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Issue: Miss America Magazine #1 [13]
Publication Date: October 1945
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Issues: #1 [13] of 82 Issues
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Publisher: FlagMarvel
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Indicia Publisher: Miss America Publishing Corporation
On Sale Date: 09/07/1945
Volume: 3
Pages: 76
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 32 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose 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: B692833.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: magazine size
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Genres: teen
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Pages: 1
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Genres: non-fiction, teen
Character(s): Ann Blyth (photo); May Mann (photo); Dick Haymes (photo); Diana Lynn (photo); Jane Withers (photo)
First Line: Hollywood's young people are like you!
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Pages: 1.5
Disclose Notes: Appears on pages 4 (1p) and 48 (0.5p).
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Miss America Contents

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Genres: non-fiction
First Line: I'm still chuckling…
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Pages: 0.33
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Feature(s): Approved by Miss America
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Ad for various clothes and accessories.
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Sleep-Wonderful Sheep...

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Genres: non-fiction, science and technology
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Pages: 1.66
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Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Benny Goodman (photo); Andrews Sisters (photo); Josh White (photo); Jimmy Savo (photo); Dave Barbour (photo); Peggy Lee (photo)
First Line: That licorice stick (Good) man, Benny, swings out…
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Pages: 1.88
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Stephanie's Ace of Hearts...

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Genres: romantic, teen
First Line: "Hey, Stephanie, for Pete's sake, why are you always on the run? Can't you stop to say hello to a guy?"
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Pages: 3.17
Disclose Notes: Appears on pages 14 (1p), 15 (1p), 69 (0.5p), and 70 (0.67p).
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My Date with Van Johnson

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Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Van Johnson (photos); Esther Williams (photo)
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Disclose Notes: Actress Esther Williams recounts her date with actor Van Johnson.

Has caricatures of the pair as well as photos.

Appears on pages 16 (1p), 17 (1p), 66 (0.67p), and 67 (0.33p).
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Brush-Up Notes

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Disclose Notes: Hair care tips.

Appears on pages 18 (1p) and 49 (0.25p).
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Are You a Hater?

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Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Kate Smith (photo)
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Disclose Notes: An article about tolerance by singer Kate Smith.

Appears on pages 20 (1p), 21 (1p), and 35 (0.5p).
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Hallowe'en Hauntin' Party

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Genres: non-fiction
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Disclose Notes: Tips for hosting a Halloween party.

Appears on pages 22 (1p), 23 (1p), 63 (0.5p), and 64 (0.5p).
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For a Winning Score

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Disclose Notes: Ad for clothes "that express the high spirits of America's own fall sport, football."
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First Line: We have a very nice letter from Joyce Morgan…
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Disclose Notes: Letters from: Joyce Morgan (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada), Helen Rotvold (Great Falls, Montana), Mary Ellen Osborn (Houston, Texas), Barbara Rogers (Trenton, New Jersey), Carol LeVarn (Richmond, Vermont), Harriet Tuttle (Marlow, Georgia), Arlene Miller (Brooklyn, New York), Hazel Lusk (Sand Springs, Oklahoma), Eleanor Marcus (Brooklyn, New York), Lisa Bigelow (New York, New York), Marianne Lochridge (Oakland, California), Nancy Brooks (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), Shirley Cohen (The Bronx, New York), Toni Ann Inman (Peekskill, New York), and Nancy McCaleb (Festus, Missouri).

Pictures of: Rotvold, Osborn, Lochridge (misspelled ‘Lachridge’), Marcus, Beatrice McGarry (Brooklyn, New York), and Audrey Mercer (Utica, New York).

Appears on pages 26 (1p) and 65 (0.5p).
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Genres: non-fiction
First Line: Sometimes I think life is just a conspiracy of confusion…
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Mr. Lavelle
First Line: For comfort or style, it's "Zoots" ski suits 6 to 1
Synopsis: When Hedy finds herself a local celebrity among Centerville's boys after being the model for a successful ad campaign, the other girls of Centerville conspire to squelch her newfound popularity in order to win their boyfriends back.
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: During the course of the story, Patsy and Nancy become the cover models for an issue of "Miss America" magazine.
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"All Together Now!"

