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Classics Illustrated Junior#502
Cover: Bill Walsh
Classics Illustrated Junior #502
“The Ugly Duckling”
writer Audrey Bossert · writer Hans Christian Andersen · artist, inker William A. Walsh · cover Bill Walsh
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writer Audrey Bossert
writer Hans Christian Andersen
artist, inker William A. Walsh
cover pencils, inks Bill Walsh
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The Ugly Duckling is unwanted in the barnyard for no other reason than that of his homeliness. He is teased, harassed, and abused, and leaves home to make his way in the world. He suffers great hardships but the day comes when he matures into a swan, the most beautiful bird of all.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).