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COVER DETAILS
Characters:
Miss America [Madeline Joyce] (photo of Dolores Conlon)
Pencils:
? (photograph)
Inks:
? (photograph)
Colors:
? (photograph)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Model portraying Miss America is Dolores Conlon, age 15. Hair style by Michel of Helena Rubenstein.
STORY DETAILS
Title:
The Mystery of the Shocker!
Characters:
Miss America [Madeline Joyce]; 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.
Pages:
14.000
Script:
Bill Finger
Pencils:
Pauline Loth
Inks:
Pauline Loth
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.
Title:
Don't Be a Pin-up Girl...
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Helene Wanderman
Pencils:
? (illustration)
Inks:
? (illustration)
Letters:
typeset
Title:
Hear the Bluebells Ring...
Characters:
Meg Warner; Dierdre Sheriton; Jock Warner; Mary Warner
Pages:
4.000
Script:
Maxine Shore
Pencils:
Louise Altson (illustration); ?
Inks:
Louise Altson (illustration); ?
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Story appears on pages 20, 21, 62 (half page), 63 and 64 (half page). Altson is credited with the two illustrations (possibly under the misspelling "Alston"). Two small color illustrations on pages 62 and 63 are most likely by another artist.
Title:
Janie's Awakening...
Characters:
Janie; Delia; David; Rusty
Pages:
3.630
Script:
Frank Martin Webber
Pencils:
James Billmyer (illustrations)
Inks:
James Billmyer (illustrations)
Letters:
Typeset
Notes:
Story appears on pages 24, 25, 48 and 49.
Title:
Are You Lonesome?
Characters:
Cora
Pages:
2.000
Script:
John F. Oliven, M. D.
Pencils:
? (illustration)
Inks:
? (illustration)
Letters:
Typeset
Notes:
Article appears on page 30 with a photo and continues on pages 61 and 62 with a small color illustration.
Title:
Big Sister
Characters:
Pat
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Sgt. Margaret Jane Taggs
Pencils:
? (illustrations)
Inks:
? (illustrations)
Letters:
Typeset
Notes:
Story appears on pages 31, 46 and 48.
Title:
For Girls Only!
Pages:
2.250
Script:
Nina Wilcox Putnam; ? (editor's note)
Pencils:
? (illustration)
Inks:
? (illustration)
Letters:
Typeset
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.
Synopsis:
Vickie writes a letter to her friend Betty Ann with tales of Hollywood celebrities.
Pages:
3.100
Script:
Victoria "Vickie" Allen Dunford
Pencils:
? (illustrations)
Inks:
? (illustrations)
Letters:
Typeset
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.
Title:
Your Voice and You
Pages:
1.500
Script:
Susan Larkin
Pencils:
? (photograph)
Inks:
? (photograph)
Letters:
Typeset
Notes:
Story appears on pages 36 and 60 (half page).
Title:
Happy Sitting
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Lorna Ellis
Pencils:
Mary Gibson
Inks:
Mary Gibson
Letters:
Typeset
Notes:
Six cartoon illustrations by Mary Gibson on pages 40 and 41.
Title:
Charm Rou-Teens...
Synopsis:
Grooming and make up tips.
Pages:
1.400
Script:
Mary M. Ahern
Pencils:
? (photographs)
Inks:
? (photographs)
Letters:
Typeset
Notes:
Article appears on pages 42 and 65.
Title:
Beauty Isn't Everything
Characters:
Helen
Pages:
1.800
Script:
Vera Lawson
Pencils:
? (illustration)
Inks:
? (illustration)
Letters:
Typeset
Notes:
Article appears on page 43 with photos and continues on pages 60 and 61 with a small color illustration.
Title:
It's Fun to Act
Pages:
1.500
Script:
Karen van Liseel
Pencils:
Elmer Tomasch (illustration)
Inks:
Elmer Tomasch (illustration)
Letters:
Typeset
Notes:
Article appears on pages 44 and 45.
Title:
Hollywood's Younger Set
Characters:
Gloria de Haven; Diana Lynn; Shirley Temple; Ann Blyth; Guy Madison
Pages:
1.750
Script:
Trudy Smith
Pencils:
? (illustration)
Inks:
? (illustration)
Letters:
Typeset
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.
Title:
Introducing Patsy Walker
Characters:
Patsy Walker (introduction); Buzz Baxter (introduction); Hedy Wolfe (introduction, see notes); Stanley Walker (introduction); Mary Walker (introduction); Mickey Walker (introduction)
Synopsis:
Patsy discovers that Hedy is taking her radio idol Swoon Strong to the prom as her date.
Pages:
7.000
Script:
Stuart Little
Pencils:
Ruth Atkinson
Inks:
Ruth Atkinson
Letters:
Typeset
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).
Title:
Patsy Walker Dream Fashions
Characters:
Patsy Walker
Pages:
1.000
Notes:
Paper doll of Patsy Walker with fashion outfits to cut out.
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CGC Census Report*
Grade
0.5
1.0
1.5
1.8
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
6.0
6.5
7.0
7.5
8.0
8.5
9.0
9.2
9.4
9.6
9.8
9.9
10.0
Total
Universal
2
0
1
2
3
1
0
0
4
3
3
0
1
1
2
4
1
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
31
Qualified
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Signature Series
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Restored
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Total
2
0
2
3
3
1
0
0
5
4
3
0
1
1
2
4
1
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
35
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