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| Name | Famous Stars 5 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 36 | Frequency: quarterly |
| Notes | On-sale date from the copyright registration. Indexer's copy has an arrival date of 9/7/51. |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Drama |
| Characters | Kay Dunstan (photo of Elizabeth Taylor) |
| Notes | Cover photo from the M.G.M. movie "Father's Little Dividend" with Elizabeth Taylor. |
| Advertisement | New Figure Mold Hide-a-Waist / Hide-a-Waist [Slim-a-Waist] Corset (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| First Line | 17 sensational features |
| Notes | Inside front cover. |
| Comic Story | Caruso Lives Again! (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Biography of Mario Lanza. |
| Genre | Biography |
| Characters | Mario Lanza; Serge Koussevitsky; Sam Wieler; Ida R. Koverman (cameo); Irving Berlin (cameo); Louis B. Mayer (cameo) |
| Pencils | Paul Parker (signed) |
| Inks | Paul Parker (signed) |
| First Line | In 1949, the world first awakened to the musical genius of a lad named Mario Lanza when he appeared in "That Midnight Kiss." |
| Comic Story | Elizabeth Taylor (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Biography of Elizabeth Taylor, ending with her divorce from Nicky Hilton. |
| Genre | Biography |
| Characters | Elizabeth Taylor; Sara Sothern; Nigel Bruce; Roddy McDowell; Glenn Davis (cameo); Vic Damone (cameo); Tom Breen (cameo); William Pawley Jr. (cameo); Montgomery Clift (cameo); Arthur Loew (cameo); Nicky Hilton |
| First Line | If this were a fairy tale we would say that she cried for happiness... |
| Notes | Previous indexer suggested John Prentice, but Ryan Ten finds the faces too far off from Prentice's style. |
| Publisher advertisement | The Winners! (1 page) |
| First Line | Here y'are, folks! The winners of Hollywood's Best Figure Contest! |
| Notes | Winning letters from the "Hollywood's Best Figure" contest announced in issue #1 of this series. $25 First prize, Loretta Berrien (who says Betty Grable); $10 second prize, Frieda Hicks (who says Esther Williams); and $5 third prize, Robert Bourgeois (who says Jane Russell). |
| Story | Chatter in Hollywood / Chatter from Hollywood (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Various Hollywood gossip. |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Characters | Shelley Winters; Donald O'Connor; Jimmy Stewart; Marie Wilson; Dorothy Lamour; Adolph Menjou; Glenn Ford; Dennis Day; Judy Garland; Clark Gable; Liz Taylor; Doris Day; Rita Hayworth; Frank Sinatra; Stewart Granger; Vic Damone; Jack Mahoney |
| First Line | Lex Barker could have swung through the trees with joy when he recently had the chance to show his flame-haired bride, Arlene Dahl... |
| Comic Story | Betty Grable Hollywood's Common-Sense Blond (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Biography of Betty Grable. |
| Genre | Biography |
| Characters | Betty Grable; Darryl Zanuck; Harry James |
| Pencils | Bernie Krigstein (signed) |
| Inks | Bernie Krigstein (signed) |
| First Line | Hollywood is famous for its "beautiful but dumb" blondes. |
| Notes | Winner of the best figure contest from issue #1. |
| Publisher advertisement | Romantic Marriage No. 7 Now On Sale! (1 page) |
| Feature | Romantic Marriage |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Promo for Romantic Love (Ziff-Davis, 1950 Series) #7 includes recolored artwork from "The Love I Denied!" and "Strange Obsession" stories from that issue. |
| Comic Story | Behind the Scenes (1 page) |
| Synopsis | What goes on "behind the scenes" in the movies. |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| First Line | ...Some glimpses behidn the scenes in movieland... |
| Comic Story | George Brent Fighting Irishman! (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Biography of George Brent, focusing on his activities in the Irish Rebellion in 1920. |
| Genre | Biography |
| Characters | George Brent; Michael Collins; Captain O'Farrell; Clark Gable (cameo) |
| Pencils | Gil Kane |
| Inks | Carmine Infantino |
| First Line | This is no movie set.. but part of the grim battle waged by Irish patriots to win freedom from England. |
| Cartoon | Movie Merry-Go-'Round |
| Genre | Humor |
| Pencils | Wally Littman (signed) |
| Inks | Wally Littman (signed) |
| First Line | Sorry, you're not the type!! |
| Notes | The signature is hard to read. Three cartoons relating to movies. |
| Advertisement | A Diploma Helps You Get Ahead / Commercial Trades Institute Courses |
| Letters | typeset |
| First Line | If you dream of social of business success, get an education! |
| Notes | Below the Movie Merry-Go-'Round cartoon, to the left of the Glenwood Career School Courses ad and above the Louie Miller School of Millinery Courses ad. |
| Advertisement | Get Started Quickly in Profitable Millinery / Louie Miller School of Millinery Courses |
| Letters | typeset |
| First Line | Easy to learn at home |
| Notes | Below the Commercial Trades Institute Courses ad and to the left of the Glenwood Career School Courses ad. |
| Advertisement | Earn Up to $75 a Week as a Practical Nurse / Glenwood Career School Courses |
| Pencils | ? (photo) |
| Inks | ? (photo) |
| Letters | typeset |
| First Line | Easy to learn at home in spare time |
| Notes | Below the Movie Merry-Go-'Round cartoon and to the left of the Commercial Trades Institute Courses and Louie Miller School of Millinery Courses ads. |
| Comic Story | Esther Williams' Springboard to Millions! (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Biography of Esther Williams, focusing on her business transactions. |
| Genre | Biography |
| Characters | Esther Williams; Ben Gage |
| Pencils | Frank Giacoia ? |
| Inks | Frank Giacoia ? |
| First Line | Esther Williams is unlike most leading ladies in Hollywood. |
| Advertisement | ...New Shampoo Curls and Waves Hair... / Marlene's Hair Waving Cream Shampoo (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| First Line | It's the cream shampoo that makes the difference! |
| Advertisement | Gorgeous Dresses for You Without Paying 1¢... / Harford Frocks (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| First Line | No wonder thousands of happy women everywhere are raving about this amazingly easy plan to get dresses without paying one penny! |
| Advertisement | Lose Up to 40 Pounds! Reduce to Music / Reduce to Music (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| First Line | No starvation diets! No drugs! Good for your health! |
| Notes | Inside back cover. |
| Advertisement | Sensational Offer Only 29¢ Each / Hollywood Film Studios Enlargements (1 page) |
| Pencils | ? (photos) |
| Inks | ? (photos) |
| Letters | typeset |
| First Line | From your favorite snapshot, photograph or negative |
| Notes | Back cover. |
| The data in the additional content section is courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a Creative Commons Attribution License. More details about this comic may be available in their page here | |
