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Issue: Miss America Magazine #3 [9]
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Publisher: FlagMarvel
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On Sale Date: 04/27/1945
Volume: 2
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 31 (7 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, Vol. 40, Part 2, No. 2, Periodicals, 1945, p. 206, Copyright number: B676391.
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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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drama
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Miss America Contents

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non-fiction
Many of you are graduating from grammar and high school…
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Miss America Goes to a Party...

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Virginia Weidler (photo); Peggy Ryan (photo); Jane Powell (photos); Sandra Marks (photo); Shirley Temple (photos); Jean Goodman (photo); Janet Martin (photo); Martin Goodman (photo)
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1.83
An article (with accompanying photos) about a luncheon attended by Miss America editor Jean Goodman and Hollywood's younger set, namely: actresses Virginia Weidler, Peggy Ryan, Jane Powell, Sandra Marks, Shirley Temple, and Janet Martin. Publisher Martin Goodman also appears in one of the photos, alongside Temple and Powell.

Appears on pages 5 (1p), 61 (0.5p), and 62 (0.33p).
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Joyce Makes a Discovery...

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drama, romantic, teen
Oh, when is that bell going to ring?, thought Joyce Martin.
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Appears on pages 6 (1p), 7 (1p), 64 (0.5p), 65 (0.75p), and 66 (0.67p).
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Van Johnson's Date Tips

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non-fiction, romantic, teen
Van Johnson (photos); Marilyn Maxwell (photo); Keenan Wynn (photo)
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2.5
Dating advice from actor Van Johnson.

Appears on pages 8 (1p), 9 (1p), and 53 (0.5p).
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Eve Was Warned...

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An article advising girls to say "no" to propositions they aren't interested in, be it a boy looking for a date, or a club looking for a volunteer.

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It's Delores Martin, of Walden, N.Y.
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Letters from: Dolores Martin (Walden, New York), Phyllis Friedman (Shaker Heights, Ohio), Mary Lou Lamphier (Albion, Michigan), Juanita Hampton (McLeansboro, Illinois), Norma Berkowitz (Medford, Massachusetts), Evelyn Coker (Beaumont, Texas), Marjorie McDonald (Quincy, Massachusetts), Gloria Gardner (Nashua, New Hampshire), Betty Sanders (Union Beach, New Jersey), Anne Marsh (Schenectady, New York), Susie Black (Garden City, New York), Irma Wasserman (Brooklyn, New York), and Frances Gunther (Irvington, Virginia).

Appears on pages 11 (1p) and 60 (0.5p).
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Miss America's Big Top Fashion Show

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Ad for Juniorette and Petiteen brand summer dresses.
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Handling Hands...

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An article about taking care of and minding your hands.

Appears on pages 14 (1p) and 62 (0.67p).
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non-fiction, teen
Robert Walker (photo); Shirley O'Hara (photo); Bonita Granville (photo); Ann Rutherford (photo)
Move in, chickies, for a whirl around Hollywood…
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Appears on pages 15 (1p), 60 (0.38p), and 61 (0.25p).
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Smart Styles for Keen Teens...

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Ad for coats and dresses.
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Woody Herman (photo); Martha Stewart (photo)
Woody Herman and his licorice stick…
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Appears on pages 18 (1p), 63 (0.33p), and 64 (0.5p).
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humorous, teen
Walter Boggs; Peewee; Miss Worpel
The school term nears its end and three young students laboriously prepare themselves for final examinations!
When Patsy is made Hedy's understudy in a play, Mickey makes sure Hedy isn't able to go on stage.
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Nancy Brown is reading issues of sister publication Screen Stars Magazine on the first and last pages of this story.
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Lake Clear has long been noted for its excellent bass fishing... Well! Look who's here!
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humorous
Pardon me, Miss, haven't you forgotten something?
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0.11
A captioned one-panel cartoon. A girl who isn't wearing any shoes exits a movie theater as her and an usher both look at her bare feet in surprise.

Appears on page 33 alongside the unrelated "Eve Was Warned" text feature.
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You'd never dream it!
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3.14
Appears on pages 34 (1p), 35 (1p), 38 (0.89p), and 50 (0.25p).
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Gramp Plays Cupid...

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drama, romantic, teen
Gramp was saying grace.
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Appears on pages 36 (1p), 37 (1p), 56 (0.33p), 57 (0.67p), and 58 (0.5p).
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She wanted to run for president, but she found out she'd have to tell her age!
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A captioned one-panel cartoon. Two girls are talking in the foreground while in the background a woman speaks to a crowd. A member of the crowd is holding a sign that reads "Vote for Knok."

Appears on page 38 alongside the unrelated "Dear Betty Ann" text feature.
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Don't Say It!

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An article imploring the reader to not say unkind things.

Appears on pages 39 (1p) and (0.25p).
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Lucia and the Corporal...

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"Lucy! Lucy!" A hoarse cry came from out side Lucy's window.
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Written by this month's Miss America writing contest winner, 13-year-old Paula Lohmann of Pekin, Illinois.

Appears on pages 40 (1p), 41 (1p), 54 (0.89p), 55 (0.33p), and 56 (0.25p).
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School is out and Betty rushes to her job.
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In the index the feature is titled Betty Blair - Reporter.
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Tricky Tests for Teens...

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Tricky Tests for Teens
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Appears on pages 48 (1p) and 50 (0.25p).
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Needle Nifties

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Ad for Miss America brand cloth patterns.
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Approved by Miss America
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Ad for various clothes and accessories.
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Watch That Tummy!

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Tips for improving one's posture.
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Subscription Offer

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Hurry! Hurry Hurry!
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Subscription offer. Features a cartoon of a newsdealer selling an issue of Miss America. Boasts that over 550,00 copies were sold of the February issue of Miss America (including newsdealers sales and subscriptions).
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And it has peppermint flavor, too!
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A captioned one-panel cartoon. An open tube of toothpaste sits before a cake that's been decorated with the words "Happy Birthday" written on it. Behind the cake a stands a trio of girls, and behind them are more teens mingling about.

Appears on page 54 alongside the unrelated "Lucia and the Corporal" text feature.
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Lemon Juice

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A one-panel cartoon. A pleased-looking girl stands with her arms crossed before a crate that has sitting on it a sign, a bucket filled with liquid with a spoon sticking out of it, and several cups. The sign reads, "Lemon Juice - 3¢; with Lemon - 5¢; with Sugar - 10¢."

Appears on page 58 alongside the unrelated "Gramp Plays Cupid" text feature.
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non-fiction, teen
All problems, large and small, have a solution…
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1.5
Appears on pages 59 (1p), and 63 (0.5p).
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Wisdom

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0.25
A humorous four-line poem about maturing.

Appears on page 60 alongside the unrelated "Hollywood's Younger Set" text feature.

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