Bible Tales for Young Folk Vol 1 1

Bible Tales for Young Folk #1
Previous Issue	—
Next Issue	Bible Tales for Young Folk #2
Art by: Carl Burgos
Release Date	April 10, 1953
Cover Date	August, 1953
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Stan Lee

1. "In the Beginning... – Genesis 1,2,3"
Appearances · Synopsis
Penciler(s)	Jerry Robinson
Inker(s)	Jerry Robinson
Letterer(s)	Artie Simek
2. "Noah's Ark: The Story of the Flood – Genesis 6–9"
Appearances · Synopsis
Penciler(s)	Sam Kweskin
Inker(s)	Sam Kweskin
Letterer(s)	Artie Simek
3. "Children of the Bible: David the Sheperd – 1. Samuel: 16"
Appearances · Synopsis
Penciler(s)	Carl Burgos
Inker(s)	Carl Burgos
4. "The Nativity: The Birth of Jesus – Luke 1, 5–56; 2, 1–20; 2, 39–40 ; Matthew 1, 18–25; 2, 1–23"
Appearances · Synopsis
Penciler(s)	Joe Sinnott
Inker(s)	Joe Sinnott
Letterer(s)	Artie Simek
5. "The Miracles – John 2, 1–12; Matthew 4,23–28; 8, 4–17; Mark 1, 20–34 ; Luke 4, 31–41; 7, 11–17; Matthew 14, 22–33; John 11, 1–53; Matthew 14, 13–21; Mark 6, 30–44; Luke 9, 10–17; John 6, 1–14"
Appearances · Synopsis
Penciler(s)	Sam Kweskin
Inker(s)	Sam Kweskin
Letterer(s)	Artie Simek
6. "The Transfiguration – Matthew 17, 1–13 – Mark 9, 2–13 – Luke 9, 28–36 – Mark 8, 27–38 – Luke 9, 18–27 – Matthew 18, 1–10 – Mark 9, 33–37 – Luke 9, 46–48"
Appearances · Synopsis
Penciler(s)	Fred Kida
Inker(s)	Fred Kida
Letterer(s)	Artie Simek

Appearing in "In the Beginning... – Genesis 1,2,3"

Featured Characters:

• Adam (First appearance)
• Eve (First appearance)

Supporting Characters:

• God (Yahweh) ⏵ (First appearance)

Antagonists:

• Serpent (First appearance)

Races and Species:

• First Humans
• Gods
• Demons

Locations:

• Earth (First appearance chronologically)
  • Garden of Eden (First appearance)
• Heaven (First appearance chronologically)

Items:

• Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil (First appearance)

Synopsis for "In the Beginning... – Genesis 1,2,3"

(1) (MURO) Thor Annual Vol 1 5 (Prologue)

Appearing in "Noah's Ark: The Story of the Flood – Genesis 6–9"

Featured Characters:

• Noah (First appearance)

Supporting Characters:

• God (Yahweh)

Other Characters:

• Unnamed people (Death)
• Noah's wife
• Noah's sons
• Noah's sons' wives

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Gods

Locations:

• Earth
  • Mount Ararat (First appearance)
• Heaven (Mentioned)

Events:

• The Flood

Synopsis for "Noah's Ark: The Story of the Flood – Genesis 6–9"

• Synopsis not yet written

Appearing in "Children of the Bible: David the Sheperd – 1. Samuel: 16"

Featured Characters:

• David the Sheperd (First appearance)

Supporting Characters:

• God (Yahweh)
• Samuel (First appearance)
• Jesse (First appearance)'s seven sons
  • Eliab (First appearance)
• Saul (First appearance)

Antagonists:

• Evil spirit

Other Characters:

• Elders of Bethlehem
• Saul's servants

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Gods

Locations:

• Bethlehem (First appearance)

Synopsis for "Children of the Bible: David the Sheperd – 1. Samuel: 16"

• Synopsis not yet written

Appearing in "The Nativity: The Birth of Jesus – Luke 1, 5–56; 2, 1–20; 2, 39–40 ; Matthew 1, 18–25; 2, 1–23"

Featured Characters:

• ⏴ Jesus of Nazareth ⏵ (First appearance)

