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Issue: Classics Illustrated Junior #517
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Title: The Emperor's New Clothes
Variant: 15¢ Cover Price
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Publisher: FlagGilberton
Indicia Publisher: Famous Authors, Ltd.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 USD
Indicia Frequency:
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 Age U.S. standard Silver Age U. S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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The Emperor's New Clothes

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Dik Browne (painting)
Dik Browne (painting)
Dik Browne (painting)
Typeset
Subject Matter
childrens
Emperor; Page Boy; Townspeople
Full-page, front cover illustration depicts the Emperor in procession before his subjects.
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Miscellaneous
1
Forthcoming Title

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (ad copy)
Alex A. Blum
Alex A. Blum
Typeset
Subject Matter
Coming Next Month
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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Miscellaneous
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Dot-to-Dot Puzzle

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (puzzle directions)
Alex A. Blum
Alex A. Blum
Typeset
Subject Matter
childrens
What Is This?
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
? (adapter); Hans Christian Andersen (original author)
William A. Walsh
William A. Walsh
?
Typeset
Subject Matter
childrens
Emperor; Weavers; Queen; Chief Advisors; Courtiers; Court Jester; Child; Townspeople
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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Miscellaneous
27
The City Mouse and the Country Mouse

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (adapter); Aesop (original author)
William A. Walsh
William A. Walsh
?
Typeset
Subject Matter
childrens
Aesop's Fables
City Mouse; Country Mouse
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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Miscellaneous
3
Peter, Peter

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (traditional author)
Alex A. Blum
Alex A. Blum
?
Typeset
Subject Matter
childrens
Peter; Peter's Wife
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
? (traditional author)
Alex A. Blum
Alec A. Blum
?
Typeset
Subject Matter
childrens
Interrogator; Black Sheep
Nursery rhyme about a black sheep and his wool.
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The Swing

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Robert Louis Stevenson
Alex A. Blum
Alex A. Blum
?
Typeset
Subject Matter
childrens
Poem from "A Child's Garden of Verses" describing the delights of playing in a swing.
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Miscellaneous
1
Subscription Offer

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (ad copy)
Typeset
Subject Matter
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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1
The Emperor's New Clothes Pinup

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
William A. Walsh
William A. Walsh
?
Subject Matter
childrens
Emperor; Weavers; Court Jester
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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Miscellaneous
1

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