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Issue: Lana #2
Publication Date: October 1948
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Issues: #2 of 7 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Marjean Magazine Corp.
On Sale Date: 07/07/1948
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 17 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Vol. 2, Part 2, No. 2, Periodicals, 1948, p. 208, Copyright number: B146049.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Genres: humorous, romantic, teen
First Line: I'm sorry, Miss Lane never signs autographs!
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First Line: Ruffles present a pretty case of flattery…
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Disclose Notes: Send $6.98 and/or $7.98 for dresses from Broadway Fashions, Dept. 111-07, 599 Broadway, New York 12, N.Y.
Indicia at the bottom of page.
On inside front cover.
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Veteran Trouper!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous, romantic
First Line: Lana, you're the biggest thing in my life!
Synopsis: Mickey asks Lana to a fancy-dress veterans affair.
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Pages: 5
Job Number: 3114
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The Two Roles!

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Genres: humorous, romantic
Character(s): Mr. Gilbert
First Line: O-O-O-O! At last a role!
Synopsis: Swifty gets both Lana and Clara new roles. Clara, however, does not quite get the role she bargained for.
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Job Number: 3047
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The Prettiest, Funniest, Craziest Gal in Comics!

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Pages: 0.11
Disclose Notes: Promo for Millie the Model Comics (Marvel, 1945 series). Promo is surrounded by "Shop by Mail" ads.
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Shop by Mail

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First Line: Believe in luck?
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Disclose Notes: A page of mail-order ads srrounding a Millie the Model promo.
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Beauty Is as Beauty Does!

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, romantic
Character(s): Pop (stage door guard); Sam (studio carpenter); Bill (sudio worker); Mr. Cavendish (leading man); Pete (studio worker); Joseph (makeup artist)
First Line: You mean we get paid, too?
Synopsis: Clara treats all the studio crew members like dirt but pays a heavy price for it once the show starts.
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Job Number: 3075
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Genres: non-fiction
First Line: Postmaster General Jesse M. Donaldson has expanded…
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Stamp Ads

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Disclose Notes: A column of stamp ads with a small "Buy bonds" promo at bottom and a small promo for The Witness (Marvel, 1948 series).
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Help Wanted

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Courtney (tramp); Angie (office worker); Mr. Carter
First Line: I'm sorry, my husband says I should stop feeding tramps!
Synopsis: At work, Johnny mistakes a tramp for a prospective client, to whom he gives the bum's rush.
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Job Number: 2796
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The Week-End Guest

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
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Job Number: SL-2678
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Oh, Murder!

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Genres: humorous
First Line: Okay, Mickey!
Synopsis: Mickey gets in hot water when he mistakes a clothes dummy for a corpse.
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Pages: 6
Job Number: 3120
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Hocus Focus!

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, romantic
Character(s): Flo (assistant photographer); Rod Bentley (model)
First Line: Hi, Flicker!
Synopsis: Flicker gets jealous when Mr. Hanover assigns Millie to a kissing scene with hunky model Rod Bentley. Millie also gets jealous when she sees Flicker's new pretty assistant photographer, Flo.
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Job Number: 3028
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Dream Boy!

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Genres: humorous, romantic
First Line: Alley...
Synopsis: Mickey has his nap disturbed by everyone in the boarding house going about their daily activities.
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Job Number: 3039
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous
First Line: I'm reading here where this cartoonish, Shmill Shmeisner...
Synopsis: Kurtzman character is reading a newspaper stating that Shmill Shmeisner (Will Eisner), does a take-off the cartoon strip Shm'il Shmabner (Li'l Abner) by Shmal Shmapp (Al Capp) who does a take off of Shick Shmacy (Dick Tracy) by Shmester Shmould (Chester Gould) who does a take-off on Shmondie by Shmick Shung (Chic Young)
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Job Number: 3428
Disclose Notes: Takeoffs on Will Eisner's The Spirit, Al Capp's Li'l Abner, Chester Gould's Dick Tracy, and Chic Young's Blondie.
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Blackheads "Pet Hate"

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Disclose Notes: Ad for Vacutex device for removing facial blackheads. Ballco Products Company, Dept. 4007, 19 West 44th St., New York 18, New York.
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Reducing Specialist Says: Lose Weight

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Disclose Notes: Send for an electric spot reducer from Spot Reducer Co., Dept. MC-7, 871 Broad St., Newark, New Jersey.
On back cover.

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