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| Publication | March 1948 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
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| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: Duke Ellington; Woody Herman; Sammy Kaye; Buddy Rich; Jo Stafford |
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| Publisher advertisement | Famous Stars Praise Juke Box Comics (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Comments from Radio personalities and band leaders about the new comic book. |
| Credits | Script: Jo Stafford; Charlie Spiyak; Duke Ellington; Buddy Rich | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Inside front cover. |
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| Comic Story | Music Was Never Like This!! (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Brief history of Spike Jones and the City Slickers. |
| Content | Genre: Biography | Characters: Spike Jones; Tom; Phoebe |
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| Comic Story | Tex Beneke Carries On (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | The story of Tex Beneke and his band. |
| Content | Genre: Biography | Characters: Tex Beneke; Glenn Miller; Charlie |
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| Comic Story | Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | A very brief account of Johnny Mercer's career. |
| Content | Genre: Biography | Characters: Johnny Mercer |
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| Comic Story | Serenade starring Woody Herman (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | A crooked promoter tries to pull a bait-and-switch on a high school dance committee. |
| Content | Genre: Biography | 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 |
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| Text Article | Paging Mr. Husing! (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Short feature about radio announcer Ted Husing. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: Ted Husing |
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| Comic Story | King of the Juke Boxes...Perry Como (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | The story of Perry Como's rise to fame. |
| Credits | Pencils: CAM | Inks: CAM |
| Content | Genre: Biography | Characters: Perry Como; Pietro Como (father); Freddy Carlone; Roselle Como (wife); Ted Weems; Ronnie Como (son) |
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| Comic Story | Jammy Sammy (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Jivey meets the daughter of a popular singer. |
| Featuring | Jivey and Groovy |
| Content | Genre: Teen | Characters: Jivey; Groovy; Jammy Sammy |
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| Comic Story | Serenade with Benny Goodman (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Benny and Art expose a phony music school racket. |
| Content | Genre: Biography | Characters: Benny Goodman; Professor Rosin; Art Lund; Dora Goodman (mother); David Goodman (father); Ben Pollack; Walt |
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| Comic Story | So You Want to Lead a Band (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | A short account of Sammy Kaye's career. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: Sammy Kaye; Betty Grable |
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| Comic Story | Duke Ellington (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Duke Ellington tells how he got his name, oddly enough, from his hobby of collecting clothes. |
| Content | Genre: Biography | Characters: Duke Ellington; Al Hibbler (Ellington's blind vocalist) |
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| Comic Story | Buddy Rich Young Man with a Drum (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | How Buddy Rich became a drummer in Frank Sinatra's band. |
| Credits | Pencils: R. Johnson (signed) | Inks: R. Johnson (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Biography | Characters: Buddy Rich; Richard Rich; Mary Rich; Joe Marsala; Frank Sinatra |
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| Comic Story | Al Jolson Beloved Minstrel (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Al Jolson entertains the world. |
| Content | Genre: Biography | Characters: Al Jolson; Oscar Levant |
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| Text Story | Guy Lombardo Says (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Advice from Guy Lombardo. |
| Credits | Pencils: Seymour Pearls (signed) | Inks: Seymour Pearls (signed) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: Guy Lombardo |
| Notes | Inside back cover. |
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| Comic Story | Sweetheart of the Juke Box Jo Stafford (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Profile of singer Jo Stafford. |
| Content | Genre: Biography | Characters: Jo Stafford |
| Notes | Back cover. |
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