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Issue: Classics Illustrated Junior #517
Publication Date: July 1955
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Issues: #517 of 81 Issues (113 Printings)
Title: The Emperor's New Clothes
Variant: 15¢ Cover Price
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Publisher: FlagGilberton
Brand: Classics Illustrated JuniorView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Famous Authors, Ltd.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 USD
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Content Items: 10 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Meyer A. Kaplan (Managing Editor)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden and Silver Age U. S.
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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The Emperor's New Clothes

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Dik Browne (painting)
Inker(s): Dik Browne (painting)
Colorist(s): Dik Browne (painting)
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Character(s): Emperor; Page Boy; Townspeople
Synopsis: Full-page, front cover illustration depicts the Emperor in procession before his subjects.
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Pages: 1
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Forthcoming Title

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): Alex A. Blum
Inker(s): Alex A. Blum
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Coming Next Month
Synopsis: Half-page, vertically-oriented, inside front cover promo positioned on the left side of the page for the next issue of Classics Illustrated Junior, "The Golden Goose". Spot illustration depicts the next issue's front cover.
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Pages: 0.5
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Dot-to-Dot Puzzle

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (puzzle directions)
Penciller(s): Alex A. Blum
Inker(s): Alex A. Blum
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): What Is This?
Synopsis: Half-page, vertically-oriented, inside front cover dot-to-dot puzzle positioned on the right side of the page.
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The Emperor's New Clothes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (adapter); Hans Christian Andersen (original author)
Penciller(s): William A. Walsh
Inker(s): William A. Walsh
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Character(s): Emperor; Weavers; Queen; Chief Advisors; Courtiers; Court Jester; Child; Townspeople
Synopsis: An Emperor who loves clothes hires two swindling weavers who promise him a new suit invisible to the stupid. The Emperor pretends he can see a suit to avoid the charge of being stupid. When the Emperor processes before his subjects wearing his new suit, a child in the crowd cries, "The Emperor has nothing on!" The Emperor is mortified. Later, he contritely discards his wardrobe and forces the swindlers to make new clothes for the poor of the land.
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Pages: 27
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The City Mouse and the Country Mouse

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (adapter); Aesop (original author)
Penciller(s): William A. Walsh
Inker(s): William A. Walsh
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Aesop's Fables
Character(s): City Mouse; Country Mouse
Synopsis: A city mouse pays a visit to the country mouse's home but is bored with the simple fare and the quiet life. The country mouse returns the visit but is frightened from the dining table by a dog and the master of the house. He leaves for home, telling his friend he would rather eat in peace and safety.
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Peter, Peter

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (traditional author)
Penciller(s): Alex A. Blum
Inker(s): Alex A. Blum
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Character(s): Peter; Peter's Wife
Synopsis: Nursery rhyme about a man and his wife living in a pumpkin shell.
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Baa, Baa, Black Sheep

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (traditional author)
Penciller(s): Alex A. Blum
Inker(s): Alec A. Blum
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Character(s): Interrogator; Black Sheep
Synopsis: Nursery rhyme about a black sheep and his wool.
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The Swing

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert Louis Stevenson
Penciller(s): Alex A. Blum
Inker(s): Alex A. Blum
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Synopsis: Poem from "A Child's Garden of Verses" describing the delights of playing in a swing.
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Subscription Offer

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Full-page, inside back cover promo offering Classics Illustrated and Classics Illustrated Junior subscriptions. Spot illustrations depict front covers of both series.
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The Emperor's New Clothes Pinup

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): William A. Walsh
Inker(s): William A. Walsh
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Character(s): Emperor; Weavers; Court Jester
Synopsis: Full-page, back cover illustration depicts the Emperor gazing in a mirror, the weavers chuckling behind him, and the court jester frowning in disgust.
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