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| Publication | May 1954 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Cover | Heartbreak |
| Credits | Pencils: Dick Beck | Inks: Dick Beck |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Comic Story | I Hated Men (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Lila expects to marry Dave, but he turns out to be a two-timer who says “I’m just not the marrying kind!” Lila vows to never fall in love again and to make fools of every man she meets. She dates Les, a divorced police detective, and even though she thinks she may love Les, Lila turns him down when he proposes. Lila later learns his ex-wife had been unfaithful to him and was part of “a narcotics gang.” Lila apologizes to Les and they reconcile. |
| Credits | Pencils: Bill Savage? | Inks: Dick Beck | Letters: typeset (Leroy lettering) |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Lila; Dave Hudson; Frank; Paul; Steve; Les Rogers; Marion Hayes; Pauline Rogers |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Comic Story | Heartbreak (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Lora, tired of her boring boyfriend George, takes a job as a waitress at a fancy summer resort. Sheltering from a storm, she meets cynical Hank in a beach cabin and sparks fly. However, Lora begins to date wealthy guest Harvey. Hank says his wife divorced him for “some guy with a big bankroll” and considers Lora a gold-digger as well. However, Harvey says “men in my social position don’t marry waitresses! That’s what happens in fairy tales...” Lora decides to marry Hank instead. |
| Credits | Pencils: Ross Andru | Inks: Ross Andru?; Mike Esposito? | Letters: typeset (Leroy lettering) |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Lora; Harvey Ralston; George Franklin; Lora's mother; Elaine Harper; Hank Wayne |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Text Story | Too Young To Love (2 pages) |
| Credits | Script: Ellen Lynn | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Comic Story | Nothing Sacred (5.67 pages) |
| Synopsis | Pam falls in love with Ben when he is hired to repair her wealthy family’s boat. She decides to marry him. After the wedding, Pam expects Ben to work for her father and join their social set, despite her mother’s warning: “Don’t try to make him over!” Ben refuses, and resists Pam’s attempts to integrate him into their upper-class milieu. Ben finally asks for a divorce. Pam realizes she “couldn’t buy Ben!” and vows to change. Ben and Pam are reunited. |
| Credits | Pencils: Dick Beck? |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Ben Martin; Pam Radford; Henry Radford; Laura Radford |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Last third of last page is in-house advertisement. |
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| Synopsis | House ad for “Mysterious Adventures,” “Fight Against Crime,” and “Dark Mysteries.” |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | The only illustration is a drawing of a skull, used twice. |
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| Comic Story | A Real Man (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Alice loves “passionate” mine foreman Jan but when her soldier pen-pal Nat returns from Korea, Jan dumps Alice for Wanda. Alice dates Nat. When a mine disaster strikes, Jan flees to save himself, but Nat joins the rescue team and becomes a hero. Alice now knows “what it meant to love a real man!” |
| Credits | Pencils: Mario Rizzi (signed) | Inks: Mario Rizzi (signed) | Letters: typeset (Leroy lettering) |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Jan Tomas; Alice Dyer; Nat Brown; Mr. Dyer; Wanda Elbe |
| Notes | Only story Mario Rizzi ever signed. |
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