Classics Illustrated Junior #520 - Thumbelina [25 Cent reprint]
(Fall 1969)

Gilberton, 1953 Series
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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) #520 - Thumbelina.
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[Forthcoming Title] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

[Dot-to-Dot Puzzle] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
? (puzzle directions)
Pencils
Alex A. Blum
Inks
Alex A. Blum
Letters
Typeset
Genre
children
Synopsis
Half-page, vertically-oriented, inside front cover dot-to-dot puzzle positioned on the right side of the page.

Thumbelina (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 28 pages (report information)

Script
? (adapter); Hans Christian Andersen (original author)
Pencils
Lin Streeter; William A. Walsh (backgrounds)
Inks
Lin Streeter; William A. Walsh (backgrounds)
Colors
?
Letters
Typeset
Genre
children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thumbelina; Mole; Mouse; Butterfly; Swallow; Mother; Toads
Synopsis
Thumbelina is a tiny girl who has many adventures with sex and marriage-minded insects, reptiles, and small mammals before finding a fairy prince just her size.
Reprints

The Crow and the Pitcher (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
? (adapter); Aesop (original author)
Pencils
Mike Sekowsky
Inks
Mike Sekowsky
Colors
?
Letters
Typeset
Characters
Crow; Dog
Synopsis
A crow drops pebbles into a half-filled pitcher of water until the water level is high enough for him to drink. "You can solve any problem once you set your mind to it," he remarks.
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Bed in Summer (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Louis Stevenson
Pencils
Alex A. Blum
Inks
Alex A. Blum
Colors
?
Letters
Typeset
Genre
children
Synopsis
Poem from "A Child's Garden of Verses" about a child going to bed before the sun sets.
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Cock Robin and Jenny Wren (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (traditional author)
Pencils
Alex A. Blum
Inks
Alex A. Blum
Colors
?
Letters
Typeset
Characters
Cock Robin; Jenny Wren
Synopsis
Nursery rhyme about the courtship and marriage of two birds.
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[Subscription Offer] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

[Thumbelina Pinup] (Table of Contents: 8)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
William A. Walsh
Inks
William A. Walsh
Colors
?
Genre
children
Characters
Thumbelina
Synopsis
Full-page, back cover illustration depicts Thumbelina sitting on a throne inside a flower.
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 1. [Forthcoming Title]
    Coming Next Month
  2. 2. [Dot-to-Dot Puzzle]
    What Is This?
  3. 3. Thumbelina
  4. 4. The Crow and the Pitcher
    Aesop's Fables
  5. 5. Bed in Summer
  6. 6. Cock Robin and Jenny Wren
  7. 7. [Subscription Offer]
  8. 8. [Thumbelina Pinup]
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  • Mike Nielsen
  • Karsten S.
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
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