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Miss America v3 4
Atlas Tales
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Issue Information
- Cover Date
- February 1946
- Cover Notes
- Photo Cover by Hal Rieff. Blurb reads, "The largest selling teen-age magazine – more than 1 million copies".
- Cover Credits
- Can you identify the creators? Let us know
Issue Overview
Miss America #v3 4 was published in February 1946. It is part of Miss America, a fashion-focused series that began in 1944.
Atlas Tales indexes 24 stories for this issue, including "You Whip Me To A Frill." Indexed story credits include Ruth Atkinson and Victoria Allen Dunford, among others.
Stories
Untitled
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Contributors:
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: Martin Goodman, publisher
Bessie H. Little, Editor
Melvin D. Blum, Art Director
Jean Goodman, Supervising Editor
Ethel Baller
Aileen Fogarty
Joan List
Annette Blackman, Editorial Assistants
Edith Balfour Dunn, Merchandising Editor
May Mann, Hollywood Representative
Pauline O’Sullivan, Fashion Editor.
Bessie H. Little, Editor
Melvin D. Blum, Art Director
Jean Goodman, Supervising Editor
Ethel Baller
Aileen Fogarty
Joan List
Annette Blackman, Editorial Assistants
Edith Balfour Dunn, Merchandising Editor
May Mann, Hollywood Representative
Pauline O’Sullivan, Fashion Editor.
You Whip Me To A Frill
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Notes: - text fiction
- “Teen-Age Story Contest Winner”
- with unsigned illustrations
- “Teen-Age Story Contest Winner”
- with unsigned illustrations
Untitled
Credits
Ruth Atkinson pencils attributed
Patsy Walker
starring
Contributors:
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: Patsy and Nancy get on a diet and exercise kick
Dear Betty Ann
Credits
Victoria Allen Dunford script signed
Contributors:
Tony Isabella: Creator Credit
Tony Isabella: Creator Credit
Notes: - girl writes to her friend about a note she found in a desk promising movie stardom to whoever finds it
Pen Pals
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Notes: list of girls looking for pen pals
Notes: Text column on the latest pop tunes and performers. Features photos of Kay Starr (b. 1922), Artie Shaw (1910-2004), and Vaughan Monroe (1911-1973).
Footlight Fun
Credits
Julie Easton script signed
Miltion pencils signed
Contributors:
Tony Isabella: Creator Credit
Tony Isabella: Creator Credit
Notes: text article on school theater
Notes: text article on throwing a party
Girl Meets Girl
Credits
Sandra Marks script signed
Contributors:
Tony Isabella: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Tony Isabella: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: Interview by a 14-year-old "reporter" of actress Peggy Ann Garner (1932-1984), then starring in Home, Sweet Homicide (20th Century-Fox Film Corp., 1946)..
Going Formal
Credits
Nancy Lake script signed
Gerrick pencils signed
Contributors:
Tony Isabella: Creator Credit
Tony Isabella: Creator Credit
Notes: text article on getting reading for a formal dance
Cold Comfort
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Notes: more fashion photos
New Year - New You
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Notes: fashion photos
Game of Hearts
Credits
Karen Van Liseel script signed
James Billmeyer pencils signed
Contributors:
Tony Isabella: Creator Credit
Tony Isabella: Creator Credit
Notes: text story about a ping-pong game between the
boy and girl champions; she has a crush on him
The Cold, Cold Facts
Credits
John F Oliven, M.D script signed
Contributors:
Tony Isabella: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Tony Isabella: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: text column on preventing and treating colds
Hollywood's Younger Set
Credits
May Mann script signed
Contributors:
Tony Isabella: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Tony Isabella: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: Text column featuring news and gossip about various actors and actresses. Features photos of actors Jane Powell (b. 1929), Roddy McDowell (1928-1998), Joan Leslie (b. 1925), Robert Hutton (1920-1994), Richard Erdman (b. 1925), and Martha Vickers (1925-1971).
Notes: girl reporter helps veteran get his job back
Happy New Year!
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Contributors:
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: Subscription coupon.
Rhumba on the Square
Credits
Bunny Kerman script signed
Louise Altson pencils signed
Contributors:
Tony Isabella: Creator Credit
Tony Isabella: Creator Credit
Notes: text feature on being a younger sister
Notes: text feature on being self-conscious
Hello, Girls
Credits
Jean Goodman script signed
Contributors:
Tony Isabella: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Tony Isabella: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: - a note from the supervising editor
- says previously-announced larger size is months away due to the printer being unable to handle it
- claims print run of over a million copies. "Because of a printers' strike, now fully settled, we were forced to combine the December-January issues. Last month, I told you to watch for the larger size February Miss America; now I must tell you it will be several months before we can change our appearance. The printer, at the present, is unable to handle the large size ..."
- says previously-announced larger size is months away due to the printer being unable to handle it
- claims print run of over a million copies. "Because of a printers' strike, now fully settled, we were forced to combine the December-January issues. Last month, I told you to watch for the larger size February Miss America; now I must tell you it will be several months before we can change our appearance. The printer, at the present, is unable to handle the large size ..."
Miss America Speaks
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Are You a Double of Diana Lynn?
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Contributors:
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: "This is Contest No. 1 of a series of 'Are You a Double?'". Seeking girls who resemble actress Diana Lynn (1926-1971).
Looking for the full run? Browse the Miss America checklist to see every indexed issue in one place.