Classics Illustrated Junior

    (Famous Authors, 1953-1971, 2003)
™ and ©1958 Famous Authors Ltd.

Following the success of Classics Illustrated, the publishers decided to broaden their line in 1953 by launching a series based on popular fairy tales. Alice‘s Adventures in Wonderland had been tried in the earlier Classics Illustrated series, but the somewhat older readers of that line did not receive it well. The new series of Classics Illustrated Junior editions proved wildly popular, however, and soon was reprinted to almost the same extent that the main series had been. A Canadian publisher is now releasing 50th anniversary editions of these junior classics.

Among the works covered were The Little Mermaid, The Frog Prince, Rapunzel, The Wizard of Oz, Jack and the Beanstalk, Cinderella, Pinocchio, and other childhood favorites. From a collector’s point of view, the Junior editions are a bargain, with almost all later printings selling for just a few dollars, in comparison to the princely prices that issues of Classics Illustrated often command.
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  • 501
    #501
    Oct 1953
    Cover: $0.15
    W: The Brothers Grimm  ·  A: Alex A. Blum, William A. Walsh
    1 copy for $8.00
  • 501-2
    #501 - 2nd printing
    Cover: $0.15
    W: The Brothers Grimm  ·  A: Alex A. Blum, William A. Walsh
    HRN #524
    No copies available
  • 501-3
    #501 - 3rd printing
    Cover: $0.15
    W: The Brothers Grimm  ·  A: Alex A. Blum, William A. Walsh
    HRN #541
    No copies available
  • 501-4
    #501 - 4th printing
    Has ad for record (LP) on outside back cover, LP of the CI Juniors story narrated by Robert Q. Lewis
    Cover: $0.15
    W: The Brothers Grimm  ·  A: Alex A. Blum, William A. Walsh
    No HRN
    No copies available
  • 501-5
    #501 - 5th printing
    Cover: $0.15
    W: The Brothers Grimm  ·  A: Alex A. Blum, William A. Walsh
    HRN #565
    No copies available
  • 501-6
    #501 - 6th printing
    Oct 1942
    Cover: $0.15
    W: The Brothers Grimm  ·  A: Alex A. Blum, William A. Walsh
    HRN #568
    No copies available
  • 501-7
    #501 - 7th printing
    Nov 1964
    Cover: $0.15
    W: The Brothers Grimm  ·  A: Alex A. Blum, William A. Walsh
    HRN #576
    No copies available
  • 501-8
    #501 - 8th printing
    Nov 1966
    Cover: $0.15
    W: The Brothers Grimm  ·  A: Alex A. Blum, William A. Walsh
    HRN #576
    No copies available
  • 501-9
    #501 - 9th printing
    Mar 1969
    Cover: $0.25
    W: The Brothers Grimm  ·  A: Alex A. Blum, William A. Walsh
    1969; Spring
    No copies available
  • 501-10
    #501 - 10th printing
    Cover: $3.99
    W: The Brothers Grimm, William B. Jones Jr.  ·  A: Alex A. Blum, William A. Walsh
    HRN 577; ca. 2003
    1 copy for $2.12
  • 502
    #502
    Nov 1953
    Cover: $0.15
    W: Hans Christian Andersen  ·  A: William A. Walsh
    No copies available
  • 502-2
    #502 - 2nd printing
    W: Hans Christian Andersen  ·  A: William A. Walsh
    HRN #524
    No copies available
  • 502-3
    #502 - 3rd printing
    W: Hans Christian Andersen  ·  A: William A. Walsh
    HRN #544
    No copies available
  • 502-4
    #502 - 4th printing
