Classics Illustrated Junior comic books issue 555
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Issue #555
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The 3 Golden Apples. NOTE: We do not currently differentiate between HRN 576 copies and other HRN #'s of Classics Illustrated Junior reprints. Cover price $0.15.
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Issue #555
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Painted cover art by Mike Sekowsky. "The 3 Golden Apples," script by Nathaniel Hawthorne (adapted from his original story), art by Mike Sekowsky; Hercules has been given the task of securing three Golden Apples from the Garden of the Hesperides and learns from three maidens he must discover its location from the shape-shifting Old Man of the Sea; Hercules finds the Old Man asleep but holds him fast as he changes into a number of creatures; Defeated, the Old Man finally tells Hercules the location of the garden; On the way there, the hero encounters Atlas, a god who supports the Heavens on his shoulders; Only Atlas can enter the garden so Hercules agrees to temporarily support the Heavens. "The Boy and the Filberts" Aesop's Fables story, art by Mike Sekowsky; A boy's hand becomes stuck in a jar when he grabs a handful of filberts; An old man advises him to drop half the filberts to release his hand. He consoles the boy by telling him, "Half is better than none at all." "There was an Old Man with a Nose," script by Edward Lear, art by Mike Sekowsky; ALimmerick in which an old man with a long nose defends its length. Article on The Swan, art by William A. Walsh. Color This Picture With Crayons page, art by Mike Sekowsky. The Wonderful World of Fairy Tales ad. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.
