“The Handsomest Man In The World!”
Lookout girls, Hollywood’s most handsome man is in town and Rodney Radiant isn’t taking any phone numbers. That means, hands off the merchandise! The only beauty he needs is his very own reflection. Talk about Narcissism!
Wait, what?! Venus, the star editor for Beauty Magazine, says that it is Narcissus. Step aside Della, Venus has some lessons in beauty she has to teach. Get ready Rodney, here she comes!
“Money Mad!”
Has the uncle of Ella, the hairdresser for Hedy De Vine, lost his house to fire? Does her Aunt Bertha have lumbago?! Why did all of the deaf patients down at City Hospital just receive brand-new radios?!! What are all of these expenses?!!! The blood pressure of Hedy’s agent and business manager, Gabby Dunn, is about to go through the roof. Hedy must curve her charity giving to all those hard luck cases before she goes broke! It’s time for Hedy De Vine to learn the word “economize”!
“The Make-up”
Jock Adler, make-up artist for the Bennington Theater Group, has been kidnapped by a desperate jewel thief. With a gun stuck in his ribs, Jock is ordered to drive out of the city before the police can catch up with the gunman. With his time running out, the artist of stage and screen must act fast or lose his life. But how can he escape from a gang of thieves and cutthroats?
“A Special Feature By Venus”
Welcome to the school house of Venus and her lessons on Roman Mythology. This gal is friends with all the gods and goddesses. She sure knows a lot about them.
“The Day The Sun Stood Still!”
Where does Venus keep disappearing to? Apollo was such a jealous god, but his true beauty had been gone for so long even the servants on the planet Venus were beginning to wonder. It’s time to find out just where the goddess of love and beauty is hiding. Say hello to Paul Belvedere, Beauty Magazine’s newest assistant editor! One question. Why has the sun stopped going down at night?
Reviewer Notes
Sometime around December 1948, Atlas Comics (Marvel) began notifying their readers that they were consulting with a psychiatrist from the Child Guidance Bureau and Board of Education, located in New York City. Jean Thompson M.D. was her name. Was this some pre-Comics Code Authority (CCA) shakedown, or a ruse cooked up by Stan Lee? It’s a bizarre move since the Venus comic book series was so milk-toast compared to some of the other publications on the market at the time.
To make things even more odd, Venus #03 includes a hardcore police crime story, written for an adult audience. It’s very out of place compared to the other stories presented here. Why would young girls want to read a story of this nature?
No matter. It was fun to see men and women still having issues understanding each other. I give this issue three out of five stars. Go, Venus!
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[actors], [agent], [aircraft – piper j-3 cub airplane], [ancient greece], [architect], [associate editor], [bandana], [beam – sun beam], [beams], [beauty], [borough – manhattan], [boss], [broken bones], [broken heart], [building – hammond building], [bus fare], [business manager], [celebrate], [charities], [city – new york city], [clock], [coast – west coast], [commission], [commission – 10%], [confusion], [continent – north america], [costumes], [country – united states of america], [curse], [curse – by jupiter], [curse – ooh!], [dancing], [daydreaming], [deaf], [demonym – phoenicians], [dirt road], [dragons], [drink – wine], [economize], [engaged], [event – end of the world], [expenses], [farmhouse], [fire], [firearm – pistol], [flower – narcissus], [fur coat], [garden], [garden – rooftop garden], [gem – diamonds], [gem – emeralds], [gem – rubies], [gem – sapphires], [gods of olympus], [greek alphabet], [grocery store], [hairdresser], [hand weapon – apollo’s silver bow and arrows], [hand weapon – bow and arrows], [handcuffs], [headscarf], [high school], [hospital], [hospital – city hospital], [hotel], [hotel – grand hotel], [house – sandra’s house], [hybrid – human-olympian hybrids], [Insult – conceited chump], [Insult – hag], [insult – royal highness], [insurance], [interview], [jewelry], [king], [kingdom – kingdom of the gods and goddesses], [love], [luck], [lumbago], [magazine – beauty magazine], [magazine circulation], [magazine editor], [magazine interview], [make-up], [marriage], [miracles], [money – u.s. dollars], [monster – panope], [monsters], [mortals], [motorcycles], [movie star], [movie studio – colossal studios], [mythology], [mythology – greek mythology], [mythology – roman mythology], [news scoop], [newspapers], [night club – the crane club], [nighttime], [nymphs], [office – whitney p. hammond’s penthouse office], [olympians], [operation], [outer space], [paperboy], [pearls], [personal check], [planet – earth], [planet – venus], [police], [police department – state police], [printing presses], [quick change], [realm – mount olympus], [reflection], [reporters], [robbery], [romance], [roof], [room – dressing room], [room – hotel room], [room – room 12], [scientists], [selfishness], [sickness], [slang – broke (out of money)], [slang – hard luck stories (complaining about bad luck)], [speeding ticket], [spell – transformation spell], [stream], [suitcases], [sun], [sun stroke], [sunbathing], [sunglasses], [theater group – the bennington theater group], [time], [transformation], [vehicle – 1948 ford super deluxe convertible coupe], [vehicle – kurtis-omohundro comet], [vehicle – limousine], [vehicle – new car], [vehicle – station wagon], [water nymph], [you’re fired]
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[ann allure – actress], [apollo – god of prophecy and archery], [aunt bertha – ella’s aunt], [benny gesell], [bugs the gunman], [cadmus of phoenicia], [circe the handmaiden], [cleopatra], [connie lane], [della mason], [drakon ismenios], [echo the nymph], [ella the hair stylist], [ella’s daughter], [ella’s husband], [ella’s son], [ella’s uncle], [gabby dunn], [gail glamor – actress], [gorg gang], [harry groton], [hedy de vine], [jake lubrow], [jock adlers], [joe], [jove (jupiter) – king of the roman gods], [juno – queen of the roman gods and marriage], [kathryn starr – actress], [king of phoenicia], [mercury – roman messenger god of commerce and sports], [narcissus], [neptune – roman god of the sea], [paul belvedere – apollo], [rodney radiant (narcissus reincarnated)], [sandra – actress], [tiny the gunman], [tiny’s pal], [venus – goddess of love], [whitney p. hammond]
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