(April 1948)
Marvel,
1944 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- bimonthly
- On-sale Date
- 1947-12-15
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- 20th Century Comic Corp.
- Editing
- Stan Lee (editor); Martin Goodman (business manager)
Issue Notes
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Vol. 2, Part 2, No. 1, Periodicals, January-June 1948.
But Never a Bride
Tessie the Typist / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Morris Weiss (signed as "MSW")
- Inks
- Morris Weiss (signed as "MSW")
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- 2087
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The wedding is off, Skidsy!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Tessie; Skidsy Spencer; Sy; Marian; John Johnson
- Synopsis
- Skidsy proposes to Tessie and she says no. Tessie thinks that it would be unfair to marry before Sy and Marian do, as they have been dating longer than Tessie and Skidsy.
- Keywords
- marriage proposal
[no title indexed]
Hey Look! / comic story / 1 page
- Job Number
- 2292
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Where are we going?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Madam Zlink
- Synopsis
- Madam Zlink reads tea leaves for the two protagonists.
[no title indexed]
Giggles 'n' Grins / cartoon / 0.75 page
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Harvey Kurtzman (signed)
- Inks
- Harvey Kurtzman (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Harvey Kurtzman
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Getting off -- please!
- Genre
- humor
What Gives?
Tessie the Typist / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Morris Weiss (signed as "MSW")
- Inks
- Morris Weiss (signed as "MSW")
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- 2119
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Tessie sure sounded cold over the telephone!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Tessie; Skidsy Spencer; Selma; Lucille; Sylvia
- Synopsis
- Tessie is miffed at Skidsy because he never gives her any tokens of affection.
[no title indexed]
Hey Look! / comic story / 1 page
- Job Number
- 2369
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hide 'n go seek!
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A bunch of children ask the protagonist to play a game of hide-and-seek.
Cover Girl!
Millie the Model / comic story / 7 pages
- Job Number
- 2168
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mmm, I think I've seen that girl before!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Millie Collins; Flicker Holbrook; Chili Seven; Mrs. Whiffensnoot
- Synopsis
- Flicker tries to get Millie on the cover of "Live" magazine.
- Keywords
- Iceman's Institute; Whiffensnoot Estate
[no title indexed]
Hey Look! / comic story / 1 page
- Job Number
- 2249
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey look! I've got bubble gum!
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- The protagonists try to outdo each other blowing bubbles with chewing gum.
[no title indexed]
Giggles 'n' Grins / cartoon / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Try it! It works wonders!
- Genre
- humor
- Keywords
- hair tonic
The Good Old Days
text story / 1.67 pages
- Job Number
- SL-1703
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Anyone who walked into "Two on a Straw," the local ice cream shop, could...
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Snippy Davis; Stanley; Harold; Joey; Babs; Dorothy; Mildred; Helen
In the Dough
Tessie the Typist / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Morris Weiss (signed as MSW)
- Inks
- Morris Weiss (signed as MSW)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- 1661
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hop in, Tessie, and we'll go to the Ritz!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Tessie; Skidsy Spencer; Judson
- Synopsis
- Skidsy receives a refund check from the I.R.S. for $190,000 and Tessie helps him spend all of it; of course, the refund turns out to be an error.
- Keywords
- Internal Revenue Service
Oh, Boy!
Rusty / comic story / 7 pages
- Job Number
- 2160
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I can't wait till John wakes up so I can ask him how he...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Rusty Rumple; John Rumple; John Rumple Jr.; Hector; Doris
- Synopsis
- John looks after Hector, much to his detriment.
[no title indexed]
Giggles 'n' Grins / cartoon / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I warned you not to get polish on the cuff!
- Genre
- humor
- Keywords
- shoeshine
[no title indexed]
Stamp News / text article / 0.33 page
- Script
- Kent B. Stiles
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- As the year 1947 approached its close, figures compiled by...
- Genre
- non-fiction
Indexer Notes
An article about the production of stamps in the year 1947.
What's the Answer?
Tessie the Typist / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Morris Weiss (signed as "MSW")
- Inks
- Morris Weiss (signed as "MSW")
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- 1914
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Don't get so excited, Skidsy!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Tessie; Skidsy Spencer
- Synopsis
- Tessie "helps" Skidsy with his new job as a reporter for the Daily Globe.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["...and notice the sleek body style, gentlemen..."]
Tessie the Typist -
1.
["Have fun!"]
-
2.
But Never a Bride
Tessie the Typist -
3.
["Where are we going?"]
Hey Look! -
4.
["3-in-1 air pistol"]
Sportsman Jr. 3-in-1 Air Pistol -
5.
["Getting off -- please!"]
Giggles 'n' Grins -
6.
What Gives?
Tessie the Typist -
7.
["Hide 'n go seek!"]
Hey Look! -
8.
Cover Girl!
Millie the Model -
9.
["Hey look! I've got bubble gum!"]
Hey Look! -
10.
["Try it! It works wonders!"]
Giggles 'n' Grins -
11.
["Sterling silver saddle ring"]
Fit-Rite -
12.
The Good Old Days
-
13.
[no title indexed]
-
14.
In the Dough
Tessie the Typist -
15.
Oh, Boy!
Rusty -
16.
["I warned you not to get polish on the cuff!"]
Giggles 'n' Grins -
17.
["As the year 1947 approached its close, figures compiled by..."]
Stamp News -
18.
["Positively greatest free offer"]
-
19.
What's the Answer?
Tessie the Typist -
20.
["Reducing specialist says: lose weight where it shows most"]
Spot Reducer -
21.
["Surprise party for Gloria - in which she pulls a fast one and..."]
Magic Keyboard -
22.
["Prizes for everyone!"]
Garden Spot Seeds -
23.
["American boys bill of rights"]
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Del Gruber
- Michael Hoskin
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Ramon Schenk
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