On eBay
As an eBay Partner, I may be compensated if you make a purchase
Searching eBay…
Series
Miss America v6 2
Atlas Tales
Title Profile
Curated Atlas tales, timelines, and cover art notes.
- v1 1
- v1 2
- v1 3
- v1 4
- v1 5
- v1 6
- v2 1
- v2 2
- v2 3
- v2 4
- v2 5
- v2 6
- v3 1
- v3 2
- v3 3
- v3 4
- v3 5
- v3 6
- v4 1
- v4 2
- v4 3
- v4 4
- v4 5
- v4 6
- v5 1
- v5 2
- v5 3
- v5 4
- v5 5
- v5 6
- v6 1
- v6 2
- v6 3
- v7 1
- v7 2
- v7 3
- v7 4
- v7 5
- v7 6
- v7 7
- v7 8
- v7 9
- v7 10
- v7 11
- v7 12
- v7 13
- v7 14
- v7 15
- v7 16
- v7 17
- v7 18
- v7 19
- v7 20
- v7 21
- v7 22
- v7 23
- v7 24
- v7 25
- v7 26
- v7 27
- v7 28
- v7 29
- v7 30
- v7 31
- v7 32
- v7 33
- v7 34
- v7 35
- v7 36
- v7 37
- v7 38
- v7 39
- v7 40
- v7 41
- v7 42
- v7 43
- v7 44
- v7 nn
- v1 nn
- v7 nn
- v7 nn
- v1 nn
- v7 50
- 51
- 52
- 53
- 54
- 55
- 56
- 57
- 58
- 59
- 60
- 61
- 62
- 63
- 64
- 65
- 66
- 67
- 68
- 69
- 70
- 71
- 72
- 73
- 74
- 75
- 76
- 77
- 78
- 79
- 80
- 81
- 82
- 83
- 84
- 85
- 86
- 87
- 88
- 89
- 90
- 91
- 92
- 93
Issue Information
- Cover Date
- June 1947
- Cover Titles
- Ready for a Steady?
- Cover Credits
- Can you identify the creators? Let us know
Issue Overview
Miss America #v6 2 was published in June 1947. It is part of Miss America, a fashion-focused series that began in 1944.
Atlas Tales indexes 26 stories for this issue, including "Winning Model ...." Indexed story credits include Maxine Shore and Louise Altson, among others.
Stories
Winning Model ...
Credits
Maxine Shore script signed
Louise Altson pencils signed
Contributors:
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: A 14-year-old girl named Anne writes, "what if you have crushes on girls? Twice now I have liked girls, one was 19 and one was my age ... I don't like to talk to my mother about this ... now can you control yourself?" Mrs. Goodman replies that "Having crushes on girls is merely part of this business of growing up – and is as normal as breathing! ... Do not be ashamed of liking girls ... Shortly, you will find your interests will turn toward boys ..."
Miss America Speaks ...
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Contributors:
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Date-Trottin' Cottons
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Contributors:
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Batter Up!
Credits
Maurice Bassaches script signed
Gerrick pencils signed
Contributors:
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: Features photos of players in the All-American Girls Baseball League (1943-1954), including Audrey Haine of the Ft. Wayne Daisies, Irene Applegren of the Rockford Peaches, Betty Whiting of the Grand Rapids Chicks, and Janet Jacobs of the Racine Belles.
You're It - in the Sun!
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Contributors:
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Don't Miss Junior Miss!
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Contributors:
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Tom Lammers: Story Information
So You Want to Be a Cartoonist?
Credits
Cal Cagno script signed
Contributors:
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: Interview with cartoonist Milt Gross (1895-1953).
Cram Session ...
Credits
Eleanor Hiteshew script signed
Contributors:
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Puzzling Situations
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Contributors:
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Untitled
Credits
Christopher Rule pencils attributed
Patsy Walker
starring
Contributors:
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Dear Betty Ann -
Credits
Victoria Allen Dunford script signed
Dottie Keller pencils signed
Contributors:
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Man-Made Miracles ...
Credits
Annette Blackman script signed
Contributors:
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Tom Lammers: Story Information
In This Issue
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Contributors:
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: Martin Goodman, Publisher; Frances Glencott, Editor; Melvin D. Blum, Art Director; Jean Goodman, Supervising Editor; Joyce Reback, Fashion Editor; Annette Blackman, Associate Editor; Gladys Kay, Shopping Editor; Aileen Fogarty, Director of Public Relations; May Mann, Hollywood Representative.
My Date with Roddy McDowall
Credits
Hazel Dawn, Jr. script signed
Contributors:
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: This is the daughter of actress Hazel Dawn (1891-1988). Includes photos of Roddy McDowall (1928-1998), Ann Blyth (b. 1928), and Farley Granger (b. 1925).
And Now Tomorrow ...
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Contributors:
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Ready for a Steady?
Credits
Kathleen J. Norris script signed
Contributors:
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: Includes a photo (as a filler on page 54) of actor Harry Lewis (b. 1920).
This is romance novelist Kathleen Thompson Norris (1880-1966).
This is romance novelist Kathleen Thompson Norris (1880-1966).
Notes: Features photos of actors Jerome Courtland (b. 1926), [James] Marshall Thompson (1925-1992), Elizabeth Taylor (b. 1932), Roddy McDowall (1928-1998), Mona Freeman (b. 1926), Shirley Temple (b. 1928), Peter Lawford (1923-1984); bandleader Aaron González (1908-1990); and manufacturer Arthur Atwater Kent (1873–1949). One item mentions meeting "blonde seventeen-year-old Marilyn Monroe [1926-1962], a typical, wholesome Miss America ... Is she pretty!!!! She's just been signed by 20th Century-Fox. We presume in another year you'll be hearing a good deal about her."
Flashes from MAC ...
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Contributors:
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: Brief notes for Miss America Club members. Includes a photo of actress Peggy Ann Garner (1932-1984), who had just joined the "regular MAC board". She is identified as the star of "Bob, Son of Battle". That film was actually released under the title Thunder in the Valley (Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. ,1947). Mentions chapters with largest numbers of members: Bronx NY (140), Detroit MI (96), Kahuku HI (86), Brooklyn NY (64), and Vicksburg MS (41).
Ring the Dinner Bell
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Contributors:
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Professor Quiz
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Contributors:
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: Tie-in to the Professor Quiz radio program (CBS, 1936-1941; ABC, 1941-1948), including a photo of the host, Dr. Craig Earl.
It's the Gypsy in You ...
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Contributors:
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Know-How to Wash Your Face
Credits
Veronica Dengel script signed
Contributors:
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Looking for the full run? Browse the Miss America checklist to see every indexed issue in one place.