(December 1945)

Marvel, 1944 Series
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Volume
3
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
84
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1945-11-28
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Miss America Publishing Corporation
Editing
Bessie H. Little (credited) (editor); Melvin D. Blum (credited) (art director); Ethel Baller (credited) (editorial assistant); Aileen Fogarty (credited) (editorial assistant); Joan List (credited) (editorial assistant); Annette Blackman (credited) (editorial assistant); Edith Balfour Dunn (credited) (merchandise editor); May Mann (credited) (Hollywood Representative); Pauline Loth (credited as Pauline O'Sullivan) (fashion editor)

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Vol. 40, Part 2, No. 4, Periodicals, 1945, p. 503, Copyright number: B701412.

[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

Makes mention of Victoria Dunford from Miss America's "Dear Betty Ann" column.

Appears on pages 4 (1p) and 46 (0.5p).

Miss America Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 0.67 page (report information)

Pencils
Marion Gerrick
Inks
Marion Gerrick
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

Teeth Talk (Table of Contents: 4)

text article / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script
Grace Turner (credited)
Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Dental hygiene tips.

Appears on pages 8 (1p) and 57 (0.5p).

Lame Duck for Dinner (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 3.5 pages (report information)

Script
Maxine Shore (credited)
Pencils
James Billmyer (credited) (painting)
Inks
James Billmyer (credited) (painting)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The moment I galloped into the living room and dumped my books, I felt a premonition.
Genre
teen

Indexer Notes

Appears on pages 10 (1p), 11 (1p), 69 (0.67p), 70 (0.67p), and 71 (0.16p).

Prize Packages (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Holly-Day Spirit (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Reach for That Eraser! (Table of Contents: 8)

text article / 2.83 pages (report information)

Script
Alicia Bond (credited)
Pencils
Marion Gerrick
Inks
Marion Gerrick
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

An article advising readers to not be so hard on themselves.

Appears on pages 16 (1p), 17 (1p), 66 (0.5p), and 67 (0.33p).

Good G-Room-ing (Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

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

Genre
non-fiction; domestic
Characters
June Lockhart

Indexer Notes

Photo feature of housekeeping tips starring actress June Lockhart.

Count Ski... (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 3.22 pages (report information)

Script
Mikki (credited)
Pencils
Marion Gerrick
Inks
Marion Gerrick
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pebbles buried her head in the pillow.
Genre
humor; teen

Indexer Notes

Appears on pages 20 (1p), 21 (1p), 61 (0.67p), and 62 (0.55p).

Christmas Confections (Table of Contents: 11)

text article / 2.67 pages (report information)

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

Genre
non-fiction; domestic

Indexer Notes

Recipes for holiday sweets.

Appears on pages 22 (1p), 23 (1p), and 55 (0.67p).

Face Facts... (Table of Contents: 12)

text article / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script
Karen Van Lissel (credited)
Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Beauty advice.

Appears on pages 24 (1p) and 36 (0.5p).

And I Was Frozen with Fright! (Table of Contents: 13)

text article / 1.25 pages (report information)

Script
John Oliven (credited as John Oliven, M.D.)
Pencils
Marion Gerrick
Inks
Marion Gerrick
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; medical

Indexer Notes

An article about fear.

Appears on pages 25 (1p) and 71 (0.25p).

Happy Days! (Table of Contents: 14)

text article / 1.58 pages (report information)

Script
Maxine Shore (credited)
Pencils
Marion Gerrick
Inks
Marion Gerrick
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

An article about happiness and appreciation.

Appears on pages 26 (1p) and 65 (0.58p).

Dear Betty Ann- (Table of Contents: 15)

Dear Betty Ann / text article / 1.5 pages (report information)

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

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Appears on pages 27 (1p) and 28 (0.5p).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Patsy Walker / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, there are only a few shopping weeks left until you-know-what – – – so – –
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Buzz Baxter; Nancy Brown; Patsy Walker; Hedy Wolfe; Mrs. Walker; Mr. Walker; Mickey Walker
Keywords
Christmas

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Tomorrow's World (Table of Contents: 19)

text article / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script
Rose Margaret Sauer (first place winner, age 13); Marilyn Ann Tinkey (second place winner, age 14)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

The first and second place winning essays in Miss America's "Tomorrow's World" writing contest. First place winner received $500; second place received $250.

Appears on pages 38 (1p) and 50 (0.5p).

[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
Don't be silly, Tommy.
Genre
adventure; teen
Characters
Betty Blair

Names Are Nice... (Table of Contents: 21)

text article / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script
Julie Easton (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

An article about nicknames.

Appears on pages 45 (1p) and 50 (0.5p). On page 50, the article's name is given as "What's in a Name?"

Stocking Up for Xmas... (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Broken Windshield (Table of Contents: 23)

text story / 2.33 pages (report information)

Script
Diane Staffelbach (credited)
Pencils
Marion Gerrick
Inks
Marion Gerrick
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
"There's the mail man, Bud. Bring the mail in the house, will you please?" Bud's mother called from the kitchen.
Genre
teen

Indexer Notes

This month's "Miss America" writing contest winner. Author was age 15.

