Fairy Tales (1951) comic books 1938-1955

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Stories and art by Dave Berg and others. Fables and fairy tales in comics form. Straightforward retellings of classic tales like King Midas and the Golden Touch are accompanied by modern-day retakes, like The Princess with the Horrible Hairdo. David runs away from his troubled home and meets fire-breathing dragon Grundlesnitz. He befriends Grundlesnitz and they go into business selling toasted-cheese sandwiches, in a story featuring early art by future Mad artist Dave Berg. The Lion and the Mouse; Midas; The Wolf Boy; The Princess with the Horrible Hairdo ; Rumplestiltskin; The Boy Who Lost his Size; David and the Dragon. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.