Joker Comics
#37
(May 1949)
Marvel,
1942 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1949-01-31
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Current Detective Stories Inc.
- Brand
-
Marvel Comic [round logo]
- Editing
- Stan Lee (editor); Jean Thompson (editorial consultant)
Issue Notes
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Vol. 3, Part 2, No. 1, Periodicals, 1949, p. 63, Copyright number: B179989.
[no title indexed]
Tessie the Typist / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- All the tickets are sold...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Tessie the Typist
- Reprints
-
in Joker Comics (Bell Features, 1948 series) #37 ([circa June 1949])
-
Millie Rolls Her Hoop!
Millie the Model / comic story / 7 pages
- Job Number
- 5158
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Millie Collins; Clicker; Chili Seven
- Synopsis
- Millie and Chili are contestants for a new TV show. Chili sabotages Millie's chances of answering a question correctly, which ends up backfiring on Chili.
Indexer Notes
Pencils credit from atlastales.com
A Letter to Our Readers and Their Parents!
text article / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy
- Synopsis
- An article that promotes the wholesome quality of Marvel's line of comics and denounces the possible censorship of comics.
Hedy Hits a High Note!
Hedy De Vine / comic story / 6 pages
- Job Number
- 4413
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Hedy; Sandra; Gregory Legrand; Gabby
- Synopsis
- Hedy goes on a promotional singing tour to promote her newest movie. Sandra swaps out records in an attempt to ruin Hedy's career.
Bad Business
text story / 2 pages
- Job Number
- SL-4150
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Joanie Blakely; Joanie Blakely's mother; Ed Blakely; Mr. Hanson; Mrs. Hanson; Perry Keenan; Tom Keenan
- Synopsis
- Joanie has a strict father, Ed, who owns a business that is failing. Perry, a young man that Joanie is interested in, comes up with a plan to increase Ed's business and lessen Ed's curtailing of Joanie's social activities.
Indexer Notes
The first page of this story is between pages 1 and 2 of the "Shop by mail" ads. The second page of the text story is continued between pages 2 and 3 of the "Shop by mail" ads.
Watch Your Step!
Tessie the Typist / comic story / 5 pages
- Job Number
- 4295
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Tessie; Skidsy; Tessie's dad
- Synopsis
- The stairway to the basement needs a step to be repaired, which Skidsy and Tessie's father attempt to fix.
Indexer Notes
Pencils credit from atlastales.com
Pretty as a Picture!
Millie the Model / comic story / 5 pages
- Job Number
- 5161
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Millie; Clicker
- Synopsis
- Millie has a bad dream in which Clicker gives her a painting.
Indexer Notes
Pencils credit from atlastales.com
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["All the tickets are sold..."]
Tessie the Typist -
1.
["Three N One"]
-
2.
Millie Rolls Her Hoop!
Millie the Model -
3.
A Letter to Our Readers and Their Parents!
-
4.
Hedy Hits a High Note!
Hedy De Vine -
5.
["Shop by mail"]
-
6.
Bad Business
-
7.
Watch Your Step!
Tessie the Typist -
8.
["How a simple discovery made Billy a very happy boy"]
-
9.
Pretty as a Picture!
Millie the Model -
10.
["I was ashamed of my face"]
-
11.
["All-around he-man"]
-
12.
["Learn radio"]
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13.
["Prizes for everyone!"]
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Henry Andrews
- Peter Croome
- Del Gruber
- Michael Hoskin
- Rob Johnson
- Banks S. Robinson
- Per Sandell
- Ramon Schenk
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