(September 1945)

Marvel, 1944 Series
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Volume
2
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
76
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1945-07-25
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Miss America Publishing Corporation
Editing
Bessie H. Little (credited) (editor); Melvin D. Blum (credited) (art director); Jean Goodman (supervising editor); Ethel Baller (credited) (editorial assistant); Aileen Fogarty (credited) (editorial assistant); Annette Blackman (credited) (editorial assistant); Elizabeth Hardwick (credited) (advisory editor); May Mann (credited) (Hollywood Representative); Pauline Loth (credited as Pauline O'Sullivan) (fashion editor); Nancy Lake (credited) (beauty editor); Joan List (credited) (editorial assistant)

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Vol. 40, Part 2, No. 3, Periodicals, 1945, p. 349, Copyright number: B687362.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Hal Reiff (credited) (photograph)
Inks
Hal Reiff (credited) (photograph)
Colors
Hal Reiff (credited) (photograph)
Letters
?

Genre
teen

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Hollywood's Younger Set / text article / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script
May Mann (credited)
Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; teen

Indexer Notes

Appears on pages 4 (1p) and 49 (0.5p).

Miss America Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Hello, Girls: (Table of Contents: 3)

Hello Girls / text article / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Jean Goodman (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Body and Soul... (Table of Contents: 4)

text article / 1.33 pages (report information)

Script
John Oliven, M.D. (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Dr. Oliven advises readers to not skip breakfast.

Appears on pages 8 (1p) and 72 (0.33p).

Cinderella Wakes Up... (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 3.44 pages (report information)

Script
Maxine Shore (credited)
Pencils
Louise Altson (signed as L. Altson) (painting)
Inks
Louise Altson (signed as L. Altson) (painting)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Kathy Towne looked back at the image in her mirror resentfully.
Genre
romance; teen

Indexer Notes

Appears on pages 10 (1p), 11 (1p), 72 (0.1p), 73 (0.67p), and 74 (0.67p).

This Is the Way We Go to School (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

From A to Zoo... (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Major in Classics... (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

10 Ways to Make a Hit with Teacher... (Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Marjorie Holmes (credited)
Pencils
Marion Gerrick
Inks
Marion Gerrick
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Tips for getting on your teacher's good side.

Pack Up Your Lunch... (Table of Contents: 10)

text article / 2.67 pages (report information)

Script
Ruth Baller (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Lunch suggestions & recipes.

Appears on pages 20 (1p), 21 (1p), 66 (0.17p), and 67 (0.5p).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Miss America Speaks / letters page / 2.6 pages (report information)

Script
Jean Goodman
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Beverly O'Brien (Montreal, Canada), Ann McGuire (the Bronx, New York), Jean Jackson (Groesbeck, Texas), Shirley Knauer (Cincinnati, Ohio), Jean Koelzer (Newark, New Jersey), Jane Duckworth (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Lucille Vasile (Omaha, Nebraska), Marguerite Iller (Mead, Washington), Joan Jackson (Elmwood Park, Illinois), Lucile Grassler (Waterbury, Connecticut), Martha Bolka (Cleveland, Ohio), Marjorie Kline (Menlo Park, California), Ann Intravartolo (Dunkirk, New York), Thelma Bell (Jackson, Michigan), Carol Shelton (Palestine, Texas), Joan Campbell (Altoona, Pennsylvania), Barbara Brotkin (Fall River, Massachusetts), and Freda Franklin (Ottawa, Canada).

Pictures of: Beverly O'Brien, Joan Duckworth, Lucile Vasile, Elsie Goehrig (Jersey City, New Jersey), Irma Gumprecht (San Francisco, California), Rosemary Temming (Mt. Healthy, Ohio), Katherine Salemis (Somerville, Massachusetts), Jean Young (Lancaster, Ohio), Zita Girard (St. Petersburg, Florida), Angela Pinto (Brooklyn, New York), Jean Commoroto (New York, New York), Anna Marie Lockard (Altoona, Pennsylvania), Dolores Krol (Wausau, Wisconsin), Marilyn Stelt (Detroit, Michigan), Nancy Blake (Skokie, Illinois), Mary Ann Kenny (Detroit, Michigan), Donna Gold (Hagerman, Idaho), Elaine Zervas (Lynn, Massachusetts), Charlene St. Peter (Limestone, Maine), Peggy Crandall (St. Louis, Missouri).

Appears on pages 22 (1p), 23 (1p), 65 (0.2p), and 66 (0.4p).

Star Students (Table of Contents: 12)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Art Weismann ? (photograph)
Inks
Art Weismann ? (photograph)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Photos of teen actors taken at the MGM Studios classroom. Photographer credit inferred from the text.

Tricky Tests for Teens (Table of Contents: 13)

Tricky Tests for Teens / activity / 1.4 pages (report information)

Script
Martin Panzer (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Appears on pages 27 (1p) and 36 (0.4p).

Memo to You (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.6 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Patsy Walker / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Pauline Loth
Inks
Pauline Loth
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
At the corner soda fountain one bright day – –
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Buzz Baxter; Nancy Brown; Patsy Walker; Hedy Wolfe; Mrs. Walker; Mickey Walker; Mr. Walker

Dear Betty Ann- (Table of Contents: 16)

Dear Betty Ann / text article / 1.88 pages (report information)

Script
Victoria Allen Dunford (credited)
Pencils
Marion Gerrick
Inks
Marion Gerrick
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Appears on pages 37 (1p) and 40 (0.88p).

