# Classics Illustrated Junior

Classics Illustrated Junior is a comic book series of seventy-seven fairy and folk tale, myth and legend comic book adaptations created by Albert Lewis Kanter as a spin-off of his flagship comic book line Classics Illustrated.

## Publication history

At its peak in 1960, Classics Illustrated Junior's average monthly circulation was 262,000.
In 2003, Jack Lake Productions Inc., based in Toronto, Canada began remastering and republishing the entire Classics Illustrated Junior series.
In September of 2008, Classic Comic Store Ltd., based in the UK, under license by Jack Lake Productions Inc. began publishing both the original Gilberton Classics Illustrated regular and Junior lines for distribution in the UK, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. The issue number sequence is different from the original runs, starting at issue 1 rather than at issue 501. The contents are generally similar to the original run, but the exterior of the back cover is used to advertise future issues, along with details of Classic Comic Store's website. The final page of the issue contains a brief biography of the author(s) of the main story written by William B. Jones, Jr, author of Classics Illustrated: A Cultural History
In common with the first-run series in America, the inside back cover contains an outline picture to colour in from the main story (although the first print run of Issues 1-4 used the American spelling color instead of the British spelling colour).

## Complete list of Classics Illustrated Junior comic books (original US run; also 2003-2014 Canadian run)

The Canadian run created by Jack Lake Productions Inc. which began in 2003 followed the same sequence as the original U.S. run.
The authorship is based on the information held by Michigan State University Libraries, Special Collections Division in their Reading Room Index to the Comic Art Collection, as well as information found on Wikipedia under the title of the individual stories.
| Issue | Title | Author |
| 501 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | Brothers Grimm |
| 502 | The Ugly Duckling | Hans Christian Andersen |
| 503 | Cinderella | Charles Perrault |
| 504 | The Pied Piper | Robert Browning |
| 505 | The Sleeping Beauty (also contains The Real Princess) | Charles Perrault/Brothers Grimm (The Real Princess: Hans Christian Andersen) |
| 506 | The 3 Little Pigs | Joseph Jacobs |
| 507 | Jack and the Beanstalk | William Godwin |
| 508 | Goldilocks and the Three Bears | Robert Southey |
| 509 | Beauty and the Beast | Credited to Charles Perrault, but other sources credit Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve |
| 510 | Little Red Riding Hood | Charles Perrault |
| 511 | Puss-In-Boots | Gianfrancesco Straparola/Charles Perrault |
| 512 | Rumplestiltskin | Brothers Grimm |
| 513 | Pinocchio | Carlo Collodi |
