Miss America Magazine #v3#4 [16]

(February 1946)

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

Hollywood's Younger Set / text article / 1.4 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 58 (0.4p).

Miss America Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 0.67 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

The Cold, Cold Facts... (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 1.44 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 advising readers to isolate themselves when sick.

Appears on pages 8 (1p) and 64 (0.44p).

Game of Hearts (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 3.34 pages (report information)

Script

Karen Van Lissel (credited)

Pencils

James Billmyer (credited) (painting)

Inks

James Billmyer (credited) (painting)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Margie Jackson sat ill-at-ease on a bench in the Fairmount High School gymnasium during the Saturday "Recreation Hour."

Genre

teen

Indexer Notes

Appears on pages 10 (1p), 11 (1p), 66 (0.67p), and 71 (0.67p).

New Year – New You (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Cold Comfort (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Going Formal (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 2.33 pages (report information)

Script

Nancy Lake (credited)

Pencils

Marion Gerrick (signed as Gerrick)

Inks

Marion Gerrick (signed as Gerrick)

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction; teen

Indexer Notes

Advice for girls looking forward to attending their first formal dance.

Appears on pages 16 (1p), 17 (1p), and 63 (0.33p).

Girl Meets Girl... (Table of Contents: 8)

text article / 2.33 pages (report information)

Script

Sandra Marks (credited)

Pencils

? (photograph)

Inks

? (photograph)

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction; teen

Indexer Notes

14-year-old reporter Sandra Marks' write-up of the afternoon she spent with 12-year-old actress Peggy Ann Garner.

Appears on pages 18 (1p), 19 (1p), and 57 (0.33p).

Give the Gang a Party... (Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 2.8 pages (report information)

Script

Ruth Baller (credited)

Pencils

Marion Gerrick ?

Inks

Marion Gerrick ?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction; domestic

Indexer Notes

Recipes and party tips.

Appears on pages 20 (1p), 21 (1p), 68 (0.6p), and 69 (0.2p).

Footlight Fun... (Table of Contents: 10)

text article / 2.75 pages (report information)

Script

Julie Easton (credited)

Pencils

Marion Gerrick (signed as Marion)

Inks

Marion Gerrick (signed as Marion)

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

An article espousing the joys of joining one's school drama club.

Appears on pages 22 (1p), 23 (1p), and 61 (0.75p).

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

Jam Session / text article / 1.95 pages (report information)

Script

Pat Parks (credited)

Pencils

?; ? (photograph)

Inks

?; ? (photograph)

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Appears on pages 24 (1p), 69 (0.45p), and 70 (0.5p).

Dear Betty Ann- (Table of Contents: 12)

Dear Betty Ann / text article / 1.8 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 46 (0.8p).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Ruth Atkinson ?

Inks

Ruth Atkinson ?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Have you noticed how utterly fat Patsy Walker is getting?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Buzz Baxter; Nancy Brown; Patsy Walker; Hedy Wolfe; Mickey Walker; Mr. Walker; Mrs. Walker;

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

You Whip Me to a Frill... (Table of Contents: 14)

text story / 3.23 pages (report information)

Script

Joan Newcomer (credited)

Pencils

Marion Gerrick

Inks

Marion Gerrick

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

If I'd known Jane Howard was going to be anything but a pure black widow, I'd never have done the things I did.

Genre

romance; teen

Indexer Notes

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

Appears on pages 36 (1p), 37 (1p), 47 (0.73p), and 48 (0.5p).

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

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

Script

?

Pencils

Ruth Atkinson ?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The office of the Middletown Clarion--

Genre

adventure

Characters

Betty Blair (final appearance)

Indexer Notes

The final appearance of Betty Blair.

Pencils credit from atlastales.com.

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

cartoon / 0.2 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Brad (signed)

Inks

Brad (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I hate food, but they say you just can't exist without it!

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

A captioned one-panel cartoon. A large girl walks with her petite friend through a school cafeteria with her lunch tray full with food.

Appears on page 46 alongside the unrelated "Dear Betty Ann" text feature.

