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| Some interesting stories and artwork here. One oddity: 4 of the 5 stories are told in flashback after a "teaser" opening. |
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| Publication | January-February 1950 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
| Notes | Cover girl credited on contents page. |
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| Cover | I Failed at Love |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photographs) | Inks:? (photographs) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Eloise Phillips; Dave Manners |
| Notes | Cover girl credited on contents page. |
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| Contents | Darling Romance (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Inside front cover. Includes indicia. |
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| Comic Story | Dark Secret (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | A few weeks before her wedding to Bob, Helen accepts a ride from Arthur, her friend Jane’s husband. Arthur gets fresh, Helen resists, the car wrecks, Arthur is killed, and Helen flees. The authorities know a woman was with Arthur and Jane says she’ll kill the woman if she finds her. After marrying Bob, Helen has nightmares about the accident. Jane learns Helen was “the woman” and attempts to kill her, but Bob intervenes and saves his wife. Helen and Bob decide “from now on, we won’t know the meaning of the word secret.” |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Helen Young; Bob Nolan; Arthur Manners; Jane Manners; Sergeant Curtman |
| Notes | Title on cover and contents page is just "Dark Secret." Previous indexer listed it as "This Terrifying Dark Secret" from splash panel, but the lettering makes it clear that "Dark Secret" is the correct title. |
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| Featuring | Personality... and You from Your Handwriting |
| Credits | Pencils:? (illustration) | Inks:? (illustration) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Advocacy |
| Notes | Ellyn Lee analyses handwriting from two submitted samples. |
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| Comic Story | I Failed at Love (9.67 pages) |
| Synopsis | Sharon is fascinated with high society, and thinks her mechanic boyfriend Jimmy is “Dull! Dull!” Sharon has a crush on socialite David and turns down Jimmy’s marriage proposal. She meets and dates David; they fall in love, but Sharon is ashamed of her parents and David’s mother looks down on Sharon. When David learns he’ll be cut off without a cent, he tells Sharon “I’m not trained to earn a living.” They break up and Sharon can’t even go back to Jimmy because he married someone else. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Sharon Gray; Mr. Gray; Mrs. Gray; Jimmy Sheldon; David Manners; Mrs. Manners |
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| Featuring | You Can Be a Prettier Darling |
| Credits | Script: Phyllis Pool | Pencils:? (illustration) | Inks:? (illustration) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Advocacy |
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| Advertisement | Gals --- Get Your New Atomic Perfume Cartridge!! |
| Featuring | Atomic Perfume Cartridge |
| Credits | Pencils:? (illustrations) | Inks:? (illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Fashion |
| Notes | Mail order ad from Suretest Products, Inc., Dept. 1002, 50 Church St., New York 7, New York. |
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| Advertisement | Sensational Scatter-Pin Offer! |
| Featuring | Scatter-Pins |
| Credits | Pencils:? (illustrations) | Inks:? (illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Fashion |
| Notes | Mail order ad from Suretest Products, Inc., Pin Dept. 300, 124 East 16th St., New York 3, New York. |
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| Comic Story | A Handful of Stars (7.67 pages) |
| Synopsis | When Pete returns from the war, he tells his girlfriend Sonia he’s not returning to his job as a miner--he plans to become a lawyer. Sonia doesn’t want to wait five years to get married and Pete’s studying leaves little time for romance. Pete changes his mind and returns to the mine because he fears Sonia will leave him for his rival, miner Jan. Pete is trapped in a mine accident and Jan helps rescue him. Sonia tells Pete she’s willing to wait for him until he finishes law school. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Pete Derny; Sonia; Jan Cermak |
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| Synopsis | Gene finds the girl he had been waiting for. |
| Featuring | Thrill of a Lifetime |
| Credits | Script: Gene Livingstone | Pencils:? (illustration) | Inks:? (illustration) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Gene Livingstone |
| Notes | This feature awards a $5.00 prize for the winning letter describing an exciting or memorable experience. Gene Livingstone of Paris, Texas is the writer of this issue's winning letter. |
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| Discovered at Last! New Kind of Lustrous Home Wave (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Fashion | Characters: Babs; Pat; Jack |
| Notes | Mail order ad for Minit Curl from Marlene's Inc., Dept. 677-A, 349 West Ontario St., Chicago 10, Illinois. |
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| Comic Story | I Played at Marriage! (7.67 pages) |
| Synopsis | Jay marries the “sheltered” Barbara, who thinks “this business of cooking, cleaning and being a wife” will be “real fun!” Barbara is incompetent at housework and cooking and often shirks her duties, but when Jay is injured due to her carelessness, she changes her ways and “our home is now the well regulated, orderly existence it should be.” |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Barbara Williams; Jay Williams; Madge; Helen; Mr. Carson |
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| Text Story | Unruly Heart |
| Credits | Script: Irene Martin (credited) | Pencils:? (illustration) | Inks:? (illustration) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
| Notes | An 8 line poem. |
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| Featuring | The Answer Woman |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Advocacy |
| Notes | Questions and answers on various topics of interest. |
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| Comic Story | Flight from Love (8.67 pages) |
| Synopsis | Airline pilots Roger and Larry compete for the affections of stewardess Leslie. She chooses Roger and they become engaged. Larry reacts badly: “She can’t marry a corpse. And when I kill you, I’ll kill her, too. If I can’t have her, nobody will!” The two men struggle and Larry is killed. Roger flees to Brazil to work for a tramp airline. His new girlfriend Pepita sends Roger back to Leslie. Roger learns Larry didn’t die, so Roger and Leslie can now be married. |
| Content | Genre: Aviation; Romance | Characters: Roger Martin; Leslie; Larry; Lopez; Pepita; Gabby Remsen |
| Notes | Same story as "I Must Forget Eileen" in Romantic Confessions (Hillman, 1949 Series) v1#3, December 1949. The ending is very slightly changed. |
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| Featuring | Platter Previews |
| Credits | Pencils:? (illustration) | Inks:? (illustration) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
| Notes | Record reviews. Noted are Sammy Kaye, Dinah Shore, Doris Day and Frank Sinatra. |
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| Advertisement | Factory to You! (1 page) |
| Featuring | Penman Writing Set |
| Credits | Pencils:? (illustrations) | Inks:? (illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Mail order ad for four-piece writing set from Penman Company, Dept. 677-A, 349 West Ontario, Chicago 10, Illinois. |
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| Advertisement | Kill These Hair-Destroying Germs (1 page) |
| Featuring | Ward's Formula |
| Credits | Pencils:? (illustration) | Inks:? (illustration) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Medical |
| Notes | Inside back cover mail order ad for Ward's Formula from Ward Laboratories, Inc., 1430 Broadway, Dept. 1D, New York 18, New York. |
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| Advertisement | More Beauty! More Style! More Value! (1 page) |
| Featuring | Florida Fashions |
| Credits | Pencils:? (illustrations) | Inks:? (illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Fashion |
| Notes | Back cover mail order ad for dresses from Florida Fashions, Sanford 693 Florida. |
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