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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Subscription offer.

Appears on page 35.
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Ramon's Guitar

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Genres: teen
First Line: As Doris and Katherine neared the house, Doris saw her brother and Ramon cutting across the corner of the front yard toward the porch.
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Pages: 3.23
Disclose Notes: Winner of the monthly "Miss America" writing contest. Author was age 13 and from Groton, Massachusetts.

Appears on pages 36 (1p), 37 (1p), 37 (0.9p), and 46 (0.33p).
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For Girls Only

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Genres: non-fiction, teen
First Line: You told Aunt Nina about those problems
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Disclose Notes: Appears on pages 39 (1p) and 46 (0.56p).
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Genres: romantic, teen
Character(s): Betty Blair
First Line: What am I bid?
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Disclose Notes: Pencils credit from atlastales.com.
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Genres: humorous
First Line: My weekly inventory shows I borrowed one sweater more than I lent out!
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Pages: 0.11
Disclose Notes: A captioned one-panel cartoon. A girl stands at her closet taking tops off of hangers to show to her friend.

Appears on page 46 alongside the unrelated "For Girls Only" text feature.
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Pattern Pretties

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Disclose Notes: Ad for "Miss America" brand cloth patterns.
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Genres: humorous
First Line: Hold the wire a minute, Betty—our boiler just blew up!
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Disclose Notes: A captioned one-panel cartoon. A girl speaking on the phone is shown being blown sky-high out of the exploding roof of her house.

Appears on page 48 alongside the unrelated "Hollywood's Younger Set" text feature.
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Are You a Good Daughter?

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Feature(s): PersonaliTeen Quiz
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Disclose Notes: PersonaliTeen's twenty-question “Are You a Good Daughter?” quiz.

Appears on page 49.
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Genres: humorous
First Line: You look so young Papa, no one would know you were the father of a fifteen-year old girl, going on sixteen and who can own a lovely pin-striped suit for only $18.75...
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Disclose Notes: A captioned one-panel cartoon. A girl hugs her seated father's head from behind as he's reading a newspaper.

Appears on page 50 alongside the unrelated "Dear Betty Ann" text feature.
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Mickey's Inspiration

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Genres: romantic, teen
First Line: Mickey's gray eyes gazed widely upon the silver-framed photograph.
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Pages: 3.56
Disclose Notes: Appears on pages 52 (1p), 53 (1p), 71 (0.67p), and 72 (0.89p).
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Styled for the Stadium

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Ad for "warm and wearable" clothes that will "put you in just the right mood to cheer the team on to victory."
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It's a Dog's Life!

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ? (painting)
Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: non-fiction
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Pages: 2.5
Disclose Notes: An article about dog ownership.

Appears on pages 56 (1p), 57 (1p), and 68 (0.5p).

Page 56 has a small Marion Gerrick illustration. Pages 56 and 57 together have an uncredited painted illustration.
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Long Story

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: non-fiction
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Pages: 1.57
Disclose Notes: Fashion tips for tall girls.

Appears on pages 58 (1p) and 60 (0.57p).
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Short Story

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Genres: non-fiction
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Pages: 1.57
Disclose Notes: Fashion tips for short girls.

Appears on pages 58 (1p) and 60 (0.57p).
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Chatterbox
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Pages: 1.5
Disclose Notes: Appears on pages 62 (1p) and 67 (0.5p).
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
First Line: Goodness, Matilda, is that the best your rabbit's foot could do?
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Pages: 0.11
Disclose Notes: A captioned one-panel cartoon. A woman is speaking to her maid and pointing at a nerdy-looking man in the next room.

Appears on page 72 alongside the unrelated "Mickey's Inspiration" text feature.

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