Volume: 1
Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 68
On-sale Date: 1944-09-25
Editing: Bessie H. Little (credited) (editor); Melvin D. Blum (credited) (art director); Annette Blackman (credited) (junior advisory editor); Pauline Loth (credited as Pauline O'Sullivan) (fashion editor); May Mann (credited) (Hollywood representative); Jean Goodman (credited) (supervising editor); Martin Goodman (credited) (publisher)
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[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents)

Miss America / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Hal Reiff (credited) (photograph)
Inks:
Hal Reiff (credited) (photograph)
Colors:
Hal Reiff (credited) (photograph)
Letters:
typeset
    Genre:superhero
Characters:

Indexer Notes

Model portraying Miss America is Dolores Conlon, age 15. Hair style by Michel of Helena Rubenstein.

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

MISS AMERICA MAGAZINE is published monthly by MISS AMERICA PUBLISHING CORPORATION at 4600 Diversey Avenue, Chicago, Ill. Price 10c per copy, $1.00 per year. Vol. 1, No. 2, November 1944 issue. Copyright 1944 by Miss America Publishing Corporation, 350 Fifth Avenue, New York 1, N. Y. The publisher accepts no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, and all manuscripts should be accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Application for second-class entry pending. Chicago Advertising office: William R. Stewart, 9 South Clinton Street, Chicago 6, Illinois; New York Advertising office: Allen F. Quigley, 350 Fifth Avenue, New York 1, N. Y. Printed in the U. S. A.

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1944, New Series, Vol. 39, No. 4, p423.

21 pages of comic content in this issue. The outer 8 wraps, which contain the comics, are printed in color (14 pages of Miss America in the front, 7 pages of Patsy Walker near the back, with the other pages of text on those wraps featuring small color illustrations unlike the black and white / grayscale printing throughout the rest of the magazine.

Miss America Contents
(Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 0.67 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Dear Girls:
(Table of Contents: 2)

Hello Girls / text article / 0.33 page

Script:
Jean Goodman (credited)
Letters:
typeset
    Genre:non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Jean Goodman's column introducing the magazine format.

Appears alongside the Table of Contents on the inside front cover.

The Mystery of the Shocker!
(Table of Contents: 3)

Miss America / comic story / 14 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
    Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Shocker (villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis:
Madeline Joyce witnesses a bank robbery by a bizarre man with electrical powers and gives chase as Miss America.

Indexer Notes

Begins on page 3 (first interior page).

Art credits from atlastales.com attributed to Dr. Michael Vassallo. Pencils previously credited here to Ken Bald, who drew other Miss America stories.

Script credit from textual analysis by Lou Mougin.

Miss America's Own Fashions
(Table of Contents: 4)

Miss America / activity / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
    Genre:fashion; superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Pattern your wardrobe after Miss America fashions...
  • Keywords:paper dolls
Characters:

Indexer Notes

Paper doll of Madeline Joyce with fashion outfits to cut out.

Title comes from the Table of Contents.

Don't Be a Pin-up Girl...
(Table of Contents: 5)

text article / 1 page

Script:
Helene Wanderman (credited)
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
    Genre:teen

$1,000 Miss America Prize Contest Announcement
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Hear the Bluebells Ring...
(Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 4 pages

Script:
Maxine Shore (credited)
Pencils:
Louise Altson (credited) (painting)
?
Inks:
Louise Altson (credited) (painting)
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
    Genre:teen
Characters:
Meg Warner; Dierdre Sheriton; Jock Warner; Mary Warner

Indexer Notes

Story appears on pages 20, 21, 62 (half page), 63 and 64 (half page). Altson is credited with the two illustrations (though her name is misspelled "Alston"). Two small color illustrations on pages 62 and 63 are most likely by another artist.

Are You Having Date Problems?
(Table of Contents: 8)

text article / 3 pages

Script:
May Mann (credited) (as told to)
Jane Withers (credited)
Pencils:
?
? (photograph)
Inks:
?
? (photograph)
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
    Genre:romance; teen
Characters:
Jane Withers (photo); Jimmy Lydon (photo)

Indexer Notes

Story appears on pages 22, 23 and 51. Small color illustration on page 51.