    W: Hans Christian Andersen  ·  A: William A. Walsh
    HRN #563
    No copies available
  • 502-5
    #502 - 5th printing
    Oct 1942
    W: Hans Christian Andersen  ·  A: William A. Walsh
    HRN #568
    1 copy for $13.00
  • 502-6
    #502 - 6th printing
    W: Hans Christian Andersen  ·  A: William A. Walsh
    HRN #575
    No copies available
  • 502-7
    #502 - 7th printing
    Oct 1964
    Cover: $0.15
    W: Hans Christian Andersen  ·  A: William A. Walsh
    HRN #576
    No copies available
  • 502-8
    #502 - 8th printing
    Dec 1966
    Cover: $0.15
    W: Hans Christian Andersen  ·  A: William A. Walsh
    HRN #576
    No copies available
  • 502-9
    #502 - 9th printing
    Jun 1969
    Cover: $0.25
    W: Hans Christian Andersen  ·  A: William A. Walsh
    HRN #576; Summer 1969
    No copies available
  • 502-10
    #502 - 10th printing
    Cover: $3.99
    W: Hans Christian Andersen  ·  A: William A. Walsh
    HRN #576; Summer 1969
    1 copy for $49.99
  • 503
    #503
    Dec 1953
    Cover: $0.15
    W: Charles Perrault  ·  A: Pete Costanza
    No copies available
  • 503-2
    #503 - 2nd printing
    Cover: $0.15
    W: Charles Perrault  ·  A: Pete Costanza
    HRN #524
    1 copy for $9.99
  • 503-3
    #503 - 3rd printing
    Cover: $0.15
    W: Charles Perrault  ·  A: Pete Costanza
    HRN #541
    No copies available
  • 503-4
    #503 - 4th printing
    Has ad for record (LP) on outside back cover, LP of the CI Juniors story narrated by Robert Q. Lewis
    Cover: $0.15
    W: Charles Perrault  ·  A: Pete Costanza
    No HRN
    No copies available
  • 503-5
    #503 - 5th printing
    Cover: $0.15
    W: Charles Perrault  ·  A: Pete Costanza
    HRN #565
    No copies available
  • 503-6
    #503 - 6th printing
    Cover: $0.15
    W: Charles Perrault  ·  A: Pete Costanza
    HRN #568
    No copies available
  • 503-7
    #503 - 7th printing
    Cover: $0.15
    W: Charles Perrault  ·  A: Pete Costanza
    HRN #574
    No copies available
  • 503-8
    #503 - 8th printing
    W: Charles Perrault  ·  A: Pete Costanza
    HRN #576
    No copies available
  • 503-9
    #503 - 9th printing
    Apr 1964
    W: Charles Perrault  ·  A: Pete Costanza
    HRN #576
    No copies available
  • 503-10
    #503 - 10th printing
    Jun 1966
    W: Charles Perrault  ·  A: Pete Costanza
    HRN #576
    No copies available
  • 503-11
    #503 - 11th printing
    Mar 1969
    W: Charles Perrault  ·  A: Pete Costanza
    HRN #576; Spring 1969
    No copies available
  • 503-12
    #503 - 12th printing
    Cover: $3.99
    W: Charles Perrault  ·  A: Pete Costanza
    HRN #576; Spring 1969
    No copies available
  • 504
    #504
    Jan 1954
    Cover: $0.15
    W: Robert Browning  ·  A: Dick Browne
    1 copy for $5.99
  • 504-2
    #504 - 2nd printing
    W: Robert Browning  ·  A: Dick Browne
    HRN #523
    No copies available
  • 504-3
    #504 - 3rd printing
    W: Robert Browning  ·  A: Dick Browne
    HRN #526
    No copies available
  • 504-4
    #504 - 4th printing
    Jan 1954
    Cover: $0.15
    W: Robert Browning  ·  A: Dick Browne
    HRN #544
    No copies available
  • 504-5
    #504 - 5th printing
    W: Robert Browning  ·  A: Dick Browne
    HRN #563
