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

October, 1953
Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $4.34 		The Brothers GrimmAlex A. Blum, William A. Walsh
#501 - 5th printing


Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $2.29 		The Brothers GrimmAlex A. Blum, William A. Walsh
#501 - 10th printing


Cover Price: $3.99
1 copy available for $2.13 		The Brothers Grimm, William B. Jones Jr.Alex A. Blum, William A. Walsh
#502 - 5th printing

October, 1942
Cover Price: $0.00
1 copy available for $13.00 		Hans Christian AndersenWilliam A. Walsh
#502 - 10th printing


Cover Price: $3.99
1 copy available for $49.99 		Hans Christian AndersenWilliam A. Walsh
#503 - 2nd printing


Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $9.99 		Charles PerraultPete Costanza
#503 - 12th printing


Cover Price: $3.99
1 copy available for $14.99 		Charles PerraultPete Costanza
#504

January, 1954
Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $5.99 		Robert BrowningDick Browne
#504 - 6th printing


Cover Price: $0.00
1 copy available for $9.98 		Robert BrowningDick Browne
#504 - 7th printing


Cover Price: $0.00
1 copy available for $7.99 		Robert BrowningDick Browne
#504 - 8th printing

June, 1969
Cover Price: $0.00
1 copy available for $7.99 		Robert BrowningDick Browne
#505

February, 1954
Cover Price: $0.15
2 copies available from $2.20 		Hans Christian Andersen 
#505 - 3rd printing


Cover Price: $0.00
1 copy available for $9.99 		Hans Christian Andersen 
#505 - 6th printing


Cover Price: $0.00
1 copy available for $5.99 		Hans Christian Andersen 
#505 - 8th printing

October, 1966
Cover Price: $0.00
1 copy available for $7.99 		Hans Christian Andersen 
#505 - 9th printing

September, 1969
Cover Price: $0.00
1 copy available for $9.99 		Hans Christian Andersen 
#506

March, 1954
Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $9.99 		  
#507

April, 1954
Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $4.99 		  
#508

May, 1954
Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $9.99 		Robert Southey 
#508 - 3rd printing


Cover Price: $0.00
1 copy available for $7.98 		Robert Southey 
#508 - 8th printing


Cover Price: $5.99
1 copy available for $34.99 		Robert Southey 
#509

June, 1954
Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $9.99 		Charles Perrault 
#509 - 3rd printing


Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $1.42 		Charles Perrault, Aesop 
#510

July, 1954
Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $9.99 		  
#510 - 2nd printing


Cover Price: $0.00
1 copy available for $6.99 		  
#510 - 5th printing

November, 1964
Cover Price: $0.00
1 copy available for $5.99 		  
#510 - 8th printing


Cover Price: $5.99
1 copy available for $39.99 		Charles Perrault, The Brothers GrimmSusan Shaw-Russell
#511

August, 1954
Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $4.99 		Aesop 
#511 - 2nd printing


Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $4.99 		Aesop 
#511 - 4th printing


Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $4.99 		Aesop 
#511 - 6th printing

February, 1967
Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $5.99 		Aesop 
#511 - 7th printing

June, 1969
Cover Price: $0.25
1 copy available for $2.00 		Aesop 
#512

September, 1954
Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $9.99 		  
#512 - 6th printing

January, 1967
Cover Price: $0.00
1 copy available for $9.99 		  
#512 - 7th printing

September, 1969
Cover Price: $0.00
1 copy available for $9.99 		  
#513 - 8th printing

May, 1967
Cover Price: $0.00
1 copy available for $14.99 		  
#513 - 10th printing


Cover Price: $5.99
1 copy available for $4.50 		  
#514

January, 1955
Cover Price: $0.15
2 copies available from $9.80 		Hans Christian Andersen 
#514 - 6th printing


Cover Price: $3.99
1 copy available for $39.99 		Hans Christian Andersen 
#515

March, 1955
Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $9.98 		  
#515 - 4th printing