| 514 | The Steadfast Tin Soldier | Hans Christian Andersen |
| 515 | Johnny Appleseed | --- |
| 516 | Aladdin and His Lamp | Brothers Grimm |
| 517 | The Emperor's New Clothes | Hans Christian Andersen |
| 518 | The Golden Goose | Brothers Grimm |
| 519 | Paul Bunyan | W.B. Laughead |
| 520 | Thumbelina | Hans Christian Andersen |
| 521 | The King of the Golden River | John Ruskin |
| 522 | The Nightingale | Hans Christian Andersen |
| 523 | The Gallant Tailor | Brothers Grimm |
| 524 | The Wild Swans | Hans Christian Andersen |
| 525 | The Little Mermaid | Hans Christian Andersen |
| 526 | The Frog Prince | Brothers Grimm |
| 527 | The Golden-Haired Giant | Brothers Grimm |
| 528 | The Penny Prince | Hans Christian Andersen |
| 529 | The Magic Servants | Brothers Grimm |
| 530 | The Golden Bird | Brothers Grimm |
| 531 | Rapunzel | Brothers Grimm |
| 532 | The Dancing Princesses | Brothers Grimm |
| 533 | The Magic Fountain | Brothers Grimm |
| 534 | The Golden Touch | Nathaniel Hawthorne |
| 535 | The Wizard of Oz | L. Frank Baum |
| 536 | The Chimney Sweep | Hans Christian Andersen |
| 537 | The Three Fairies | Giambattista Basile |
| 538 | Silly Hans | Hans Christian Andersen |
| 539 | The Enchanted Fish | Brothers Grimm |
| 540 | The Tinder-Box | Hans Christian Andersen |
| 541 | Snow White and Rose Red | Brothers Grimm |
| 542 | The Donkey's Tale | Brothers Grimm |
| 543 | The House in the Woods | Brothers Grimm |
| 544 | The Golden Fleece | --- |
| 545 | The Glass Mountain | |
| 546 | The Elves and the Shoemaker | Brothers Grimm |
| 547 | The Wishing Table | Brothers Grimm |
| 548 | The Magic Pitcher | "Based on The Miraculous Pitcher by Nathaniel Hawthorne". |
| 549 | Simple Kate | --- |
| 550 | The Singing Donkey | Brothers Grimm |
| 551 | The Queen Bee | Brothers Grimm |
| 552 | The Three Little Dwarfs | Brothers Grimm |
| 553 | King Thrushbeard | Brothers Grimm |
| 554 | The Enchanted Deer | Giambattista Basile |
| 555 | The 3 Golden Apples | Nathaniel Hawthorne |
| 556 | The Elf Mound | Hans Christian Andersen |
| 557 | Silly Willy |
| 558 | The Magic Dish | --- |
| 559 | The Japanese Lantern | --- |
| 560 | The Doll Princess | --- |
| 561 | Hans Humdrum | --- |
| 562 | The Enchanted Pony | The Little Humpbacked Horse |
| 563 | The Wishing Well | --- |
| 564 | The Salt Mountain | Russian folktale collected by Alexander Afanasyev |
| 565 | The Silly Princess | --- |
| 566 | Clumsy Hans | Hans Christian Andersen |
| 567 | The Bearskin Soldier | Brothers Grimm |
| 568 | The Happy Hedgehog | Brothers Grimm |
| 569 | The Three Giants | --- |
| 570 | The Pearl Princess | --- |
| 571 | How Fire Came To The Indians | --- |
| 572 | The Drummer Boy | --- |
| 573 | The Crystal Ball | Brothers Grimm |
| 574 | Brightboots | --- |
| 575 | The Fearless Prince | --- |
| 576 | The Princess Who Saw Everything | --- |
| 577 | The Runaway Dumpling | --- |

