Miss America Magazine #v1#2

(November 1944)

Miss America Contents (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Dear Girls: (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Jean Goodman (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Jean Goodman's column introducing the magazine format.

Appears alongside the Table of Contents on the inside front cover.

The Mystery of the Shocker! (Table of Contents: 3)

Miss America / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Pauline Loth

Inks

Pauline Loth

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Madeline Joyce; The Shocker (villain, introduction, death)

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

Madeline Joyce witnesses a bank robbery by a bizarre man with electrical powers and gives chase as Miss America.

Indexer Notes

Begins on page 3 (first interior page).

Art credits from atlastales.com attributed to Dr. Michael Vassallo. Pencils previously credited here to Ken Bald, who drew other Miss America stories.

Script credit from textual analysis by Lou Mougin.

Miss America's Own Fashions (Table of Contents: 4)

Miss America / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Pauline Loth

Inks

Pauline Loth

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Pattern your wardrobe after Miss America fashions...

Genre

fashion; superhero

Characters

Madeline Joyce

Keywords

paper dolls

Indexer Notes

Paper doll of Madeline Joyce with fashion outfits to cut out.

Title comes from the Table of Contents.

Don't Be a Pin-up Girl... (Table of Contents: 5)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Helene Wanderman (credited)

Pencils

Marion Gerrick

Inks

Marion Gerrick

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

teen

$1,000 Miss America Prize Contest Announcement (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Hear the Bluebells Ring... (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Maxine Shore (credited)

Pencils

Louise Altson (credited) (painting); ?

Inks

Louise Altson (credited) (painting); ?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

teen

Characters

Meg Warner; Dierdre Sheriton; Jock Warner; Mary Warner

Indexer Notes

Story appears on pages 20, 21, 62 (half page), 63 and 64 (half page). Altson is credited with the two illustrations (though her name is misspelled "Alston"). Two small color illustrations on pages 62 and 63 are most likely by another artist.

Are You Having Date Problems? (Table of Contents: 8)

text article / 3 pages (report information)

Script

May Mann (credited) (as told to); Jane Withers (credited)

Pencils

?; ? (photograph)

Inks

?; ? (photograph)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

romance; teen

Characters

Jane Withers (photo); Jimmy Lydon (photo)

Indexer Notes

Story appears on pages 22, 23 and 51. Small color illustration on page 51.

Janie's Awakening... (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 3.63 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Martin Webber (credited)

Pencils

James Billmyer (credited) (painting)

Inks

James Billmyer (credited) (painting)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

"You will come, too!" Janie planted her fists on the gathers of her candy-striped dirndl, flung back her fair hair, and stamped her saddle shoe so hard her knee jerked.

Genre

romance; teen

Characters

Janie; Delia; David; Rusty

Indexer Notes

Story appears on pages 24, 25, 48 and 49.

A Wallflower Blooms... (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 3.17 pages (report information)

Script

Dorothy Day (credited)

Pencils

? (photograph)

Inks

? (photograph)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Maybe you have had those moments of fierce anxiety when it seems nobody is going to ask you for a dance.

Genre

romance; teen

Indexer Notes

Story appears on pages 26 (1p), 27 (1p), 49 (0.17p), and 50 (1p).

An Almost Girl... (Table of Contents: 11)

text article / 2.65 pages (report information)

Script

Tess Lawrence (credited)

Pencils

? (photograph)

Inks

? (photograph)

Letters

typeset

Genre

biography

Characters

Margaret Preston [Maggie Preston] (photo of Jeanne Crain)

Indexer Notes

Story appears on pages 28, 29, 45 and 46. Photos from the movie "In the Meantime, Darling."

Are You Lonesome? (Table of Contents: 12)

Body and Soul / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

John Oliven (credited as John F. Oliven, M. D.)

Pencils

?; ? (photograph)

Inks

?; ? (photograph)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

advocacy; teen

Characters

Cora

Indexer Notes

Article appears on page 30 with a photo and continues on pages 61 and 62 with a small color illustration.

Big Sister (Table of Contents: 13)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Sergeant Margaret Jane Taggs (credited)

Pencils

? (painting)

Inks

? (painting)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Come in, Pat. Certainly we're going to have that long talk we promised each other—beginning this very minute.

Genre

military; teen

Characters

Pat

Indexer Notes

Story appears on pages 31, 46 and 48.