    No copies available
  • 504-6
    #504 - 6th printing
    W: Robert Browning  ·  A: Dick Browne
    HRN #568
    1 copy for $9.98
  • 504-7
    #504 - 7th printing
    W: Robert Browning  ·  A: Dick Browne
    HRN #576
    1 copy for $7.99
  • 504-8
    #504 - 8th printing
    Jun 1969
    W: Robert Browning  ·  A: Dick Browne
    HRN #576
    1 copy for $7.99
  • 504-9
    #504 - 9th printing
    Feb 2005
    Cover: $5.99
    W: Robert Browning  ·  A: Dick Browne
    HRN #577
    No copies available
  • 505
    #505
    Feb 1954
    Cover: $0.15
    W: Hans Christian Andersen
    2 copies from $4.00
  • 505-2
    #505 - 2nd printing
    Feb 1954
    Cover: $0.15
    W: Hans Christian Andersen
    HRN #524
    No copies available
  • 505-3
    #505 - 3rd printing
    W: Hans Christian Andersen
    HRN #548
    1 copy for $9.99
  • 505-4
    #505 - 4th printing
    W: Hans Christian Andersen
    HRN #559
    No copies available
  • 505-5
    #505 - 5th printing
    W: Hans Christian Andersen
    HRN #568
    No copies available
  • 505-6
    #505 - 6th printing
    W: Hans Christian Andersen
    HRN #574
    No copies available
  • 505-7
    #505 - 7th printing
    Mar 1964
    W: Hans Christian Andersen
    HRN #576
    No copies available
  • 505-8
    #505 - 8th printing
    Oct 1966
    W: Hans Christian Andersen
    HRN #576
    1 copy for $7.99
  • 505-9
    #505 - 9th printing
    Sep 1969
    W: Hans Christian Andersen
    HRN #576; Fall 1969
    1 copy for $9.99
  • 505-10
    #505 - 10th printing
    Cover: $5.99
    W: Hans Christian Andersen  ·  A: Pete Costanza
    ca. 2008
    No copies available
  • 506
    #506
    Mar 1954
    Cover: $0.15
    1 copy for $9.99
  • 506-2
    #506 - 2nd printing
    HRN #523
    No copies available
  • 506-3
    #506 - 3rd printing
    Mar 1954
    HRN #560
    No copies available
  • 506-4
    #506 - 4th printing
    Mar 1954
    HRN #568
    No copies available
  • 506-5
    #506 - 5th printing
    HRN #575
    No copies available
  • 506-6
    #506 - 6th printing
    Oct 1964
    HRN #576
    No copies available
  • 506-7
    #506 - 7th printing
    Jun 1967
    HRN #576
    No copies available
  • 506-8
    #506 - 8th printing
    Mar 1971
    Cover: $0.25
    HRN #577; Spring 1971
    No copies available
  • 506-9
    #506 - 9th printing
    Cover: $5.99
    W: Joseph Jacobs  ·  A: William A. Walsh
    ca. 2008
    No copies available
  • 507
    #507
    Apr 1954
    Cover: $0.15
    1 copy for $4.99
  • 507-2
    #507 - 2nd printing
    Cover: $0.15
    HRN #526
    No copies available
  • 507-3
    #507 - 3rd printing
    Cover: $0.15
    HRN #559
    No copies available
  • 507-4
    #507 - 4th printing
    HRN #568
    No copies available
  • 507-5
    #507 - 5th printing
    Apr 1954
    HRN #575
    No copies available
  • 507-6
    #507 - 6th printing
    Jun 1964
    HRN #576
    No copies available
  • 507-7
    #507 - 7th printing
    Jan 1967
    Cover: $0.15
    HRN #576
    No copies available
  • 507-8
    #507 - 8th printing
    Jun 1969
    HRN #576; Summer 1969
    No copies available
  • 507-9
    #507 - 9th printing
    Cover: $5.99
    W: William Godwin  ·  A: Bruce Downey
    ca. 2008