## List of Classics Illustrated Junior comic books (UK series from 2008)

Up until September 2009 (issue 12), the runs for both the US and the UK runs were identical, albeit with issue numbers starting at 1 for the UK version rather than at 501.
From issue 13 onwards, Classic Comic Store Ltd no longer published the titles (although still publishing the Classics Illustrated line), but imported the issues from Canada (where the series was already being published by Jack Lake Productions Inc.). These issues hence follow the Canadian numbering of the issues (513 onwards).
In October 2012 (when issue 544 had been despatched), Classic Comic Store Ltd no longer continued with a subscription service in the UK, because of the costs involved.
The authorship is based on the information found in the publications themselves, information held by Michigan State University Libraries, Special Collections Division in their Reading Room Index to the Comic Art Collection, as well as information found on Wikipedia under the title of the individual stories.
| Issue | Publication Date | Title | Author | Extras | US issue |
| 1 | October 2008 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | Brothers Grimm | · The Farmer in the Dell | 501 |
| 2 | November 2008 | The Ugly Duckling | Hans Christian Andersen | · The Cat and the Fiddle | 502 |
| 3 | December 2008 | Cinderella | Charles Perrault | · Jack and Jill | 503 |
| 4 | January 2009 | The Pied Piper | Robert Browning | · Sing a Song of Sixpence | 504 |
| 5 | February 2009 | The Sleeping Beauty | Charles Perrault/Brothers Grimm | · The Real Princess by Hans Christian Andersen · Simple Simon | 505 |
| 6 | March 2009 | The 3 Little Pigs | Joseph Jacobs | · I Saw a Ship A-sailing | 506 |
| 7 | April 2009 | Jack and the Beanstalk | William Godwin | · My Shadow from A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson | 507 |
| 8 | May 2009 | Goldilocks and the Three Bears | Robert Southey | · Foreign Lands from A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson | 508 |
| 9 | June 2009 | Beauty and the Beast | Credited to Charles Perrault, but other sources credit Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve | · Aesop's Fables: The Dog and the Shadow · Ride A Cock-Horse | 509 |
| 10 | July 2009 | Little Red Riding Hood | Charles Perrault | · Aesop's Fables: The Fox and the Grapes · Little Bo Peep | 510 |
| 11 | August 2009 | Puss-In-Boots | Gianfrancesco Straparola/Charles Perrault | · Aesop's Fables: The Fox and the Stork · There was a Crooked Man · Peter Piper | 511 |
| 12 | September 2009 | Rumplestiltskin | Brothers Grimm | · Aesop's Fables: The Miller, his Son and their Donkey · To market, to market · 3 Wise Men of Gotham | 512 |
| Canadian series imported into the UK: |||||
| 513 | | Pinocchio | Carlo Collodi | · Aesop's Fables: The Ant and the Grasshopper · Pirate Story from A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson · The Animal World: The Grizzly Bear |
| 514 | | The Steadfast Tin Soldier | Hans Christian Andersen | · Aesop's Fables: The Actor and the Farmer · Young Night Thought from A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson · The Animal World: The Dingo |
| 515 | | Johnny Appleseed | --- | · Pecos Bill (probably by Edward O'Reilly) · If All the Seas were One Sea (traditional Mother Goose tale) · The Animal World: The Kangaroo |
| 516 | | Aladdin and His Lamp | Brothers Grimm | · Aesop's Fables: The Boy and the Wolf · The Fat Man of Bombay from Book of Nonsense by Edward Lear · Wee Willie Winkie by William Miller · The Animal World: The Sperm Whale |
| 517 | | The Emperor's New Clothes | Hans Christian Andersen | · Aesop's Fables: The City Mouse and the Country Mouse · Peter, Peter · Baa, Baa, Black Sheep · The Swing from A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson |
| 518 | | The Golden Goose | Brothers Grimm | · Aesop's Fables: The Lion and the Mouse · Hark! Hark! · Humpty Dumpty · Rain/At the Seaside from A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson |
| 519 | | Paul Bunyan | W.B. Laughead | · Aesop's Fables: The Donkey and the Little Dog · Little Boy Blue · Where go the Boats? from A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson |
