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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