sperm Whale]
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- animal
- Synopsis
- Illustrated article about the sperm whale.
- Reprints
[Subscription Offer]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Full-page, inside back cover promo offering Classics Illustrated and Classics Illustrated Junior subscriptions. Spot illustrations depict front covers of both series.
[no title indexed]
activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Aladdin
Indexer Notes
A page to color.
There is a title on the page but my copy is missing part of the cover so it isn't recorded here.
This page exists in HRN 563 printings, possibly other printings, and replaces the subscription offer found in the inside back cover of other printings.
[Aladdin and His Lamp Pinup]
illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Aladdin; Genie
- Synopsis
- Full-page, back cover illustration depicts Aladdin and the Genie flying over the desert.
- Reprints
The Wonderful World of Fairy Tales
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Order form for other issues of Classics Illustrated Junior located on the back cover.
This page exists in HRN 563 printings, possibly other printings, and replaces the Aladdin pinup found on the back cover of other printings.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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1.
[Forthcoming Title]
Coming Next Month -
2.
[Dot-to-Dot Puzzle]
What Is It? -
3.
Aladdin and His Lamp
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4.
The Boy and the Wolf
Aesop's Fables -
5.
The Fat Man of Bombay
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6.
Wee Willie Winkie
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7.
[Sperm Whale]
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8.
[Subscription Offer]
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9.
[no title indexed]
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10.
[Aladdin and His Lamp Pinup]
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11.
The Wonderful World of Fairy Tales
This issue was modified by
- Bob Hughes
- Mike Nielsen
- Karsten S.
- Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
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