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Issue Details

Issue #515
Published March 1955
Frequency Bi-monthly
Cover Price 0.15 USD
Pages 36
Editing Meyer A. Kaplan (Managing Editor)

Cover Details - "Johnny Appleseed"

Characters Johnny Appleseed; Wolf; Rabbit
Synopsis Full-page, front cover illustration depicts Johnny Appleseed scattering apple seeds.
Genre Children
Pencils Dik Browne ? (painting)
Inks Dik Browne ? (painting)
Colors Dik Browne ? (painting)
Letters Typeset

Half page Coming Next Month promo (ad from the publisher) "Forthcoming Title"

Synopsis Half-page, vertically-oriented, inside front cover promo positioned on the left side of the page for the next issue of Classics Illustrated Junior, "Aladdin and His Lamp". Spot illustration depicts the next issue's front cover.
Script ? (ad copy)
Pencils Alex A. Blum
Inks Alex A. Blum
Letters Typeset

Half page What Is This? activity "Dot-to-Dot Puzzle"

Synopsis Half-page, vertically-oriented, inside front cover dot-to-dot puzzle positioned on the right side of the page.
Genre Children
Script ? (puzzle directions)
Pencils Alex A. Blum
Inks Alex A. Blum
Letters Typeset

21 page story "Johnny Appleseed"

Characters Johnny Appleseed; Pet Wolf; Billy; Wildcat Willy
Synopsis Johnnny Appleseed heads west planting apple orchards across America.
Genre Children
Script ? (traditional author)
Letters Typeset

9 page story "Pecos Bill"

Characters Pecos Bill
Synopsis Pecos Bill is a cowboy who accomplishes some amazing feats, including riding a tornado.
Genre Children
Letters Typeset

1 page text article "If All the Seas Were One Sea"

Synopsis Nusery rhyme speculating on the outcome of a huge tree falling into the sea.
Genre Children
Script ? (traditional author)
Pencils Alex A. Blum
Inks Alex A. Blum
Letters Typeset

1 page text article "A rather strange animal that..."

Synopsis Illustrated article about the kangaroo.
Genre Children
Pencils William A. Walsh
Inks William A. Walsh
Letters Typeset

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Subscription Offer"

Synopsis Full-page, inside back cover offer for Classics Illustrated and Classics Illustrated Junior subscriptions. Spot illustrations depict covers from both series.
Script ? (ad copy)
Pencils ? (spot illustrations)
Inks ? (spot illustrations)
Letters Typeset

1 page illustration "Johnny Appleseed Pinup"

Characters Johnny Appleseed; Wolf; Birds; Squirrel
Synopsis Full-page, back cover illustration depicts Johnny Appleseed scattering seeds while his pet wolf walks alongside him.
Genre Children