Sweet Stuff (Table of Contents: 17)

text article / 0.26 page (report information)

Script

Laraine Day (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction; domestic

Indexer Notes

A short candy recipe “from Laraine Day's Cook Book.”

Appears on page 47 alongside "You Whip Me to a Frill."

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

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

For Girls Only (Table of Contents: 19)

For Girls Only / text article / 1.67 pages (report information)

Script

Laraine Day (credited)

Pencils

Marion Gerrick

Inks

Marion Gerrick

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction; teen

Indexer Notes

Appears on pages 51 (1p) and 62 (0.67p).

Rhumba on the Square (Table of Contents: 20)

text story / 3.42 pages (report information)

Script

Bunny Kerman (credited)

Pencils

Louise Altson (credited) (painting)

Inks

Louise Altson (credited) (painting)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Charlie was a very attractive girl.

Genre

romance; teen

Indexer Notes

Appears on pages 52 (1p), 53 (1p), 72 (0.75p), and 73 (0.67p).

Sister Act (Table of Contents: 21)

text article / 2.5 pages (report information)

Script

Gladys Steiner (credited)

Pencils

Marion Gerrick

Inks

Marion Gerrick

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction; teen

Indexer Notes

An article about making the most out of being a younger sister.

Appears on pages 54 (1p), 55 (1p), and 59 (0.5p).

Self-Conscious Sue (Table of Contents: 22)

text article / 1.75 pages (report information)

Script

Stuart Roberts (credited)

Pencils

Marion Gerrick

Inks

Marion Gerrick

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction; teen

Indexer Notes

Advice for “the kind of girl who makes mountains out of molehills.”

Appears on pages 56 (1p), 64 (0.25p), and 65 (0.5p).

Hello, Girls:- (Table of Contents: 23)

Hello Girls / text article / 0.25 page (report information)

Script

Jean Goodman (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Editor Goodman explains why they combined the December and January issues (it was due to a printers' strike) and promotes some of the upcoming new columns premiering in future issues.

Appears on page 57.

A Poem (Table of Contents: 24)

text article / 0.1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

He asked her out to cut a rug, / Never dating her before.

Indexer Notes

A four-line poem included as filler.

Appears on page 58 alongside the unrelated "Hollywood's Younger Set" feature.

Blouse Designing Contests (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Miss America Speaks / letters page / 1.8 pages (report information)

Script

Jean Goodman

Pencils

Marion Gerrick

Inks

Marion Gerrick

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Renee Katz (Brooklyn, New York), Jeanne Johnson (Slater, Missouri), Jill Freeman (New York, New York), Joyce Greller (Chicago, Illinois), Barbara Zimmerman (Eaton, Ohio), Sara MacKennon (Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada), Judy Schulenburg (Brooklyn, New York), Joyce Forsdike (Sidcup, Kent, England), Rita Beaudette (Manchester, New Hampshire), Phyllis Marcus (Brookyln, New York), Ruby Hawk (Lemitar, New Mexico), Rosemary Fisher (Grand Rapids, Michigan), Verna Fretz (Kaleden, British Columbia, Canada), Mary Leslie Anno (Fontaine, Ohio), Evalene Smith (Garland, North Carolina), and Clarice Norton (Bemus Point, New York).

Pictures of: Johnson, Forsdike, Marcus, Hawk, Smith, Norton, Beaudette, and Ilene Taylor (Murray, Kentucky).

Appears on pages 60 (1p), 67 (0.55p), and 68 (0.25p).

Ode to Languor (Table of Contents: 27)

text article / 0.17 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I don't skate and I don't ski, / No nimble basketballer, mi.

Indexer Notes

A five-couplet poem included as filler.

Appears on page 65 alongside the unrelated "Self-Conscious Sue" feature.

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

cartoon / 0.15 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Brad (signed)

Inks

Brad (signed)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I still don't consider a four and a half dollar sandwich a snack!

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

A captioned one-panel cartoon. In a movie theater an angry boy turns to the girl seated next to him to complain.

Appears on page 67 alongside the unrelated "Give the Gang a Party" text feature.

Are You a Double of Diana Lynn? (Table of Contents: 29) (Expand) /

Are You a Double? / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)