Cindy Smith and Sandra Lake Debut in Marvel's Junior Miss, at Auction

The “newest, biggest, solidest, keenest” comedian of 1947 was Marvel’s Junior Miss, that includes Cindy Smith, Sandra Lake and residents of Oakdale.

The Marvel title Junior Miss was meant to be a comic book guide companion to their Miss America Magazine. Whereas Miss America Magazine was a teenage girl-focused journal format publication with some comics, Junior Miss was a comic book guide with some magazine-style options, together with vogue, suggestions, recommendation, and fiction. The comedian guide initially debuted across the time that the Miss America Comics title had remodeled into {a magazine} in 1944, however lasted for just one difficulty at that point. With the Marvel humor line booming by the tip of that decade, usually starring feminine characters, Junior Miss returned in 1947 that includes the identical mixture of magazine-style options however totally different comics — notably that includes the debut of the character Cindy Smith.

While a lot of Marvel’s teen humor titles had been in fact impressed by the success of Archie, the Cindy Smith saga leaned into the comparability more durable than most. Where Archie had Riverdale High School, Cindy had Oakdale High School. Archie’s pal Jughead cherished hamburgers, however Cindy’s buddy Peanuts cherished sodas. Most apparently, simply as Archie’s Veronica Lodge was impressed by movie star Veronica Lake, Cindy’s Sandra Lake was additionally clearly impressed by Veronica Lake.

But in distinction to Archie, Cindy Smith was good, resourceful, and had methods of outmaneuvering Sandra Lake and different rivals to get what she wished with the assistance of her buddy, Goldie Adams. After the one difficulty in 1944, the relaunched title lasted 16 points 1947-1950, with Cindy Smith additionally receiving her personal sequence and showing in different titles like Teen Comics. But Junior Miss was an uncommon Marvel title that gives an attention-grabbing window into the evolving comedian guide market of the post-WWII period. There are a number of problems with Junior Miss up for public sale in the 2023 April 20 Timeless Good Girl Art Comics Featuring Dan DeCarlo Showcase Auction #40221 at Heritage Auctions. For new bidders, take the time to familiarize your self with Heritage Auctions’ FAQ and public sale occasion particulars earlier than the occasion to make sure a seamless and pleasant bidding course of.