Digital Comic Museum - Hans Christian Anderson 1953 (damage) -JVJ


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Published: 1953, Price: 0.25 USD, Pages: 100, Editing: Herbert W. Rogoff (credited)
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S. Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Squarebound Publishing Format: One-shot

Comic Contents:

Cover (1 page)
Synopsis:	Hans is sitting on a tree stump telling a story to a crowd of children.
Credits:	Pencils: ?; ? (photo) \| Inks: ?; ? (photo) \| Colours: ?; ? (photo) \| Letters: typeset
Characters:	Hans Christian Andersen (photo Of Danny Kaye)

Advertisement (1 page)	Something Wonderful Happens When You See...
Credits:	Pencils: ? (photo) \| Inks: ? (photo) \| Letters: typeset
Characters:	Hans Christian Andersen (photo Of Danny Kaye)

Comic Story (49 pages)	Hans Christian Andersen Starring Danny Kaye
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)
Genre:	Drama
Characters:	Hans Christian Andersen Peter Neils Johanssen Doro Johanssen Lars Lars' Father Celine

Comic Story (5 pages)	The King's New Clothes
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)
Genre:	Drama
Characters:	A King Two Swindlers

Comic Story (7 pages)	The Nightingale
Synopsis:	A nightingale sings so sweetly that Death stops his work and spares the Emperor.
Credits:	Script: Hans Christian Andersen; ? (adaptation)
Genre:	Drama
Characters:	An Emperor The Emperor's Lord-In-Waiting A Nightingale Death

Comic Story (6 pages)	Thumbelina
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
Genre:	Drama Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
Characters:	Thumbelina A Witch An Old Lady Mrs. Toad Mrs. Mouse Mr. Mole A Sparrow A Prince

Comic Story (6 pages)	The Steadfast Tin Soldier
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)
Genre:	Drama
Characters:	Tin Soldier Ballerina Tommy Tommy's Mother

Comic Story (6 pages)	The Ugly Duckling
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)
Genre:	Drama
Characters:	The Ugly Duckling

Comic Story (6 pages)	The Little Match Girl
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
Genre:	Drama
Characters:	Match Girl

Comic Story (7 pages)	The Little Mermaid
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
Genre:	Drama
Characters:	The Little Mermaid The Witch Of The Sea A Prince

Text Article (4 pages)	The Stars of Hans Christian Andersen
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
Genre:	Non-fiction
Characters:	Danny Kaye Samuel Goldwyn Jeanmaire Farley Granger Joey Walsh

Advertisement (1 page)	Play and Sing
Featuring:	The Music Market
Credits:	Letters: typeset

Illustration (1 page)	Hans Christian Andersen's Greatest Fair Tales
Credits:	Pencils: Marv Levy [as Lev] (signed) \| Inks: Marv Levy [as Lev] (signed)
Characters:	Thumbelina A Sparrow A King A Toy Soldier A Ballerina Ugly Duckling A Match Girl Emperor The Little Mermaid A Nightingale

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