The series premiered in 1953. Stopped in 1962 after 77 issues*.

Classics Illustrated Junior is a comic book series for children featuring graphic adaptations of numerous, classic fairy tales. Most of the stories originally came from old folktales and their authors are consequently unknown. The series was drawn by many artists: Alex Blum, Stan Campbell, L.B. Cole, John Constanza, Graham Ingels, and Rune Andréasson are examples.

* The series actually started with #501 rendering the impression that it had been around for a longer period of time...