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Item Number: 1509 |
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Circa: 1957 Manufacturer: Famous Authors, Ltd.
Vintage Classics Illustrated Junior comic book published by Famous Authors, Ltd., which was a division of Gilberton Company, Inc. or Gilberton Publications. This is The Three Fairies comic book, No. 537 (Number 537), with 15 cents price on cover, dated on the inside April 1957. This is not a first edition as the listing on the back cover of other comic books available in the series ends with No. 559 The Japanese Lantern (HRN #559). This book is not the new reprint (there is no UPC block on this book). Please note that we have two copies of this The Three Fairies comic and are listing each separately as "A" and "B". From the differences in the HRN numbers, copy "A" is older than copy "B" (HRN 538 vs. HRN 559).
All the Classics Illustrated and Classics Illustrated Junior comic books we are listing came out of the same home where they were purchased as new items for their children in the 1950's and 1960's, so these are not recent reprints. The Classics Illustrated Junior comic books are generally in good/very good or acceptable reading condition but are definitely not mint, showing varying levels of age and wear which will be detailed. All were read and handled by children and thus show expected handling wear. All have interior pages which are browned at the edges, looking overall with an aged paper look, that is, the interior pages are not white as they would have been originally. All have an old comic book smell, not bad, but there if you go sniffing. Many have a child's name or initial noticeably written on the front cover in ink or crayon (and a few have more writing on the cover). For many the interior "connect the dots" illustration has been done or the interior coloring page has been colored.
This The Three Fairies comic is a good copy overall (we would judge copy "A" to be in better condition), but does have writing on the cover in two separate spots in blue pen ink. Near the bottom front cover appears a child's full name and below the comic title in the center this name was written prominently again but then lined out with several horizontal lines (see image). The connect the dots picture on the inside front cover has been completed in pen with some lighter pen line coloring. The coloring page on the inside back cover has been partially colored in crayon on the lady's clothing and arms with additional coloring on the water (probably about 15-20% of the picture has been colored at most). The comic does have usual age reading use/wear including on the front cover a vertical slightly slanted fold line going down the full cover near the right side, the impressions from the connect the dots picture done on the reverse side, general wrinkling/creasing/handling wear, scuffing/paper wear to white/wrinkling/chipping along the top edge, line cracking wear/other paper wear along the left bound/stapled edge, several diagonal corner creases in the upper right corner, corner tip wear/chipping on both right corners, scuffing wear and crease/cracking lines in the front colors, etc. The back cover is overall slightly dirty with lines and impressed raised lines, and similar creasing, wrinkling, handling wear, etc. The inside pages are clean but browned, with the last comic page having two vertical tears along the bottom edge (1/2 inch and 1 inch in length). This copy includes two pages after the story illustrating and telling Aesop's Fables The Ant and the Dove, followed by a page illustrating and telling the Rub-A-Dub-Dub nursery rhyme, with an illustrated page The Animal World, The Flamingo on the reverse side.
This collectible comic book measures about 6 7/8 x 10 1/16 inches in size. Given that this is an old or vintage comic book, we do not know what kind of ink was used in the printing (and particularly, whether any lead based inks were used). As such, we will only sell this comic to adult collectors, it should be handled with care, and it should not be given to/handled by children due to concerns with lead exposure.
We have many other comic books listed separately for sale. If you wish to purchase more than one comic book, please e-mail us before placing the order since the shipping information has been inputted for a purchase of just one and will not calculate the savings you would get when purchasing more than one shipped together in the same package (we will need to handle this for you).
Please Note: Comic books must be shipped via U.S.P.S. First Class Mail Package rate; they cannot be shipped via U.S.P.S. Media Mail. The post office does not permit comic books to be shipped via Media Mail due to the advertising that many include in their books. Please choose First Class Mail Package rate shipping for this item (also known as First Class Mail Parcel rate). Thank you. |
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