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Issue: Miss America Magazine #2 [14]
Publication Date: November 1945
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Issues: #2 [14] of 82 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagMarvel
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Indicia Publisher: Miss America Publishing Corporation
On Sale Date: 10/07/1945
Volume: 3
Pages: 76
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 29 (6 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: B696338.
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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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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Peggy Ann Garner (photo)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Photo subject is actress Peggy Ann Garner, who was then starring in 20th Century Fox's film "Home, Sweet Homicide."
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Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, teen
Character(s): Glenn Vernon (photo); Joan Newton; May Mann (photo); Ronald Reagan (photo); Elizabeth Taylor (photo); Sara Sothern (photo)
First Line: At previews and parties…
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Pages: 1.88
Disclose Notes: Features a photo of writer May Mann with actor Ronald Reagan.

Appears on pages 4 (1p) and 47 (0.88p).
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Miss America Contents

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.67
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Genres: non-fiction
First Line: Last month I was about to plunge…
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Pages: 0.33
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
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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Invitation to a Dance...

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First Line: Jill Raleigh pushed through the excited chattering group of girls around the noteboard.
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Pages: 3.8
Disclose Notes: Appears on pages 10 (1p), 11 (1p), 69 (0.67p), 70 (0.67p), 71 (0.33p), and 72 (0.13p).
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Capitol Choices

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Disclose Notes: Clothing ad.
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With Fur-Vent Thanks...

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Disclose Notes: Ad for fur coats.
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The Fat Girl and Her Worries

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Genres: non-fiction
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Pages: 1.67
Disclose Notes: Weight loss tips.

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It Was a Wonderful Party

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Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: non-fiction
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Disclose Notes: A photo feature of party activities.
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Bluebelle?

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Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Body and Soul
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Pages: 1.5
Disclose Notes: An article about depression.

Appears on pages 18 (1p) and 48 (0.5p).
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, teen
First Line: Laraine Day, star of RKO's "Those Endearing Young Charms"…
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Pages: 2.67
Disclose Notes: Appears on pages 19 (1p), 65 (0.67p), 66 (0.33p), and 67 (0.67p).
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Handling the Forward Pass...

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: non-fiction
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Pages: 2.12
Disclose Notes: Tips for turning down a handsy boy's amorous advances.

Appears on pages 20 (1p), 21 (1p), and 40 (0.12p).
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Why Not Rhumba?

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Xavier Cugat (photo)
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Pages: 2.38
Disclose Notes: An article about dancing the rhumba by a Spanish bandleader.

Appears on pages 22 (1p), 23 (1p), and 40 (0.38p).
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Three Cheers for Eileen

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: teen
First Line: It was a sunny morning and the girls in the fourth term of Cumberland High were a little restless.
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Pages: 3.25
Disclose Notes: Appears on pages 24 (1p), 25 (1p), 58 (0.33p), 59 (0.67p), and 60 (0.25p).
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Genres: non-fiction
First Line: Dear Betty Ann: I've just been stood up…
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Appears on pages 27 (1p) and 28 (1p).
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Miss Wilkins
First Line: One early fall day –
Synopsis: On a school field trip Hedy causes Patsy and Nancy to get lost in the woods so she can spend time with Buzz.
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Pages: 7
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The Chance of a Lifetime...

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: Last Tuesday morning I fell out of bed when my mother called me.
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Pages: 3.5
Disclose Notes: This month's "Miss America" writing contest winner, written by a 14-year-old from Dedham, Massachusetts.

Appears on pages 36 (1p), 37 (1p), 72 (0.56p), 73 (0.33p), and 74 (0.61p).
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Something to Be Thankful For...

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Subscription offer.

Appears on page 40.
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: adventure, romantic, teen
Character(s): Betty Blair
First Line: All - or - ♪ nothing - - at - all - ! ♪
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Pages: 6
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Yule Tidings!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Feature(s): Here's How for a Merry Christmas
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Pages: 0.14
Disclose Notes: Ad for Miss America's "Here's How for a Merry Christmas" booklet.

Appears on page 47.
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Are You Socially Adequate?

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): PersonaliTeen Quiz
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Disclose Notes: PersonaliTeen's "Are You Socially Adequate?" twenty question quiz. Has a marginal illustration.

Appears on page 48.
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Streamline Seamlines

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for "Miss America" brand cloth patterns.
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Football Fancies...

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: sports, teen
First Line: Jane looked lower than a bargain basement, sitting across the table from Sandra.
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Pages: 2.36
Disclose Notes: Appears on pages 52 (1p), 53 (1p), 60 (0.25p), and 61 (0.11p).
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Inker(s): ?; ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Harry James (photo); Monica Lewis (photo)
First Line: Some like it sweet…
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Appears on pages 54 (1p), 67 (0.33p), and 68 (0.67p).

Page 54 contains photos and an illustration.
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Welcome, again, to your surprise department, girls -
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Pages: 1.83
Disclose Notes: Letters from: Marlene Robinson (Catonsville, Maryland), Betsy Cool (Boston, Massachusetts), Marilyn Timm (Hastings, Nebraska), Lee Licora (Bristol, New Hampshire), Valeta Spencer (Red Oak, Texas), Rita Goldstein (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Lois Battram (Castor, Alberta, Canada), Anne Barlow (Exeter, New Hampshire), Beverly Bruska (Winona, Minnesota), Donna Kitchen (Ontario, Canada), Janet Howe (Glencoe, Minnesota), Mary Louise Wick (Morganstown, West Virginia), Mary Ellen Engstler (Caledonia, Minnesota), Marlene Perkins (Eaglepoint, Oregon), Anita Quintiliani (Quincy, Massachusetts), Mary Judge (Spring Lake, New Jersey), Connie Matlavage (Shenandoah, Pennsylvania), Ardelle Franks (Earle, Arkansas), and Marilyn Ninnis (Detroit, Michigan).

Pictures of: Quintiliani, Ninnis, Matlavage, Ernette Haring (North Miami, Florida), Joyce Miller (Newport News, Virginia), Mary Smith (Baltimore, Maryland), and Ronna Cohen (Reno, Nevada).

Appears on pages 56 (1p), 57 (0.5p), and 58 (0.33p).
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Miss America Pen Pals
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Pages: 0.22
Disclose Notes: A list of names and addresses of "Miss America" readers who wish to become pen pals.

Appears on page 61.
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Peggy Fields (photo); Bill Terry (photo); Eileen Barton (photo)
First Line: What's on the uptake, Cupcake?
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Pages: 1.75
Disclose Notes: Appears on pages 62 (1p) and 63 (0.75p).
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Right off the Range

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Roy Rogers (photo)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for western shirts.

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