| 520 | | Thumbelina | Hans Christian Andersen | · Aesop's Fables: The Crow and the Pitcher · Bed in Summer from A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson · Cock Robin and Jenny Wren |
| 521 | | The King of the Golden River | John Ruskin | · Aesop's Fables: The Unhappy Crow · The Land of Nod from A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson · This is the Way |
| 522 | | The Nightingale | Hans Christian Andersen | · Aesop's Fables: The Hare and the Tortoise · The Moon from A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson · Mary Had a Little Lamb |
| 523 | | The Valiant Little Tailor | Brothers Grimm | · Aesop's Fables: The Fox and the Crow · Windy Nights from A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson · Wouldn't it be funny? · Jack Be Nimble |
| 524 | | The Wild Swans | Hans Christian Andersen | · Aesop's Fables: The Raven and the Swan · I Saw Three Ships come Sailing by · The Wind from A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson |
| 525 | | The Little Mermaid | Hans Christian Andersen | · Aesop's Fables: The Milkmaid and Her Pail · Ding, Dong, Bell! · A Cat Came Fiddling · The Animal World: The Raccoon |
| 526 | | The Frog Prince | Brothers Grimm | · Aesop's Fables: The Hares and the Frogs · Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat · What are Little Boys Made of? · The Animal World: The Condor |
| 527 | | The Golden-Haired Giant | Brothers Grimm | · Aesop's Fables: The Fox and the Goat · There was a Maid · The Animal World: The Moose |
| 528 | | The Penny Prince | Hans Christian Andersen | · Aesop's Fables: The Two Goats · Three Little Kittens · The Animal World: The Rabbit |
| 529 | | The Magic Servants | Brothers Grimm | · Aesop's Fables: The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing · Froggie Went A-Courtin' · The Animal World: The Tiger |
| 530 | | The Golden Bird | Brothers Grimm | · Aesop's Fables: The Wind and the Sun · London Bridge · The Animal World: The Seal |
| 531 | | Rapunzel | Brothers Grimm | · Aesop's Fables: The Mice in Council · Little Miss Muffet · The Animal World: The Reindeer |
| 532 | | The Dancing Princesses | Brothers Grimm | · Aesop's Fables: The Lark and her Young Ones · Little Jack Horner · The Animal World: The Porcupine |
| 533 | | The Mountain Fountain | --- | · The Brothers Grimm: The Straw, the Coal and the Bean · Septimus Winner: Where, O Where · The Animal World: The Squirrel |
| 534 | | The Golden Touch | Nathaniel Hawthorne | · Aesop's Fables: Stone soup · Mistress Mary · The Animal World: The Turtle |
| 535 | | The Wizard of Oz | L. Frank Baum | · Aesop's Fables: The Fox and the Lion · Old Mother Hubbard · The Animal World: The Koala |
| 536 | | The Chimney Sweep | Hans Christian Andersen | · Aesop's Fables: The Fisherman and the Little Fish · Pat-a-Cake · The Animal World: The Beaver |
| 537 | | The Three Fairies | --- | · Aesop's Fables: The Ant and the Dove · Rub-a-Dub-Dub · The Animal World: The Flamingo |
| 538 | | Silly Hans | Brothers Grimm | · Aesop's Fables: The Lion and the Dolphin · The North Wind · The Animal World: The Penguin |
| 539 | | The Enchanted Fish | Brothers Grimm | · Aesop's Fables: The Four Oxen and the Lion · The Queen of Hearts · The Animal World: The Armadillo |
| 540 | | The Tinder-Box | Hans Christian Andersen | · Aesop's Fables: The Lioness and her family · Hickety, Pickety · The Animal World: The Kinkajou |
| 541 | | Snow White and Rose Red | Brothers Grimm | · Aesop's Fables: The Rich Man's Guest · The Duck and the Kangaroo by Edward Lear · The Animal World: The Cougar |
| 542 | | The Donkey's Tale | Brothers Grimm | · Aesop's Fables: The Oak and the Reed · The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear · The Animal World: The Flying Squirrel |
| 543 | | The House in the Woods | Brothers Grimm | · Aesop's Fables: The Treasure in the Vineyard · The Broom, the Shovel, the Poker and the Tongs by Edward Lear · The Animal World: Skunks |
| 544 | | The Golden Fleece - from Tanglewood Tales | Nathaniel Hawthorne | · Aesop's Fables: The Donkey and the Cricket · The Daddy Long-Legs and the Fly by Edward Lear · The Animal World: The Jaguar |
