Famous Stars #3
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| Publication | 1950 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 36 | Editing: Jerry Siegel (Director - Comics Division) |
| Notes | Indicia states "published bi-monthly by Ziff-Davis Publishing Company". Year, but no month, in indicia, per Gary Watson (October 2008). |
| Cover | Farley Granger |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) | Colors:? (photo) | Letters: Typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: Farley Granger |
| Filler | "Ray Milland" (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Facts about various film stars with small drawn pictures of each. |
| Featuring | Star Gazing |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: Ray Milland; Barbara Stanwyck; Corinne Calvet; Rhonda Fleming |
| Notes | Inside front cover. |
| Comic Story | Movieland's Greatest Romantic Catch - Farley Granger (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Farley Granger tells the story of how he got into movies to two college newspaper reporters. |
| Credits | Pencils: Ogden Whitney (signed) | Inks: Ogden Whitney (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: Farley Granger; Harry Langdon; Jimmy Stewart |
| Comic Story | Underground Girl! (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | The story of Denise Darcel, a French actress who grew up under Nazi occupation. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: Denise Darcel |
| Text Article | Success Story (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Short biography of stage and screen actress Teresa Wright. |
| Credits | Letters: Typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: Teresa Wright |
| Comic Story | Judy Garland's Ordeal (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Judy Garland has a breakdown but recovers thanks to her husband and daughter. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: Judy Garland; David Rose; Vincente Minelli; Liza Minelli |
| Comic Story | Hollywood's "Horatio Alger" Boy! (Alan Ladd) (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Alan Ladd breaks into movies as a grip but eventually becomes a movie star. |
| Credits | Pencils: John Buscema | Inks: John Buscema |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: Alan Ladd; Sue Carol |
| Notes | Pencils credit from French fan magazine Back Up n° 14, via Stephane Petit on the GCD Errors List (11 March 2009). Additional art infos come from the John Buscema checklist built by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr and Michel Maillot. |
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