Janie's Awakening...
(Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 3.63 pages

Script:
Pencils:
James Billmyer (credited) (painting)
Inks:
James Billmyer (credited) (painting)
Letters:
typeset
    Genre:romance; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:"You will come, too!" Janie planted her fists on the gathers of her candy-striped dirndl, flung back her fair hair, and stamped her saddle shoe so hard her knee jerked.
Characters:
Janie; Delia; David; Rusty

Indexer Notes

Story appears on pages 24, 25, 48 and 49.

A Wallflower Blooms...
(Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 3.17 pages

Script:
Dorothy Day (credited)
Pencils:
? (photograph)
Inks:
? (photograph)
Letters:
typeset
    Genre:romance; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Maybe you have had those moments of fierce anxiety when it seems nobody is going to ask you for a dance.

Indexer Notes

Story appears on pages 26 (1p), 27 (1p), 49 (0.17p), and 50 (1p).

An Almost Girl...
(Table of Contents: 11)

text article / 2.65 pages

Script:
Tess Lawrence (credited)
Pencils:
? (photograph)
Inks:
? (photograph)
Letters:
typeset
    Genre:biography
Characters:
Margaret Preston [Maggie Preston] (photo of Jeanne Crain)

Indexer Notes

Story appears on pages 28, 29, 45 and 46. Photos from the movie "In the Meantime, Darling."

Are You Lonesome?
(Table of Contents: 12)

Body and Soul / text article / 2 pages

Script:
John Oliven (credited as John F. Oliven, M. D.)
Pencils:
?
? (photograph)
Inks:
?
? (photograph)
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
    Genre:advocacy; teen
Characters:
Cora

Indexer Notes

Article appears on page 30 with a photo and continues on pages 61 and 62 with a small color illustration.

Big Sister
(Table of Contents: 13)

text story / 2 pages

Script:
Pencils:
? (painting)
Inks:
? (painting)
Letters:
typeset
    Genre:military; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Come in, Pat. Certainly we're going to have that long talk we promised each other—beginning this very minute.
Characters:
Pat

Indexer Notes

Story appears on pages 31, 46 and 48.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 14)

For Girls Only / text article / 2.25 pages

Script:
? (editor's note)
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
    Genre:non-fiction; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hello, girls! Here is a new friend for you…
Characters:
Nina Wilcox Putnam

Indexer Notes

Article appears on pages 32 and 33 with a photo of Nina Wilcox Putnam and continues on page 66 with a small color illustration. Page 32 also contains a lengthy editor's note giving Nina's biography.

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

Dear Betty Ann / text story / 3.1 pages

Script:
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
    Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Since you went away…
Characters:
Vickie; Betty Ann
Synopsis:
Vickie writes a letter to her friend Betty Ann with tales of Hollywood celebrities.

Indexer Notes

Story appears on pages 34 and 35 with a border consisting of movie star caricatures and continues on pages 64 and 65 with a small color illustration.

Your Voice and You
(Table of Contents: 16)

text article / 1.5 pages

Script:
Susan Larkin (credited)
Pencils:
? (photograph)
Inks:
? (photograph)
Letters:
typeset
    Genre:non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Story appears on pages 36 and 60 (half page).

Tricky Tests for Teens...
(Table of Contents: 17)

Tricky Tests for Teens / activity / 1.25 pages

Script:
Martin Panzer (credited)
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Letters:
typeset
    Genre:non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Story appears on page 37 with an illustration and concludes on page 45.

Tops for Teens...
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 18)

advertisement / 2 pages

Happy Sitting
(Table of Contents: 19)

text article / 2 pages

Script:
Lorna Ellis (credited)
Pencils:
Inks:
Letters:
typeset
    Genre:humor; teen

Indexer Notes

Babysitting tips.

Six cartoon illustrations by Mary Gibson on pages 40 and 41.

Charm Rou-Teens...
(Table of Contents: 20)

text article / 1.4 pages

Script:
Mary M. Aherne (credited)
Pencils:
? (photograph)
Inks:
? (photograph)
Letters:
typeset
    Genre:fashion
Synopsis:
Grooming and make up tips.

Indexer Notes

Article appears on pages 42 and 65.