Appears on pages 48 (1p), 49 (1p), and 63 (0.33p).

Teen Timing... (Table of Contents: 24)

text article / 3.08 pages (report information)

Script
Peggy Collins (credited)
Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

An article about the importance of punctuality.

Appears on pages 52 (1p), 53 (1p), 59 (0.33p), and 60 (0.75p).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

Jam Session / text article / 1.53 pages (report information)

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

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Appears on pages 54 (1p), 73 (0.2p), and 74 (0.33p).

A Lucky Coin-cidence (Table of Contents: 26)

text article / 1.16 pages (report information)

Script
Roddy McDowell (credited)
Pencils
Marion Gerrick; ? (photograph)
Inks
Marion Gerrick; ? (photograph)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Actor Roddy McDowell recounts the history of his strange old coin.

Appears on pages 56 (1p) and 68 (0.16p).

For Girls Only (Table of Contents: 27)

For Girls Only / text article / 1.71 pages (report information)

Script
Laraine Day (credited)
Pencils
Marion Gerrick
Inks
Marion Gerrick
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; teen

Indexer Notes

Appears on pages 58 (1p), 71 (0.16p), and 72 (0.55p).

Are You a Good Friend? (Table of Contents: 28)

PersonaliTeen Quiz / activity / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

PersonaliTeen's "Are You a Good Friend?" twenty question quiz. The quiz's title misspells "friend" as "friena."

Appears on page 59.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 29)

cartoon / 0.11 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
"Gosh, Geraldine, can't you let your homework go till tomorrow?"
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

A captioned one-panel cartoon. A boy looks frustrated as he swing dances with a girl who's reading an English textbook.

Appears on page 62 alongside the unrelated "Count Ski" text feature.

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

Miss America Speaks / letters page / 1.66 pages (report information)

Script
Jean Goodman
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Jill Freeman (New York, New York), Josephine Hall (Newark, New Jersey), Sandra Lefkowitz (Brooklyn, New York), Veronica Biansov (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Grace Adam (Coxsackie, New York), Betty Lautner (Toronto, Canada), Lorraine Fisher (Albany, New York), Judith Anderson (Ontario, Canada), Rebekah Pensak (Brooklyn, New York), Jo Ann Meininger (Detroit, Michigan), Anita De Viva (New Castle, Pennsylvania), Mildred Wilson (Richland Center, Wisconsin), Gaynell Snowden (New Orleans, Louisiana), and Janet Fittz (Orange, Massachusetts).

Pictures of: Agnes Kippenberger (Dorchester, Massachusetts), Jeanette Irwin (Newark, Ohio), Shirly O'Gara (Providence, Rhode Island), Barbara Bombe (Ragsdale, Indiana), Pat Warnke (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma), and Beverly Relvers (Vallejo, California).

Appears on pages 64 (1p), 67 (0.33p), and 68 (0.33p).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 31)

cartoon / 0.11 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
But my salesman told me mine was an original too!
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

A captioned one-panel cartoon. A boy and a girl are wearing the same shirt. The boy appears nonchalant while the girl appears angry.

Appears on page 65 alongside the unrelated "Happy Days" text feature.

Statement of Ownership, Management, Circulation, Etc. (Table of Contents: 32)

statement of ownership / 0.17 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Appears on page 68.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 33)

Miss America Pen Pals / letters page / 0.22 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

A list of names and addresses of "Miss America" readers who wish to become pen pals.

Appears on page 72.

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. Teeth Talk
  6. 5. Lame Duck for Dinner
  7. 6. Prize Packages
  8. 7. Holly-Day Spirit
  9. 8. Reach for That Eraser!
  10. 9. Good G-Room-ing
  11. 10. Count Ski...
  12. 11. Christmas Confections
  13. 12. Face Facts...
  14. 13. And I Was Frozen with Fright!
  15. 14. Happy Days!
  16. 15. Dear Betty Ann-
    Dear Betty Ann
  17. 16. ["Christmas comes TWELVE times a year..."]
  18. 17. ["Well, there are only a few shopping weeks left until you-know-what – – – so – –"]
    Patsy Walker
  19. 18. ["Make your X-Mas gifts for TEN CENTS!"]
  20. 19. Tomorrow's World
  21. 20. ["Don't be silly, Tommy."]
    Betty Blair
  22. 21. Names Are Nice...
  23. 22. Stocking Up for Xmas...
  24. 23. The Broken Windshield
  25. 24. Teen Timing...
  26. 25. [no title indexed]
    Jam Session
  27. 26. A Lucky Coin-cidence
  28. 27. For Girls Only
    For Girls Only
  29. 28. Are You a Good Friend?
    PersonaliTeen Quiz
  30. 29. [""Gosh, Geraldine, can't you let your homework go till tomorrow?""]
  31. 30. [no title indexed]
    Miss America Speaks
  32. 31. ["But my salesman told me mine was an original too!"]
  33. 32. Statement of Ownership, Management, Circulation, Etc.
  34. 33. [no title indexed]
    Miss America Pen Pals
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Mark Bowen
  • Rob Johnson
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Atlas Tales