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Classics Illustrated Junior#540
Cover: William A. Walsh & William A. Walsh
Classics Illustrated Junior #540
“The Tinder-Box”
writer Hans Christian Andersen · artist William A. Walsh · inker William A. Walsh · cover William A. WalshWilliam A. Walsh
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writer Hans Christian Andersen
artist William A. Walsh
inker William A. Walsh
cover pencils William A. Walsh
cover inks William A. Walsh
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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.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).