    No copies available
  • 508
    #508
    May 1954
    Cover: $0.15
    W: Robert Southey
    1 copy for $9.99
  • 508-2
    #508 - 2nd printing
    W: Robert Southey
    HRN #526
    No copies available
  • 508-3
    #508 - 3rd printing
    W: Robert Southey
    HRN #563
    No copies available
  • 508-4
    #508 - 4th printing
    W: Robert Southey
    HRN #568
    No copies available
  • 508-5
    #508 - 5th printing
    Mar 1964
    W: Robert Southey
    HRN #576
    No copies available
  • 508-6
    #508 - 6th printing
    Jun 1966
    Cover: $0.15
    W: Robert Southey
    HRN #576
    No copies available
  • 508-7
    #508 - 7th printing
    Dec 1969
    W: Robert Southey
    Winter 1969
    No copies available
  • 508-8
    #508 - 8th printing
    Cover: $5.99
    W: Robert Southey
    ca. 2002
    1 copy for $34.99
  • 509
    #509
    Jun 1954
    Cover: $0.15
    W: Charles Perrault
    1 copy for $11.98
  • 509-2
    #509 - 2nd printing
    Cover: $0.15
    W: Charles Perrault, Aesop
    HRN #527
    No copies available
  • 509-3
    #509 - 3rd printing
    Cover: $0.15
    W: Charles Perrault, Aesop
    HRN #552
    No copies available
  • 509-4
    #509 - 4th printing
    Cover: $0.15
    W: Charles Perrault, Aesop
    HRN #563
    No copies available
  • 509-5
    #509 - 5th printing
    W: Charles Perrault, Aesop
    HRN #568
    No copies available
  • 509-6
    #509 - 6th printing
    Mar 1964
    Cover: $0.15
    W: Charles Perrault, Aesop
    HRN #576
    No copies available
  • 509-7
    #509 - 7th printing
    Jul 1966
    W: Charles Perrault, Aesop
    HRN #576
    No copies available
  • 509-8
    #509 - 8th printing
    Jun 1969
    W: Charles Perrault, Aesop
    HRN #576; Summer 1969
    No copies available
  • 509-9
    #509 - 9th printing
    Cover: $5.99
    W: Charles Perrault, Aesop
    No copies available
  • 510
    #510
    Jul 1954
    Cover: $0.15
    1 copy for $9.99
  • 510-2
    #510 - 2nd printing
    HRN #527
    No copies available
  • 510-3
    #510 - 3rd printing
    HRN #563
    No copies available
  • 510-4
    #510 - 4th printing
    HRN #574
    No copies available
  • 510-5
    #510 - 5th printing
    Nov 1964
    HRN #576
    1 copy for $5.99
  • 510-6
    #510 - 6th printing
    Mar 1967
    HRN #576
    No copies available
  • 510-7
    #510 - 7th printing
    Sep 1969
    Cover: $0.25
    HRN #576; Fall 1969
    No copies available
  • 510-8
    #510 - 8th printing
    Cover: $5.99
    W: Charles Perrault, The Brothers Grimm  ·  A: Susan Shaw-Russell
    ca. 2008
    1 copy for $39.99
  • 511
    #511
    Aug 1954
    Cover: $0.15
    W: Aesop
    1 copy for $4.99
  • 511-2
    #511 - 2nd printing
    Cover: $0.15
    W: Aesop
    HRN #526
    1 copy for $4.99
  • 511-3
    #511 - 3rd printing
    Cover: $0.15
    W: Aesop
    HRN #565
    No copies available
  • 511-4
    #511 - 4th printing
    Cover: $0.15
    W: Aesop
    HRN #574
    1 copy for $4.99
  • 511-5
    #511 - 5th printing
    Mar 1964
    Cover: $0.15
    W: Aesop
    HRN #576
    No copies available
  • 511-6
    #511 - 6th printing
    Feb 1967
    Cover: $0.15
    W: Aesop
    HRN #576
    1 copy for $5.99
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