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| Publication | December 1949 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Bi-Monthly |
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| Cover | Men Were My Puppets |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Daphne Pierce; Professor John Morgan |
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| Comic Story | Men Were My Puppets (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Law student Daphne feels belittled by her fellow students and handsome professor John. When she receives her degree, she finds this negative attitude about women lawyers also exists in the real world. Realizing “most men” are “susceptible to female charms,” Daphne uses her sex appeal to become a success. However, when her tactics during a trial humiliate her opponent John, now District Attorney, Daphne decides to give up her career and marry him. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Bill Carlyle; Daphne Pierce; Professor John Morgan; Richard Pelham; Tom Brand |
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| Comic Story | Sweetheart Concerto (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Music student Nina and young composer Bruno fall in love, and he writes “The Sweetheart Concerto” in her honor. Wealthy Caroline sponsors Bruno and insists that he perform his composition in concert, but he’s not a talented pianist and is humiliated. Nina and Bruno reconcile and he’ll stick to composing, not performing. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Bruno Frayne; Nina Dale; Caroline Renfrew |
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| Comic Story | The Embers of Romance (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Edith works in an iron smelting factory commissary; brutish worker Leech pursues her, but she’s more interested in handsome newcomer Steve. However, even though Steve heroically rescues a man at work, he refuses to defend himself against Leech and Edith thinks Steve’s a coward. Steve is revealed to be the owner’s son incognito: he wouldn’t fight because his father would find out. But once his identity is exposed, Steve thrashes Leech and wins back Edith. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Edie Ryan [also as Edith Ryan]; Leech; Mr. Keever; Mrs. Ryan; Steve Jones [also as Steve Keever]; Tim |
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| Text Story | I Laughed at Love (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Ernie; Fred; Kit |
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| Comic Story | Back Door Romance (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Trying to break into television, Vicki becomes the assistant to TV hosts Jock and Regina, although her boyfriend Tim warns her that Jock is a notorious wolf. Jock makes a pass at Vicki and Tim shows up to punch him. Jock tells his wife that Vicki was to blame. Vicki will marry Tim and will either get a job on her own merits or not: Tim “doesn’t want his wife to work anyway!” |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Jock O'Malley; Regina O'Malley; Tim Patterson; Vicki Carter |
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