Cover Price: $0.00
1 copy available for $5.99 		  
#515 - 5th printing

January, 1964
Cover Price: $0.00
1 copy available for $5.99 		  
#515 - 8th printing


Cover Price: $3.99
1 copy available for $2.13 		 William A. Walsh
#516

May, 1955
Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $4.98 		  
#516 - 2nd printing


Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $5.98 		  
#516 - 4th printing


Cover Price: $0.00
1 copy available for $4.99 		  
#516 - 5th printing

May, 1964
Cover Price: $0.00
1 copy available for $5.99 		  
#516 - 6th printing

October, 1966
Cover Price: $0.00
1 copy available for $9.99 		  
#516 - 7th printing

March, 1969
Cover Price: $0.00
1 copy available for $5.99 		  
#517

July, 1955
Cover Price: $0.15
2 copies available from $2.50 		Aesop, Hans Christian Andersen 
#517 - 4th printing

July, 1955
Cover Price: $0.00
1 copy available for $4.99 		Aesop, Hans Christian Andersen 
#517 - 5th printing

January, 1967
Cover Price: $0.25
1 copy available for $14.99 		Aesop, Hans Christian Andersen 
#517 - 6th printing

June, 1969
Cover Price: $0.25
1 copy available for $5.99 		Aesop, Hans Christian Andersen 
#518

September, 1955
Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $9.98 		Aesop 
#518 - 3rd printing

September, 1955
Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $5.99 		Aesop 
#518 - 5th printing

December, 1969
Cover Price: $0.00
1 copy available for $4.99 		Aesop 
#519

October, 1955
Cover Price: $0.15
2 copies available from $4.00 		  
#519 - 8th printing


Cover Price: $0.00
1 copy available for $6.99 		Aesop, Robert Louis StevensonMike Sekowsky, Frank Giacoia
#519 - 9th printing

May, 1964
Cover Price: $0.00
1 copy available for $5.99 		Aesop, Robert Louis StevensonMike Sekowsky, Frank Giacoia
#519 - 10th printing

December, 1966
Cover Price: $0.00
1 copy available for $4.99 		Aesop, Robert Louis StevensonMike Sekowsky, Frank Giacoia
#520

November, 1955
Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $4.99 		Aesop, Hans Christian Andersen, Robert Louis Stevenson 
#520 - 2nd printing


Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $4.99 		Aesop, Hans Christian Andersen, Robert Louis Stevenson 
#520 - 4th printing

November, 1955
Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $5.25 		Aesop, Hans Christian Andersen, Robert Louis Stevenson 
#520 - 5th printing

June, 1964
Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $5.99 		Aesop, Hans Christian Andersen, Robert Louis Stevenson 
#520 - 8th printing


Cover Price: $3.99
1 copy available for $4.50 		Aesop, Hans Christian Andersen, Robert Louis StevensonLin Streeter, William A. Walsh
#521

December, 1955
Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $6.99 		Aesop, John Ruskin, Robert Louis Stevenson 
#521 - 7th printing

September, 1968
Cover Price: $0.25
1 copy available for $7.99 		Aesop, John Ruskin, Robert Louis Stevenson 
#522

January, 1956
Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $9.99 		Aesop, Hans Christian Andersen 
#522 - 3rd printing


Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $4.99 		Aesop, Hans Christian Andersen 
#522 - 5th printing

January, 1968
Cover Price: $0.25
1 copy available for $9.99 		Aesop, Hans Christian Andersen 
#523

February, 1956
Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $7.99 		  
#523 - 2nd printing


Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $6.99 		  
#523 - 4th printing


Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $5.99 		  
#523 - 5th printing

January, 1968
Cover Price: $0.25
1 copy available for $1.50 		  
#524 - 2nd printing

March, 1956
Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $5.99 		Aesop, Hans Christian Andersen, Robert Louis Stevenson 
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