Supporting Characters:

• Angels (First appearance)
  • Gabriel (First appearance)
• Mary of Nazareth (First appearance)
• Joseph of Nazareth (First appearance)
• God (Yahweh)
• Holy Spirit (Mentioned)
• Innkeeper
• Three Wise Men (First appearance)

Antagonists:

• Herod the King (First appearance)

Other Characters:

• Roman emperor (Mentioned)
• David (Mentioned)
• Shepherds
• Archelaus (Mentioned)

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Angels
• Gods

Locations:

• Earth
  • Roman Empire
    • Galilee (First appearance)
      • Nazareth (First appearance)
    • Judea
      • Bethlehem
        • Inn
          • Stable
  • Egypt
• Heaven

Events:

• Christmas

Synopsis for "The Nativity: The Birth of Jesus – Luke 1, 5–56; 2, 1–20; 2, 39–40 ; Matthew 1, 18–25; 2, 1–23"

• Synopsis not yet written

Appearing in "The Miracles – John 2, 1–12; Matthew 4,23–28; 8, 4–17; Mark 1, 20–34 ; Luke 4, 31–41; 7, 11–17; Matthew 14, 22–33; John 11, 1–53; Matthew 14, 13–21; Mark 6, 30–44; Luke 9, 10–17; John 6, 1–14"

Featured Characters:

• ⏴ Jesus of Nazareth ⏵ (First appearance)

Supporting Characters:

• Mary of Nazareth
• Joseph of Nazareth
• Jesus' disciples
  • Peter (First appearance)
• God (Behind the scenes)
• Simon the Leper ⏵
• Lazarus (First appearance)
• Martha (First appearance)

Antagonists:

• Spirits of madness

Other Characters:

• Unnamed people
• Peter's wife
• Peter's wife's mother

Races and Species:

• Humans

Locations:

• Galilee
  • Cana (First appearance)
  • Nain (First appearance)
• Judea
  • Bethany (First appearance)

Synopsis for "The Miracles – John 2, 1–12; Matthew 4,23–28; 8, 4–17; Mark 1, 20–34 ; Luke 4, 31–41; 7, 11–17; Matthew 14, 22–33; John 11, 1–53; Matthew 14, 13–21; Mark 6, 30–44; Luke 9, 10–17; John 6, 1–14"

• Synopsis not yet written

Appearing in "The Transfiguration – Matthew 17, 1–13 – Mark 9, 2–13 – Luke 9, 28–36 – Mark 8, 27–38 – Luke 9, 18–27 – Matthew 18, 1–10 – Mark 9, 33–37 – Luke 9, 46–48"

Featured Characters:

• ⏴ Jesus of Nazareth ⏵ (First appearance) (Also in vision)

Supporting Characters:

• Jesus' disciples (First appearance)
  • Peter (Simon Peter) (First appearance)
  • James (First appearance)
  • John (First appearance)
• Elijah / Elias (Vision or hallucination)
• Moses (Vision or hallucination)
• God (Voice only)

Other Characters:

• John the Baptist (Mentioned)
• Elias (Mentioned)
• Jeremias (Mentioned)

Races and Species:

• Humans

Locations:

• Caesarea Philippi (First appearance)
• Unnamed mountain
• Galilee
• Heaven (Mentioned)

Synopsis for "The Transfiguration – Matthew 17, 1–13 – Mark 9, 2–13 – Luke 9, 28–36 – Mark 8, 27–38 – Luke 9, 18–27 – Matthew 18, 1–10 – Mark 9, 33–37 – Luke 9, 46–48"

• Synopsis not yet written

Notes

The issue also includes:

• The Sermon of the Mount: The Blessed. Matthew 5,6, and 7; Luke 6, 20–49
• The Proverbs: Some proverbs of Solomon, son of David, King of Israel. The Proverbs 1, 1–19.
• The Twelve Commandments: Exodus 20, 1–17.
• The Psalms of David – The 23rd Psalm. The Book of Psalms.
• The Serpent from "In the Beginning... – Genesis 1,2,3" is later retconned to be Mephisto.

See Also

• 16 image(s) from Bible Tales for Young Folk Vol 1 1