Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 52
Editing: William J. Pape (president); William B. Pape (treasurer); ? (editor)
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[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Alex Toth (signed as Toth)
Inks:
Alex Toth (signed as Toth)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:non-fiction
Characters:
Duke Ellington; Woody Herman; Sammy Kaye; Buddy Rich; Jo Stafford

Issue Data

Famous Stars Praise Juke Box Comics
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Music Was Never Like This!!
(Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 4 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Alex Toth (signed as Sandy Toth)
Inks:
Alex Toth (signed as Sandy Toth)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:biography
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Whar air yew?!
  • Keywords:celebrity
Characters:
Spike Jones; Tom; Phoebe
Synopsis:
Brief history of Spike Jones and the City Slickers.

Tex Beneke Carries On
(Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 4 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:biography
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Today -- with Glenn Miller "Missing in flight"...
  • Keywords:celebrity
Characters:
Gordon Lee 'Tex' Beneke; Glenn Miller; Charlie
Synopsis:
The story of Tex Beneke and his band.

Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive
(Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 2 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:biography
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Writing a hundred hit-tunes...
  • Keywords:celebrity
Characters:
Johnny Mercer
Synopsis:
A very brief account of Johnny Mercer's career.

Serenade starring Woody Herman
(Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 7 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:biography
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Suppose you wanted Woody Herman to play...
  • Keywords:celebrity
Characters:
Woody Herman; T. S. Shrood; Freckles; Steve; Betty; Tiny Ralph Brewster; Chubby Jackson; Hip Joe Edward Philips; Bill Harris; Sam Marowitz; Isham Jones; Red; Joe Cluck
Synopsis:
A crooked promoter tries to pull a bait-and-switch on a high school dance committee.

Paging Mr. Husing!
(Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 2 pages

Script:
?
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:non-fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Switching from top network broadcaster to record twirler...
  • Keywords:celebrity
Characters:
Ted Husing
Synopsis:
Short feature about radio announcer Ted Husing.

King of the Juke Boxes...Perry Como
(Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 4 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
? [as CAM]
Inks:
? [as CAM]
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:biography
Characters:
Perry Como; Pietro Como (father); Freddy Carlone; Roselle Como (wife); Ted Weems; Ronnie Como (son)
Synopsis:
The story of Perry Como's rise to fame.

[Jammy Sammy]
(Table of Contents: 8)

Jivey and Groovy / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Jivey; Groovy; Jammy Sammy
Synopsis:
Jivey meets the daughter of a popular singer.

Serenade with Benny Goodman
(Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 8 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Sid Greene (signed)
Inks:
Sid Greene (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:biography
Characters:
Benny Goodman; Professor Rosin; Art Lund; Dora Goodman (mother); David Goodman (father); Ben Pollack; Walt
Synopsis:
Benny and Art expose a phony music school racket.

So You Want to Lead a Band
(Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 3 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:non-fiction
Characters:
Sammy Kaye; Betty Grable
Synopsis:
A short account of Sammy Kaye's career.

Duke Ellington
(Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 3 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
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Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:biography
Characters:
Duke Ellington; Al Hibbler (Ellington's blind vocalist)
Synopsis:
Duke Ellington tells how he got his name, oddly enough, from his hobby of collecting clothes.

Buddy Rich Young Man with a Drum
(Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 4 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
? [as R. Johnson] (signed)
Inks:
? [as R. Johnson] (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:biography
Characters:
Buddy Rich; Richard Rich; Mary Rich; Joe Marsala; Frank Sinatra
Synopsis:
How Buddy Rich became a drummer in Tommy Dorsey's band; Frank Sinatra was also a member.

Al Jolson Beloved Minstrel
(Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 2 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
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Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:biography
Characters:
Al Jolson; Oscar Levant
Synopsis:
Al Jolson entertains the world.

Guy Lombardo Says
(Table of Contents: 14)

text story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
Inks:
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:non-fiction
Characters:
Guy Lombardo
Synopsis:
Advice from Guy Lombardo.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Sweetheart of the Juke Box Jo Stafford
(Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:biography
Characters:
Jo Stafford
Synopsis:
Profile of singer Jo Stafford.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
  2. Famous Stars Praise Juke Box Comics
  3. Music Was Never Like This!!
  4. Tex Beneke Carries On
  5. Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive
  6. Serenade starring Woody Herman
  7. Paging Mr. Husing!
  8. King of the Juke Boxes...Perry Como
  9. [Jammy Sammy]
    Jivey and Groovy
  10. Serenade with Benny Goodman
  11. So You Want to Lead a Band
  12. Duke Ellington
  13. Buddy Rich Young Man with a Drum
  14. Al Jolson Beloved Minstrel
  15. Guy Lombardo Says
  16. Sweetheart of the Juke Box Jo Stafford
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