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Issue Details

Issue	#556
Published	November 1958
Frequency	Monthly
Cover Price	0.15 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Meyer A. Kaplan (Executive Editor); Roberta Strauss (Editor)

Cover Details - "The Elf Mound"

Characters	Goblin King of Norway; Elf Maiden; White Rabbit; Will o' the Wisps
Synopsis	Full-page, front cover illustration depicting the Goblin King of Norway and an Elf Maiden in conversation while a white rabbit looks on and two will o' the wisps hurry away.
Genre	Children; Fairy Tale
Pencils	? (painting)
Inks	? (painting)
Colors	? (painting)
Letters	Typeset

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

Synopsis	Half-page, vertically-oriented promo positioned on the left side of the inside front cover for the forthcoming issue in the Classics Illustrated Junior series, "Silly Willy".
Script	? (ad copy)
Letters	Typeset

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

Synopsis	Half-page, vertically-oriented dot-to-dot puzzle positioned on the right side of the inside front cover depicting a girl and a dog.
Genre	Children; Activity
Pencils	Alex Blum ? (illustration)
Inks	Alex Blum ? (illustration)
Letters	Typeset

27 page story "The Elf Mound"

Characters	King of the Elves; Seven Daughters of the King of the Elves; Goblin King of Norway; Two Sons of the Goblin King of Norway
Synopsis	The King of the Elves holds a feast for the Goblin King of Norway whose two sons are expected to each pick brides from among the seven daughters of the host. Each maiden displays her special talent but the boys fall asleep at the table. The Goblin King picks a bride for himself.
Genre	Children; Fairy Tale
Script	? (adapter); Hans Christian Andersen (original author)
Letters	Typeset

3 page Aesop's Fables story "The Shepherd and the Sea"

Characters	Shepherd
Synopsis	A shepherd buys a boat and goes to sea thinking such a life will be pleasant. His boat sinks in a storm and he returns to his flock realizing things are not always what they seem.
Genre	Children; Fable
Script	? (adapter); Aesop (original author)
Letters	Typeset

1 page text article "There was an Old Man in a Tree"

Characters	Old Man; Bee; Townspeople
Synopsis	An old man is bored by a buzzing bee.
Genre	Children; Poetry; Limerick
Script	Edward Lear (original author)
Letters	Typeset

1 page The Animal World text article "The Lobster"

Synopsis	Nonfiction account about the lobster.
Genre	Fact; Animal
Letters	Typeset

1 page Color This Picture With Crayons activity "Picture to Color"

Characters	Raven; Old Maid
Synopsis	Full-page, inside back cover, black and white, line-drawn illustration to be colored with crayons depicting the Raven and the Old Maid.
Genre	Children; Activity
Letters	Typeset

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

Synopsis	Full-page, back cover Classics Illustrated Junior subscription offer.
Letters	Typeset