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Issue: Juke Box Comics #5 Public Domain
Publication Date: November 1948
 
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Publisher: FlagEastern Color
Indicia Publisher: Famous Funnies Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 21 (14 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Printed by the Eastern Color Printing Co. Covers printed and books bound by The Curtiss Way Corp., Meriden, Conn.
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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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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Ed Moore
Ed Moore
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Subject Matter
celebrity
Alvino Rey; Margaret Whiting
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Margaret Whiting

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Phil Berube
Phil Berube
Phil Berube
Phil Berube
Subject Matter
celebrity
Sweetheart of the Juke Box
Margaret Whiting
Profile of Margaret Whiting.
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Alvino Rey

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Ed Moore
Ed Moore
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Subject Matter
celebrity
Alvino Rey; Lee DeForest
Young Alvino Rey applies his knowledge of electronics to music.
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Lawrence Welk...The Dance at Wizard's Gulch!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Jimmy Thompson
Jimmy Thompson
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Jimmy Thompson
Subject Matter
celebrity
Lawrence Welk
Lawrence finds that his band is booked to play in a ghost town.
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Randy Brooks

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Henry C. Kiefer
Henry C. Kiefer
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Subject Matter
celebrity
Randy Brooks; Rudy Vallee
Randy is forced to choose between music and basketball.
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Miscellaneous
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Your Record Review

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
informational
Reviews of records by Tommy Dorsey, Margaret Whiting, Billy Eckstine, John Laurenz, The Squadronaires, Gordon MacRae, Spike Jones, Helen Forrest, Roy Eldridge, Johnny Stone, Perry Como, Barclay Allen, Vera Lynn, Dick "Two-Ton" Baker, Count Basie, Stan Kenton, Bob Houston, Lionel Hampton, Frankie Laine, Muriel Adams, Sam Browne, Patti Page, Ray McKinley, The Starlighters, Johnny Desmond, Anne Shelton, Ray Bauduc, Art Tatum, King Cole Trio, Noro Morales, Larry Adler, Jack Fina, Freddy Slack, Mark Warnow, Frank DeVol.
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Carmen Cavallaro The Poet of the Piano

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Al Thompson
Al Thompson
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Subject Matter
celebrity
Carmen Cavallaro; President Franklin Roosevelt
Carmen reminisces about some the wacky things that have happened to him.
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Miscellaneous
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Cab Calloway Dean of American Jive

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Jerry Fasano
Jerry Fasano
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Subject Matter
celebrity
Cab Calloway
Cab throws a dinner party and discovers that he left his wallet in his hotel room.
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Charlie Spivak

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Jerry Fasano
Jerry Fasano
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Subject Matter
celebrity
Charlie Spivak; Mrs. Brown
Charlie honors the woman responsible for his tag of "the man plays the sweetest trumpet player in the world."
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Credits
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Mike Roy
Mike Roy
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Subject Matter
teen
Jivey and Grovy
Jivey; Groovy
oh, honey! My hero! What a man!
The gang goes skiing and meets an egotistical skiing champ.
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Sam Donahue

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Jimmy Thompson
Jimmy Thompson
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Subject Matter
celebrity
Sam Donahue; Berry Foster
Sam finds an unexpected fill-in whe he goes on a one night stand.
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Miscellaneous
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Duke Ellington

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
biography
Duke Ellington; Flo Ziegfield
A brief account of Duke Ellington's career.
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Miscellaneous
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Ginny Simms, Ella Fitzgerald, Ted Weems, Perry Como, Mel Torme

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Phil Berube
Phil Berube
Phil Berube
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Phil Berube
Subject Matter
celebrity
Ginny Simms; Ella Fitzgerald; Ted Weems; Perry Como; Mel Torme
Caricatures, portraits and anecdotes of several musical stars with the focus on Ginny Simms.
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The Three Suns

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Jay (signed)
Jay (signed)
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Subject Matter
celebrity
Al Nevins; Morty Nevins; Artie Dunn
How The Three Suns got together and caused a traffic jam with their first performance.
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Lena Horne, Sammy Kaye, Guy Lombardo, Peter Lind Hayes, The Three Suns

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Phil Berube
Phil Berube
Phil Berube
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Phil Berube
Subject Matter
celebrity
Lena Horne; Sammy Kaye; Guy Lombardo; Peter Lind Hayes; The Three Suns
Caricatures, portraits and anecdotes about different musical stores.
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Morey Amsterdam America's First Josh Dickey

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Jerry Fasano
Jerry Fasano
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Subject Matter
celebrity
Morey Amsterdam; Gallant Bess
Morey interviews a horse on his radio show.
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Milena Miller, Miguelito Valdes, Vic Damone, Johnny Long, Harry James

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Phil Berube
Phil Berube
Phil Berube
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Phil Berube
Subject Matter
celebrity
Milena Miller; Miguelito Valdes; Vic Damone; Johnny Long; Harry James
Caricatures, portraits and anecdotes of several musical stars.
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Miscellaneous
1
Make MOney with Your Own Juke Box Bank

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
American Merchandising Company
Coin bank that flashes "It's Wise to Be Thrifty", but it doesn't play music.
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America's Greatest Junior Typewriter Value!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
American Merchandising Company
Ad for the Simplex POrtable Typewriter. Only $2.98 postpaid.
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Beginners! Experts! America's Finest Harmonica

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Credits
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Subject Matter
Jim Major, the Harmonica Man
Ad for a harmonica and an illustrated instruction course.
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Inside back cover.
Johnny's Solid Smashes in One Super-album!

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Subject Matter
Capitol Records
Johnny Mercer
Ad for Johnny Mercer's latest Capitol Album CC-101.
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Back cover.

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