For Girls Only! (Table of Contents: 14)

For Girls Only / text article / 2.25 pages (report information)

Script

Nina Wilcox Putnam (credited); ? (editor's note)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction; teen

Indexer Notes

Article appears on pages 32 and 33 with a photo of Nina Wilcox Putnam and continues on page 66 with a small color illustration. Page 32 also contains a lengthy editor's note giving Nina's biography.

Dear Betty Ann:- (Table of Contents: 15)

Dear Betty Ann / text story / 3.1 pages (report information)

Script

Victoria Allen Dunford (credited)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

teen

Synopsis

Vickie writes a letter to her friend Betty Ann with tales of Hollywood celebrities.

Indexer Notes

Story appears on pages 34 and 35 with a border consisting of movie star caricatures and continues on pages 64 and 65 with a small color illustration.

Your Voice and You (Table of Contents: 16)

text article / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script

Susan Larkin (credited)

Pencils

? (photograph)

Inks

? (photograph)

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Story appears on pages 36 and 60 (half page).

Tricky Tests for Teens... (Table of Contents: 17)

Tricky Tests for Teens / activity / 1.25 pages (report information)

Script

Martin Panzer (credited)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Story appears on page 37 with an illustration and concludes on page 45.

Tops for Teens... (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Happy Sitting (Table of Contents: 19)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Lorna Ellis (credited)

Pencils

Mary Gibson

Inks

Mary Gibson

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; teen

Indexer Notes

Babysitting tips.

Six cartoon illustrations by Mary Gibson on pages 40 and 41.

Charm Rou-Teens... (Table of Contents: 20)

text article / 1.4 pages (report information)

Script

Mary M. Aherne (credited)

Pencils

? (photograph)

Inks

? (photograph)

Letters

typeset

Genre

fashion

Synopsis

Grooming and make up tips.

Indexer Notes

Article appears on pages 42 and 65.

Beauty Isn't Everything (Table of Contents: 21)

text article / 1.8 pages (report information)

Script

Vera Lawson (credited)

Pencils

?; ? (photograph)

Inks

?; ? (photograph)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

fashion; teen

Characters

Helen

Indexer Notes

Article appears on page 43 with photos and continues on pages 60 and 61 with a small color illustration.

It's Fun to Act (Table of Contents: 22)

text article / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script

Karen Van Lissel (credited)

Pencils

Elmer Tomasch (credited) (painting)

Inks

Elmer Tomasch (credited) (painting)

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Article appears on pages 44 and 45.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

Hollywood's Younger Set / text article / 1.75 pages (report information)

Script

Trudy Smith (credited)

Pencils

?; ? (photograph)

Inks

?; ? (photograph)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction; teen

Characters

Gloria de Haven; Diana Lynn; Shirley Temple; Ann Blyth; Guy Madison

Indexer Notes

Feature on teenage movie stars with photos of Gloria de Haven, Diana Lynn and Shirley Temple. Article appears on page 47 with photos and continues on page 66 with a small color illustration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

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

Script

Stuart Little (sourced)

Pencils

Ruth Atkinson (sourced)

Inks

Ruth Atkinson (sourced)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Meet adorable Patsy Walker... she's not the figment of an author's imagination. Patsy is real, a typical teen-ager; she's wholesome, mischievous, she's – why, Patsy and her family might be your next-door neighbor...

Genre

drama; humor; romance; teen

Characters

Buzz Baxter (introduction); Mary Walker (introduction); Mickey Walker (introduction); Patsy Walker (introduction); Stanley Walker (introduction); Hedy Wolfe (introduction, see notes)

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

Patsy discovers that Hedy is taking her radio idol Swoon Strong to the prom as her date.

Keywords

soap opera

Indexer Notes

Starts on page 52.

Hedy's last name is spelled "Wolf" in this issue but is "Wolfe" by next issue.

Art credits from atlastales.com, attributed to Dr. Michael J. Vassallo.

Script credit was originally determined by textual analysis from Lou Mougin to be Otto Binder. Captain Little's wife, Bessie Little, editor of Miss America Magazine, stated in an interview with Joe Lovece that her husband was the original creator. (posted March 15, 2015 at http://timely-atlas-comics.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-1st-stag-and-original-… in the comments section; retrieved July 21, 2016).

Patsy Walker Dream Fashions (Table of Contents: 25)

Patsy Walker / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Pauline Loth

Inks

Pauline Loth

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

fashion

Characters

Patsy Walker

Keywords

paper dolls

Indexer Notes

Paper doll of Patsy Walker with fashion outfits to cut out.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)