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Issue: Hans Christian Andersen #[nn]
Publication Date: January 1953
 
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Publisher: FlagZiff-Davis
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Indicia Publisher: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume:
Pages: 100
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
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Content Items: 13 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Herbert W. Rogoff (credited)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Squarebound
Publishing Format: One-shot
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photo)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ?; ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Hans Christian Andersen (photo of Danny Kaye)
Synopsis: Hans is sitting on a tree stump telling a story to a crowd of children.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Also has vignettes of stories "The Ugly Duckling", The King's New Clothes", and "The Little Match Girl". These are not by the same artists as any of the interior stories.
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Something Wonderful Happens When You See...

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Hans Christian Andersen (photo of Danny Kaye)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the Samuel Goldwyn movie Hans Christian Andersen.
On inside front cover.
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Hans Christian Andersen Starring Danny Kaye

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Moss Hart (movie script); Hans Christian Andersen (stories); ? (comic adaptation)
Penciller(s): Irv Novick [as Irving Novick] (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Stuart [as Stuart] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ben Oda [as Oda] (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Character(s): Hans Christian Andersen; Peter; Neils Johanssen; Doro Johanssen; Lars; Lars' father; Celine
Synopsis: Hans is sent away from the town of Odense because his story-telling interferes with the childrens' schooling. He and his apprentice Peter go to Copenhagen, where he writes stories, selling some to a newspaper and one to a ballet company before returning to Odense with a broken heart.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 49
Disclose Notes: This is the main plot of the movie, and serves as a framing sequence for the other stories in this issue. The other stories are related as if told by Hans during the events of his life.
Faces miscolored yellow in two panels on page 29 of story.
Credits are given by last names only for Stuart and Oda, in the lower right of the largest panel on the last page. Irving Novick signed his name in full on the first page (splash page) above sleeve on lower right side of page.
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The King's New Clothes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Hans Christian Andersen; ? (adaptation)
Penciller(s): Vic Martin (signed)
Inker(s): Vic Martin (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Character(s): a King; two swindlers
Synopsis: A vain king is disgusted with his tailors and falls prey to two swindlers who promise invisible clothes.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Between pages 2-3 of main story.
Signed in next-to-last panel.
First page is drawn over a musical score noted as Copyright 1951 by Frank Loesser. This was sung in the movie.
Frank Loesser is quoted as changing the story's title from The Emperor's New Clothes to song's title The King's New Clothes because of the difficulty of rhyming "emperor".
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The Nightingale

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Hans Christian Andersen; ? (adaptation)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Character(s): an Emperor; the Emperor's Lord-In-Waiting; a nightingale; Death
Synopsis: A nightingale sings so sweetly that Death stops his work and spares the Emperor.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Between pages 7-8 of main story.
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Thumbelina

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Hans Christian Andersen; Marv Levy (adaptation)
Penciller(s): Marv Levy
Inker(s): Marv Levy
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, drama
Character(s): Thumbelina; a witch; an old lady; Mrs. Toad; Mrs. Mouse; Mr. Mole; a sparrow; a Prince
Synopsis: An old lady wishes for a tiny child and a witch grants her wish, but Mrs. Toad steals Thumbelina away. After nearly being forced to marry Mr. Mole, a sparrow she has nursed to health takes Thumbelina to a prince and she marries him instead.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Between pages 11-12 of main story.

First page is drawn over a musical score noted as Copyright 1951 by Frank Loesser. This was sung in the movie.

Credits suggested by Who's Who of American Comic Books.
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The Steadfast Tin Soldier

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Hans Christian Andersen; ? (adaptation)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Character(s): tin soldier; ballerina; Tommy; Tommy's mother
Synopsis: One of the tin soldiers that Tommy receives for his birthday is missing a leg and as a consequence he is blown off a windowsill. After some adventures, he arrives back at Tommy's house, but is deemed ruined and tossed in the fireplace. A wind blows a toy ballerina into the fireplace also, and the two melt together.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Between pages 16-17 of the main story.
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The Ugly Duckling

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Hans Christian Andersen; ? (adaptation)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Character(s): The Ugly Duckling
Synopsis: A swan is hatched from his egg in error by a duck but doesn't fit into her family. He doesn't fit in anywhere and nearly dies over winter before discovering he belongs with other swans.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Between pages 24-25 of main story.
First page is drawn over a musical score noted as Copyright 1951 by Frank Loesser. This was sung in the movie.
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The Little Match Girl

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Hans Christian Andersen; Marv Levy (adaptation)
Penciller(s): Marv Levy
Inker(s): Marv Levy
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Character(s): match girl
Synopsis: A destitute girl cannot sell her matches and freezes to death on a snowy night while dreaming of warm places.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Between pages 28-29 of main story.

Credits suggested by Who's Who of American Comic Books.
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The Little Mermaid

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Hans Christian Andersen; Marv Levy (adaptation)
Penciller(s): Marv Levy
Inker(s): Marv Levy
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Character(s): The Little Mermaid; The Witch of the Sea; a prince
Synopsis: A mermaid falls in love with a prince and goes to a witch so she can be transformed into a human and win the prince's love. However the prince doesn't love her in return and she drowns herself in the sea.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Between pages 39-40 of main story.
Writer and art credits from Who's Who of American Comic Books.
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The Stars of Hans Christian Andersen

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Irv Novick
Inker(s): Bob Stuart
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Danny Kaye; Samuel Goldwyn; Jeanmaire; Farley Granger; Joey Walsh
Synopsis: Biographies of the movie's stars and producer, and some background on how the movie was cast.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: About 2.3 pages about Danny Kaye, 0.7 page about Samuel Goldwyn, 0.3 page about Jeanmaire, 0.3 page about Farley Granger, and 0.3 page about Joey Walsh.
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Play and Sing

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Music Market
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for sheet music of the songs from the movie Hans Christian Andersen.
On inside back cover.
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Hans Christian Andersen's Greatest Fair Tales

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Marv Levy [as Lev] (signed)
Inker(s): Marv Levy [as Lev] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Thumbelina; a sparrow; a king; a toy soldier; a ballerina; Ugly Duckling; a match girl; emperor; The Little Mermaid; a nightingale
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Images of the characters of the stories presented in this issue, on the back cover.

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