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| Irv Novick and everybody involved pulled all the stops out on this one. And at 100 pages, one of the most faithful comic movie adaptations I've seen. |
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| Publication | 1953 | Price: 0.25 USD | Pages: 1 |
| Notes | Also has vignettes of stories "The Ugly Duckling", The King's New Clothes", and "The Little Match Girl". These are not by the same artists as any of the interior stories. |
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| Synopsis | Hans is sitting on a tree stump telling a story to a crowd of children. |
| Credits | Pencils:?;? (photo) | Inks:?;? (photo) | Colors:?;? (photo) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Hans Christian Andersen (photo of Danny Kaye) |
| Notes | Also has vignettes of stories "The Ugly Duckling", The King's New Clothes", and "The Little Match Girl". These are not by the same artists as any of the interior stories. |
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| Advertisement | Something Wonderful Happens When You See... (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Hans Christian Andersen (photo of Danny Kaye) |
| Notes | Advertisement for the Samuel Goldwyn movie Hans Christian Andersen.
On inside front cover. |
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| Comic Story | Hans Christian Andersen Starring Danny Kaye (49 pages) |
| Synopsis | Hans is sent away from the town of Odense because his story-telling interferes with the childrens' schooling. He and his apprentice Peter go to Copenhagen, where he writes stories, selling some to a newspaper and one to a ballet company before returning to Odense with a broken heart. |
| Credits | Script: Moss Hart (movie script); Hans Christian Andersen (stories);? (comic adaptation) | Pencils: Irv Novick [as Irving Novick] (signed) | Inks: Bob Stuart [as Stuart] (signed) | Letters: Ben Oda [as Oda] (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Drama | Characters: Hans Christian Andersen; Peter; Neils Johanssen; Doro Johanssen; Lars; Lars' father; Celine |
| Notes | This is the main plot of the movie, and serves as a framing sequence for the other stories in this issue. The other stories are related as if told by Hans during the events of his life.
Faces miscolored yellow in two panels on page 29 of story.
Credits are given by last names only for Stuart and Oda, in the lower right of the largest panel on the last page. Irving Novick signed his name in full on the first page (splash page) above sleeve on lower right side of page. |
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| Comic Story | The King's New Clothes (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | A vain king is disgusted with his tailors and falls prey to two swindlers who promise invisible clothes. |
| Credits | Script: Hans Christian Andersen;? (adaptation) | Pencils: Vic Martin (signed) | Inks: Vic Martin (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Drama | Characters: a King; two swindlers |
| Notes | Between pages 2-3 of main story.
Signed in next-to-last panel.
First page is drawn over a musical score noted as Copyright 1951 by Frank Loesser. This was sung in the movie.
Frank Loesser is quoted as changing the story's title from The Emperor's New Clothes to song's title The King's New Clothes because of the difficulty of rhyming "emperor". |
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| Comic Story | The Nightingale (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | A nightingale sings so sweetly that Death stops his work and spares the Emperor. |
| Credits | Script: Hans Christian Andersen;? (adaptation) |
| Content | Genre: Drama | Characters: an Emperor; the Emperor's Lord-In-Waiting; a nightingale; Death |
| Notes | Between pages 7-8 of main story. |
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| Comic Story | Thumbelina (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | An old lady wishes for a tiny child and a witch grants her wish, but Mrs. Toad steals Thumbelina away. After nearly being forced to marry Mr. Mole, a sparrow she has nursed to health takes Thumbelina to a prince and she marries him instead. |
| Credits | Script: Hans Christian Andersen; Marv Levy (adaptation) | Pencils: Marv Levy | Inks: Marv Levy |
| Content | Genre: Drama; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals | Characters: Thumbelina; a witch; an old lady; Mrs. Toad; Mrs. Mouse; Mr. Mole; a sparrow; a Prince |
| Notes | Between pages 11-12 of main story.
First page is drawn over a musical score noted as Copyright 1951 by Frank Loesser. This was sung in the movie.
Credits suggested by Who's Who of American Comic Books. |
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| Comic Story | The Steadfast Tin Soldier (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | One of the tin soldiers that Tommy receives for his birthday is missing a leg and as a consequence he is blown off a windowsill. After some adventures, he arrives back at Tommy's house, but is deemed ruined and tossed in the fireplace. A wind blows a toy ballerina into the fireplace also, and the two melt together. |
| Credits | Script: Hans Christian Andersen;? (adaptation) |
| Content | Genre: Drama | Characters: tin soldier; ballerina; Tommy; Tommy's mother |
| Notes | Between pages 16-17 of the main story. |
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| Comic Story | The Ugly Duckling (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | A swan is hatched from his egg in error by a duck but doesn't fit into her family. He doesn't fit in anywhere and nearly dies over winter before discovering he belongs with other swans. |
| Credits | Script: Hans Christian Andersen;? (adaptation) |
| Content | Genre: Drama | Characters: The Ugly Duckling |
| Notes | Between pages 24-25 of main story.
First page is drawn over a musical score noted as Copyright 1951 by Frank Loesser. This was sung in the movie. |
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| Comic Story | The Little Match Girl (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | A destitute girl cannot sell her matches and freezes to death on a snowy night while dreaming of warm places. |
| Credits | Script: Hans Christian Andersen; Marv Levy (adaptation) | Pencils: Marv Levy | Inks: Marv Levy |
| Content | Genre: Drama | Characters: match girl |
| Notes | Between pages 28-29 of main story.
Credits suggested by Who's Who of American Comic Books. |
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| Comic Story | The Little Mermaid (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | A mermaid falls in love with a prince and goes to a witch so she can be transformed into a human and win the prince's love. However the prince doesn't love her in return and she drowns herself in the sea. |
| Credits | Script: Hans Christian Andersen; Marv Levy (adaptation) | Pencils: Marv Levy | Inks: Marv Levy |
| Content | Genre: Drama | Characters: The Little Mermaid; The Witch of the Sea; a prince |
| Notes | Between pages 39-40 of main story.
Writer and art credits from Who's Who of American Comic Books. |
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| Text Article | The Stars of Hans Christian Andersen (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Biographies of the movie's stars and producer, and some background on how the movie was cast. |
| Credits | Pencils: Irv Novick | Inks: Bob Stuart | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: Danny Kaye; Samuel Goldwyn; Jeanmaire; Farley Granger; Joey Walsh |
| Notes | About 2.3 pages about Danny Kaye, 0.7 page about Samuel Goldwyn, 0.3 page about Jeanmaire, 0.3 page about Farley Granger, and 0.3 page about Joey Walsh. |
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| Advertisement | Play and Sing (1 page) |
| Featuring | The Music Market |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Ad for sheet music of the songs from the movie Hans Christian Andersen.
On inside back cover. |
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| Illustration | Hans Christian Andersen's Greatest Fair Tales (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils: Marv Levy [as Lev] (signed) | Inks: Marv Levy [as Lev] (signed) |
| Content | Characters: Thumbelina; a sparrow; a king; a toy soldier; a ballerina; Ugly Duckling; a match girl; emperor; The Little Mermaid; a nightingale |
| Notes | Images of the characters of the stories presented in this issue, on the back cover. |
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