A young fisherman saves a turtle's life and as a reward is taken to visit the Sea King. Falling in love with the king's daughter, the fisherman remains for three years before deciding to return to visit his family, but when he reaches land again, he finds that 300 years have passed.

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from Little Lit: Folklore & Fairy Tale Funnies (HarperCollins, 2000 series) (2000)

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Script: Charles Burns (signed)
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A double-page illustration. In black & white except for the title logo.

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Script: Tony Millionaire
Pencils: Tony Millionaire
Inks: Tony Millionaire
Colors: Tony Millionaire
Letters: Tony Millionaire

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from Little Lit: It Was a Dark and Silly Night (HarperCollins, 2003 series) (2003)

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Script: Jules Feiffer (signed)
Pencils: Jules Feiffer (signed)
Inks: Jules Feiffer (signed)
Colors: Jules Feiffer (signed)
Letters: Jules Feiffer (signed)

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from Little Lit: Strange Stories for Strange Kids (HarperCollins, 2001 series) (2001)

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Script: Walt Kelly
Pencils: Walt Kelly
Inks: Walt Kelly
Colors: ?
Letters: Walt Kelly

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from Fairy Tale Parade (Dell, 1942 series) #6 (May-July 1943)

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Script: Kaz Prapuolenis
Pencils: Kaz Prapuolenis
Inks: Kaz Prapuolenis
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Letters: Kaz Prapuolenis

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from Little Lit: Strange Stories for Strange Kids (HarperCollins, 2001 series) (2001)

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Script: Maurice Sendak (signed)
Pencils: Maurice Sendak (signed)
Inks: Maurice Sendak (signed)
Colors: Maurice Sendak (signed)
Letters: Maurice Sendak (signed)

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Script: Lorenzo Mattotti
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Inks: Lorenzo Mattotti
Colors: Lorenzo Mattotti
Letters: Lorenzo Mattotti

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Script: Kim Deitch
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Inks: Kim Deitch
Colors: Kim Deitch
Letters: Kim Deitch

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Script: Basil Wolverton
Pencils: Basil Wolverton
Inks: Basil Wolverton
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Letters: Basil Wolverton

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'm headin' for the void, Floyd!...

Genre

humor; science fiction

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from Little Lit: It Was a Dark and Silly Night (HarperCollins, 2003 series) (2003)

from Weird Tales of the Future (Stanley Morse, 1952 series) #4 (November 1952)

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Script: Joost Swarte (signed)
Pencils: Joost Swarte (signed)
Inks: Joost Swarte (signed)
Colors: Joost Swarte (signed)
Letters: Joost Swarte (signed)

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from Little Lit: Folklore & Fairy Tale Funnies (HarperCollins, 2000 series) (2000)

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Script: William Joyce
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Inks: William Joyce
Colors: William Joyce
Letters: William Joyce

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from Little Lit: It Was a Dark and Silly Night (HarperCollins, 2003 series) (2003)

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Script: Daniel Clowes
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Inks: Daniel Clowes
Colors: Daniel Clowes
Letters: Daniel Clowes

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Script: Vivian Walsh
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Letters: J. Otto Seibold

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

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from Little Lit: It Was a Dark and Silly Night (HarperCollins, 2003 series) (2003)

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Script: Art Spiegelman
Pencils: Art Spiegelman
Inks: Art Spiegelman
Colors: Art Spiegelman
Letters: Art Spiegelman

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Script: Richard McGuire
Pencils: Richard McGuire
Inks: Richard McGuire
Colors: Richard McGuire
Letters: typeset

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Script: David Macaulay
Pencils: David Macaulay
Inks: David Macaulay
Colors: David Macaulay
Letters: David Macaulay

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Script: Lewis Trondheim
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Colors: Lewis Trondheim
Letters: Lewis Trondheim

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Script: Patrick McDonnell
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Inks: Patrick McDonnell
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Letters: Patrick McDonnell

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

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Script: Martin Handford
Pencils: Martin Handford
Inks: Martin Handford
Colors: Martin Handford
Letters: typeset

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Script: Marc Rosenthal
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Inks: Marc Rosenthal
Colors: Marc Rosenthal
Letters: Marc Rosenthal

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Table of Contents

0. [no title indexed]
1. Comics... ...and Games!
2. The Hungry Horse
3. Pretty Ugly
4. It Was a Dark and Silly Night...
5. Strange Picture
6. Can You Find the Twins?
7. Prince Rooster
8. ["A bright star shone outside the castle window and the Prince's Fair Godmother appeared..."]
Barnaby
9. The Princess and the Pea
10. It Was a Dark and Silly Night
11. Teddy Bears' Picnic
12. Humpty Trouble
13. It Was a Dark and Silly Night
14. The Baker's Daughter
15. It Was a Dark and Silly Night
16. The Enchanted Pumpkin
17. The Fisherman and the Sea Princess
18. Spookyland
19. It Was a Dark and Silly Night...
20. Trapped in a Comic Book
21. The Gingerbread Man
22. Strange Cartoon Lesson
23. Cereal Baby Keller
24. The Two Hunchbacks
25. These Cats Today!
26. ["I'm headin' for the void, Floyd!..."]
Jumpin' Jupiter
27. The Leafless Tree
28. It Was a Dark and Silly Night
29. The Sleeping Beauty
30. It Was a Dark and Silly Night
31. The Several Selves of Shelby Sheldrake
32. Can You Find...
33. Jack and His Mom and the Beanstalk
34. A-Maze-Ing Adventure
35. It Was a Dark and Silly Night
36. Night and Day
37. Joke Page

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The Hungry Horse (Table of Contents: 2)

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Pretty Ugly (Table of Contents: 3)

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It Was a Dark and Silly Night... (Table of Contents: 4)

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Strange Picture (Table of Contents: 5)

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Can You Find the Twins? (Table of Contents: 6)

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Prince Rooster (Table of Contents: 7)

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Barnaby / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

The Princess and the Pea (Table of Contents: 9)

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It Was a Dark and Silly Night (Table of Contents: 10)

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Teddy Bears' Picnic (Table of Contents: 11)

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Humpty Trouble (Table of Contents: 12)

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It Was a Dark and Silly Night (Table of Contents: 13)

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The Baker's Daughter (Table of Contents: 14)

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It Was a Dark and Silly Night (Table of Contents: 15)

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The Enchanted Pumpkin (Table of Contents: 16)

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The Fisherman and the Sea Princess (Table of Contents: 17)

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Spookyland (Table of Contents: 18)

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It Was a Dark and Silly Night... (Table of Contents: 19)

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Trapped in a Comic Book (Table of Contents: 20)

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The Gingerbread Man (Table of Contents: 21)

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Strange Cartoon Lesson (Table of Contents: 22)

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Cereal Baby Keller (Table of Contents: 23)

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The Two Hunchbacks (Table of Contents: 24)

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These Cats Today! (Table of Contents: 25)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26)

Jumpin' Jupiter / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

The Leafless Tree (Table of Contents: 27)

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It Was a Dark and Silly Night (Table of Contents: 28)

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The Sleeping Beauty (Table of Contents: 29)

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It Was a Dark and Silly Night (Table of Contents: 30)

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The Several Selves of Shelby Sheldrake (Table of Contents: 31)

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Can You Find... (Table of Contents: 32)

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Jack and His Mom and the Beanstalk (Table of Contents: 33)

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A-Maze-Ing Adventure (Table of Contents: 34)

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It Was a Dark and Silly Night (Table of Contents: 35)

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Night and Day (Table of Contents: 36)

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Joke Page (Table of Contents: 37)

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(2006)