| 545 | | The Glass Mountain | No author attribution - ('Based on a Polish tale') | · Aesop's Fables: The Donkey and the Salt · There was an old man with a beard by Edward Lear · The Animal World: The Otter |
| 546 | | The Elves and the Shoemaker | Brothers Grimm | · Aesop's Fables: The Greedy Lion · There was an old lady of France by Edward Lear · The Animal World: The Heron |
| 547 | | The Wishing Table | Brothers Grimm | · Aesop's Fables: The Two Frogs · There was an old person of Brigg by Edward Lear · The Animal World: The Aardvark |
| 548 | | The Magic Pitcher | Based on The Miraculous Pitcher by Nathaniel Hawthorne | · Aesop's Fables: The Arab and his Camel · There was an old man who said, 'Hush!' by Edward Lear · The Animal World: The Aligator |
| 549 | | Simple Kate | Brothers Grimm | · Aesop's Fables: The Spendthrift and the Swallow · There was a young lady of Welling by Edward Lear · The Animal World: The Albatross |
| 550 | | The Singing Donkey | Brothers Grimm | · Aesop's Fables: The Fortune Teller · There was an Old man who said, "Well!" by Edward Lear · The Animal World: The Caribou |
| 551 | | The Queen Bee | Brothers Grimm | · Aesop's Fables: The Plane Tree · There was an Old man of Kilkenny by Edward Lear · The Animal World: The Puma |
| 552 | | The Three Little Dwarfs | Brothers Grimm | · Aesop's Fables: The Woodcutters and the Ax · There was an Old man of the West by Edward Lear · The Animal World: The Salamander |
| 553 | | King Thrushbeard | Brothers Grimm | · Aesop's Fables: The Man and the Satyr · There was an Old man in a Boat by Edward Lear · The Animal World: The Hamster |
| 554 | | The Enchanted Deer | --- | · (tbc) |
| 555 | | The 3 Golden Apples | Nathaniel Hawthorne | · (tbc) |
| 556 | | The Elf Mound | Hans Christian Andersen | · (tbc) |
| 557 | | Silly Willy | --- | · (tbc) |
| 558 | | The Magic Dish | --- | · (tbc) |
| 559 | | The Japanese Lantern | --- | · (tbc) |
| 560 | | The Doll Princess | --- | · (tbc) |
| 561 | | Hans Humdrum | --- | · (tbc) |
| 562 | | The Enchanted Pony | --- | · (tbc) |
| 563 | | The Wishing Well | --- | · (tbc) |
| 564 | | The Salt Mountain | --- | · (tbc) |
| 565 | | The Silly Princess | --- | · (tbc) |
| 566 | | Clumsy Hans | Hans Christian Andersen | · (tbc) |
| 567 | | The Bearskin Soldier | Brothers Grimm | · (tbc) |
| 568 | | The Happy Hedgehog | Brothers Grimm | · (tbc) |
| 569 | | The Three Giants | --- | · (tbc) |
| 570 | | The Pearl Princess | --- | · (tbc) |
| 571 | | How Fire Came To The Indians | --- | · (tbc) |
| 572 | | The Drummer Boy | --- | · (tbc) |
| 573 | | The Crystal Ball | Brothers Grimm | · (tbc) |
| 574 | | Brightboots | --- | · (tbc) |
| 575 | | The Fearless Prince | --- | · (tbc) |
| 576 | | The Princess Who Saw Everything | --- | · (tbc) |
| 577 | | The Runaway Dumpling | --- | · (tbc) |
Note: None of "The Animal World" are credited with a writer, but they are all illustrated by William A. Walsh.

## References and notes

* ↑ Jones, Jr., William B. "Albert Lewis Kanter (1897-1973)," Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine Jack Lake Productions (2004). Accessed July 6, 2010.
* ↑ William B. Jones Jr., Classics Illustrated: A Cultural History, with Illustrations (Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2002).
* 1 2 "Reading Room Index to the Comic Art Collection: Classics Illustrated (501-574)". Special Collections Division: Michigan State University Libraries. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
* ↑ Note the new numbering of the UK version (07 instead of 507) and the new digital cover artwork by Christina Choma, based on the original cover artwork by Dik Browne
* ↑ For published issues, the titles and publication dates are obtained from the personal collection of Wikipedia editor "Phantomsteve". The extras have not been confirmed for the original US run, so appear on this list only.
* Goulart, Ron. Great American Comic Books. Publications International, Ltd., 2001.
* Overstreet, Robert M.. Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide. House of Collectibles, 2004.
* Classics Illustrated Junior at the Grand Comics Database
* Classics Illustrated Junior at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)