Beauty Isn't Everything
(Table of Contents: 21)

text article / 1.8 pages

Script:
Vera Lawson (credited)
Pencils:
?
? (photograph)
Inks:
?
? (photograph)
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
    Genre:fashion; teen
Characters:
Helen

Indexer Notes

Article appears on page 43 with photos and continues on pages 60 and 61 with a small color illustration.

It's Fun to Act
(Table of Contents: 22)

text article / 1.5 pages

Script:
Karen Van Lissel (credited)
Pencils:
Elmer Tomasch (credited) (painting)
Inks:
Elmer Tomasch (credited) (painting)
Letters:
typeset
    Genre:non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Article appears on pages 44 and 45.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 23)

Hollywood's Younger Set / text article / 1.75 pages

Script:
Trudy Smith (credited)
Pencils:
?
? (photograph)
Inks:
?
? (photograph)
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
    Genre:non-fiction; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Sun-suits, slacks, and playclothes…
Characters:
Gloria de Haven (photo); Diana Lynn (photo); Shirley Temple (photo); Ann Blyth (photo); Guy Madison

Indexer Notes

Feature on teenage movie stars with photos of Gloria de Haven, Diana Lynn and Shirley Temple. Article appears on page 47 with photos and continues on page 66 with a small color illustration.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 24)

Patsy Walker / comic story / 7 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
    Genre:drama; humor; romance; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Meet adorable Patsy Walker... she's not the figment of an author's imagination. Patsy is real, a typical teen-ager; she's wholesome, mischievous, she's – why, Patsy and her family might be your next-door neighbor...
  • Keywords:Centertown; soap opera
    • Universe:Marvel : mainstream
Characters:
Synopsis:
Patsy discovers that Hedy is taking her radio idol Swoon Strong to the prom as her date.

Indexer Notes

Starts on page 52.

Hedy's last name is spelled "Wolf" in this issue but is "Wolfe" by next issue.

Art credits from atlastales.com, attributed to Dr. Michael J. Vassallo.

Script credit was originally determined by textual analysis from Lou Mougin to be Otto Binder. Captain Little's wife, Bessie Little, editor of Miss America Magazine, stated in an interview with Joe Lovece that her husband was the original creator. (posted March 15, 2015 at http://timely-atlas-comics.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-1st-stag-and-original-kugelmass.html in the comments section; retrieved July 21, 2016).

Patsy Walker Dream Fashions
(Table of Contents: 25)

Patsy Walker / activity / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
    Genre:fashion
Characters:

Indexer Notes

Paper doll of Patsy Walker with fashion outfits to cut out.

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

Glow in the Dark Flower Jewelry / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 27)

Better than Beauty / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
    Miss America
  2. Miss America Contents
  3. Dear Girls:
    Hello Girls
  4. The Mystery of the Shocker!
    Miss America
  5. Miss America's Own Fashions
    Miss America
  6. Don't Be a Pin-up Girl...
  7. $1,000 Miss America Prize Contest Announcement
  8. Hear the Bluebells Ring...
  9. Are You Having Date Problems?
  10. Janie's Awakening...
  11. A Wallflower Blooms...
  12. An Almost Girl...
  13. Are You Lonesome?
    Body and Soul
  14. Big Sister
  15. ["Hello, girls! Here is a new friend for you…"]
    For Girls Only
  16. ["Since you went away…"]
    Dear Betty Ann
  17. Your Voice and You
  18. Tricky Tests for Teens...
    Tricky Tests for Teens
  19. Tops for Teens...
  20. Happy Sitting
  21. Charm Rou-Teens...
  22. Beauty Isn't Everything
  23. It's Fun to Act
  24. ["Sun-suits, slacks, and playclothes…"]
    Hollywood's Younger Set
  25. ["Meet adorable Patsy Walker... she's not the figment of an author's imagination. Patsy is real, a typical teen-ager; she's wholesome, mischievous, she's – why, Patsy and her family might be your next-door neighbor..."]
    Patsy Walker
  26. Patsy Walker Dream Fashions
    Patsy Walker
  27. ["Imagine! These lovely flowers glow in the dark!"]
    Glow in the Dark Flower Jewelry
  28. ["You, too, can be more beautiful, charming and popular!"]
    Better than Beauty
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