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Issue: Miss America Magazine #5
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Publisher: FlagMarvel
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On Sale Date: 12/27/1944
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 33 (5 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1945, New Series, Vol. 40, No. 1, p73.
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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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Model is Betty Cornwell
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Miss America Contents

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Hello, Girls:

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Hello Girls
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Jean Goodman asks readers to write in about whether or not they like Miss America (the superhero) and wish for her to continue appearing in the magazine.
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My darling girls: Thanks for your wonderful, sweet confidence in me.
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Superior Duperior...

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Connie opened one resentful eye to glare at the cause of an early morning disturbance in her bedroom.
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Take the (Band) Stand, Professor...

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Kay Kyser (photos); Georgia Carroll (photos)
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A profile of bandleader and radio personality Kay Kyser.

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New Girl

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One or two of the group spoke to Janet Baird as she came up.
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Oh, Brother!

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An article about the perks of having an older brother.

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Time Out for Charm...

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Tips on how to increase one's charm.

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Mix 'Em and Match 'Em

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Clothing ad.
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What do you know, but I am simply mad about Van Johnson.
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Judy Garland (photo); Gloria De Haven (photo); Harry James (photo); Betty Grable (photo); Danny Kaye (photo); Phil Silvers (photo); Gene Kelly (photo); Esther Williams (photo)
Two of the sweetest and swellest Hollywood slick chicks…
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Crushes Are Nice, But--

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An article about having crushes.

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The Cherub

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V: The Cherub (I)
Great Caesar! You're the Cherub! I've seen your picture in the newspapers!
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Writer credit from textual analysis by Lou Mougin.
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"But how much can we get in a bobby-sock?"
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A captioned one-panel cartoon. A couple sitting on a couch snuggling look behind them in surprise to see a girl yawning loudly.

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Slick Chicks at a Get-Together

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Miss Smithers
I think I'll just send a poison pen letter to Miss Walters. I'll save money that way.
On Valentine's Day Mickey plays tricks on Patsy and Buzz.
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"Would you please take me down again? I think I left my stomach on the main floor!"
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Those Little Things...

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Tips for being a “modish modern miss.”

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"Well, I guess I heard enough for tonight."
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A captioned one-panel cartoon. Two girls in pajamas are standing facing each other in front of an unlit fireplace. Above the fireplace there are two stockings hanging and a clock that reads 10:00 PM.

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Unshrinking Violet...

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Violet Sunderland opened the door of the basement cafeteria of New York High School and looked about.
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"This is one train that will stop with a jerk!"
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Ducky Doo-Dads...

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"Say, where's the main deck, Skipper?"
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Dreams Don't Tell...

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Body and Soul
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An article about the harmlessness of bad dreams.

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Hook, Yarn – and BINGO!...

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Ad for Miss America brand yarn. Showcases a number of knitted & crocheted clothing items.
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Tricky Tests for Teens...

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Toppers for Teens...

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"They say he's good at making passes!"
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A captioned one-panel cartoon. Two women are seated in a football stadium looking at each other, while in the background is a football player posed to throw the football.

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No Fraternizing

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A one-panel cartoon. A woman walks with her eyes downcast. Walking just behind her is a man in a soldier's uniform who's adjusting his tie. Walking just behind him is another man in uniform, carrying a nightstick; a band around his arm indicates he's Military Police.

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Janet Bakes a Cake

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A cake recipe and photos of actress Janet Martin and her family at home in the kitchen. Miss America's Hollywood Representative, May Mann, also appears in one of the photos.
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"Br-r! I think I'll wait till it gets a little warmer!"
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A captioned one-panel cartoon. Two women are walking towards each other on a windy, rainy day. Behind them is a beauty salon with a sign in the window that reads “Special Today – Cold Wave – $5.95.”

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"Gee! It looks like they've changed the language since we left!"
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A captioned one-panel cartoon. Two men in military uniforms look on as a woman walks past them wearing a coat with various graffiti written on it.

Appears amidst the unrelated "Dear Betty Ann" text feature, seemingly to pad out the page's length.

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