Famous Stars
#5
(Winter 1951)
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Ziff-Davis Publishing Company
- Brand
- A Ziff-Davis Comic
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
New Figure Mold Hide-a-Waist
S. J. Wegman Co., Inc. / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover. Ad for adjustable corset for $2.98 from S. J. Wegman, Inc., New York 3, N.Y.
Caruso Lives Again!
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Paul Parker [as Parker] (signed)
- Inks
- Paul Parker [as Parker] (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Mario Lanza; Serge Koussevitsky; Sam Wieler; Ida R. Koverman (cameo); Irving Berlin (cameo); Louis B. Mayer (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Biography of Mario Lanza.
- Keywords
- celebrity; movies; opera; radio broadcast; World War II
Elizabeth Taylor
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Elizabeth Taylor; Sara Sothern; Nigel Bruce; Roddy McDowell; Glenn Davis (cameo); Vic Damone (cameo); Tom Breen (cameo); William Pawley Jr. (cameo); Montgomery Clift (cameo); Arthur Loew (cameo); Nicky Hilton
- Synopsis
- Biography of Elizabeth Taylor, ending with her divorce from Nicky Hilton.
- Keywords
- celebrity; divorce; England; Hollywood; marriage; movie-making
Indexer Notes
Previous indexer suggested John Prentice, but Ryan Ten finds the faces too far off from Prentice's style.
The Winners
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Winning letters from the "Hollywood's Best Figure" contest. $25 First prize, Loretta Berrien (who says Betty Grable); $10 second prize, Frieda Hicks (who says Esther Williams); and $5 third prize, Robert Bourgeois (who says Jane Russell).
[no title indexed]
Chatter From Hollywood / text article / 2 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Shelley Winters; Donald O'Connor; Jimmy Stewart; Marie Wilson; Dorothy Lamour; Adolph Menjou; Glenn Ford; Dennis Day; Judy Garland; Clark Gable; Liz Taylor; Doris Day; Rita Hayworth; Frank Sinatra; Stewart Granger; Vic Damone; Jack Mahoney
- Synopsis
- Various Hollywood gossip.
Betty Grable Hollywood's Common Sense Blond
comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bernie Krigstein [as B. Krigstein] (signed)
- Inks
- Bernie Krigstein [as B. Krigstein] (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Betty Grable; Darryl Zanuck; Harry James
- Synopsis
- Biography of Betty Grable.
- Keywords
- Broadway; Hollywood; model; movie-making; pin-up
Indexer Notes
Winner of the best figure contest from issue #1.
Romantic Marriage No. 7 Now On Sale!
Ziff-Davis / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Promo for Romantic Marriage #7, "Now On Sale!"
Behind the Scenes
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- What goes on "behind the scenes" in the movies.
- Keywords
- movie-making
George Brent Fighting Irishman!
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- George Brent; Michael Collins; Captain O'Farrell; Clark Gable (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Biography of George Brent, focusing on his activities in the Irish Rebellion in 1920.
- Keywords
- 1920; celebrity; Dublin; Hollywood; Ireland; Irish Revolution
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Previous indexer suggested Carmine Infantino for pencils and Frank Giaocia? for inks.
Movie Merry-Go-Round
cartoon / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Keywords
- movies; sunglasses
Indexer Notes
The signature is hard to read. Three cartoons relating to movies.
[Various Ads for Chicago Trade Schools]
advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Ads for Commercial Trades Institute, Chicago 26, Ill.; Louie Miller School of Millinery, Chicago 1, Ill.; and Glenwood Career Schools, Chicago, Ill.
Esther Williams' Springboard to Millions!
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Esther Williams; Ben Gage
- Synopsis
- Biography of Esther Williams, focusing on her business transactions.
- Keywords
- California; celebrity; gas station; model; movie-making; Olympics; real estate; restaurant; swimming; Twenty-Nine Palms
[New Shampoo Curls and Waves Hair]
Marlene's Hair Waving Cream Shampoo / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Illustrated ad for Marlene's Hair Waving Cream Shampoo; Chicago, Ill. One jar for $1.00 plus tax and C.O.D. fee.
Gorgeous Dresses for You Without Paying 1¢
Harford Frocks / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Illustrated ad with mail-in coupon for in-home presentations showing Harford Frocks dresses. Harford Frocks, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Lose Up to 40 Pounds! Reduce to Music
Ronnie Sales, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover. Ad for Betty Dean exercise records and booklet for $4.98 postpaid. Ronnie Sales, Inc., New York 13, N.Y.
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[no title indexed]
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New Figure Mold Hide-a-Waist
S. J. Wegman Co., Inc. -
2.
Caruso Lives Again!
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3.
Elizabeth Taylor
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4.
The Winners
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5.
[no title indexed]
Chatter From Hollywood -
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Betty Grable Hollywood's Common Sense Blond
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7.
Romantic Marriage No. 7 Now On Sale!
Ziff-Davis -
8.
Behind the Scenes
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9.
George Brent Fighting Irishman!
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10.
Movie Merry-Go-Round
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11.
[Various Ads for Chicago Trade Schools]
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12.
Esther Williams' Springboard to Millions!
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13.
[New Shampoo Curls and Waves Hair]
Marlene's Hair Waving Cream Shampoo -
14.
Gorgeous Dresses for You Without Paying 1¢
Harford Frocks -
15.
Lose Up to 40 Pounds! Reduce to Music
Ronnie Sales, Inc. -
16.
Sensational Offer Only 29¢ Each
Hollywood Film Studios
- Katie
- Tillmann Courth
- Merlin Haas
- Michael Hoskin
- Ramon Schenk
- Richard Smith
- Ryan Ten
- Jim Van Dore
- Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
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