CATALOG RECORD

Classics Illustrated Junior #540

Gilberton · Series began 1953 · July 1957

Dates

pencils: Bill Walshinks: Bill Walshcolors: Bill Walshscript: Hans Christian Andersen, Αἴσωπος

The Tinder-Box · 28 pages
A soldier acquires a magic tinder-box capable of summoning three huge dogs to do his bidding. Over several nights, he orders the dogs to bring him a sleeping princess locked in a tower by her parents who fear she will marry a common soldier. When the princess's nightly whereabouts are discovered by the King and Queen, the soldier is arrested and sentenced to death. On the scaffold, he summons the three dogs and his life is saved. He marries the princess.
The Lioness and Her Family · 2 pages
When several animals boast of their large families, a lioness tells them she has only one offspring - but that one is a lion, the king of beasts.
The Kinkajou · 1 pages
Five panel factual account of the habits, home, and diet of the kinkajou.