The Humble Decision (Table of Contents: 17)

text story / 2.5 pages (report information)

Script
Mary Grapentine (credited)
Pencils
Marion Gerrick
Inks
Marion Gerrick
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
"What a lovely day," thought Stephanie Rogers, as she swung onto the porch of her house.
Genre
teen
Characters
Stephanie Rogers; Dr. Steven Rogers

Indexer Notes

Winner of the monthly "Miss America" writing contest. Author was age 16.

Appears on pages 38 (1p), 39 (1p), and 48 (0.5p).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

cartoon / 0.11 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Brad (signed)
Inks
Brad (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
So! This is that corner business you own!
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

A captioned one-panel cartoon. A boy standing at a street corner with a shoe shine box looks dismayed as a girl upbraids him.

Appears on page 40 alongside the unrelated "Dear Betty Ann" text feature.

For Girls Only (Table of Contents: 19)

For Girls Only / text article / 1.75 pages (report information)

Script
Nina Wilcox Putnam (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; teen

Indexer Notes

Appears on pages 41 (1p), 48 (0.5p), and 49 (0.25p).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Betty Blair / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Any heartaches, Bob? I'll fix them.
Genre
teen
Characters
Betty Blair

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

cartoon / 0.11 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Brad (signed)
Inks
Brad (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Miss Adams, I'm afraid Betty hasn't gotten over her summer vacation at the farm as yet!
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

A captioned one-panel cartoon. A girl with a stalk of hay in her mouth sits back with her bare feet up on her school desk. Behind her are two irritated teachers.

Appears on page 48 alongside the unrelated "For Girls Only" text feature.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

cartoon / 0.11 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Brad (signed)
Inks
Brad (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Quit complaining–I like my men a trifle muscle-bound anyway.
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

A captioned one-panel cartoon. A man strains to carry numerous shopping bags and items as an annoyed-looking woman carrying a single small box walks next to him.

Appears on page 49 alongside the unrelated "Hollywood's Younger Set" text feature.

Sewing Studies (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

While Strolling in the Park (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Rain in the Face (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Figure Yourself In! (Table of Contents: 26) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

Jam Session / text article / 1.8 pages (report information)

Script
Pat Parks (credited)
Pencils
Marion Gerrick; ? (photograph)
Inks
Marion Gerrick; ? (photograph)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Appears on pages 56 (1p) and 68 (0.8p).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28) (Expand) /

Approved by Miss America / advertisement / 1.34 pages (report information)

Incident in Ward Seven... (Table of Contents: 29)

text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Vera Lawson (credited)
Pencils
James Billmyer (credited) (painting)
Inks
James Billmyer (credited) (painting)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The patient in the semi-private room on Ward Seven of the Emergency Hospital was a police prisoner and under constant guard.
Genre
drama; crime; medical

Indexer Notes

Appears on pages 58 (1p), 59 (1p), 70 (0.67p), and 71 (0.33p).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 30)

Chatterbox / text article / 1.67 pages (report information)

Script
Merita Helmis (credited)
Pencils
Marion Gerrick; ? (photograph)
Inks
Marion Gerrick; ? (photograph)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Includes photo of "Miss America" fashion editor Pauline O'Sullivan being mobbed by readers after giving one of her "Charm Chats."

Appears on pages 60 (1p) and 62 (0.67p).

Books ’n’ Looks (Table of Contents: 31)

text article / 1.44 pages (report information)

Script
Helene Pessl (credited)
Pencils
Marion Gerrick; ? (photograph)
Inks
Marion Gerrick; ? (photograph)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Beauty tips from “a noted expert on teen-age appearance problems.”

Appears on pages 63 (1p), 64 (0.33p), and 65 (0.11p).

Merry Carr's Fascinating Facts... (Table of Contents: 32)

text article / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Mary Carr (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Fun fabric facts.

Appears on page 68.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Hollywood's Younger Set
  3. 2. Miss America Contents
  4. 3. Hello, Girls:
    Hello Girls
  5. 4. Body and Soul...
  6. 5. Cinderella Wakes Up...
  7. 6. This Is the Way We Go to School
  8. 7. From A to Zoo...
  9. 8. Major in Classics...
  10. 9. 10 Ways to Make a Hit with Teacher...
  11. 10. Pack Up Your Lunch...
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Miss America Speaks
  13. 12. Star Students
  14. 13. Tricky Tests for Teens
    Tricky Tests for Teens
  15. 14. Memo to You
  16. 15. ["At the corner soda fountain one bright day – –"]
    Patsy Walker
  17. 16. Dear Betty Ann-
    Dear Betty Ann
  18. 17. The Humble Decision
  19. 18. ["So! This is that corner business you own!"]
  20. 19. For Girls Only
    For Girls Only
  21. 20. ["Any heartaches, Bob? I'll fix them."]
    Betty Blair
  22. 21. ["Miss Adams, I'm afraid Betty hasn't gotten over her summer vacation at the farm as yet!"]
  23. 22. ["Quit complaining–I like my men a trifle muscle-bound anyway."]
  24. 23. Sewing Studies
  25. 24. While Strolling in the Park
  26. 25. Rain in the Face
  27. 26. Figure Yourself In!
  28. 27. [no title indexed]
    Jam Session
  29. 28. [no title indexed]
    Approved by Miss America
  30. 29. Incident in Ward Seven...
  31. 30. [no title indexed]
    Chatterbox
  32. 31. Books ’n’ Looks
  33. 32. Merry Carr's Fascinating Facts...
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Mark Bowen
  • Peter Croome
  • Rob Johnson
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Derek Reinhard