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| Publication | September 1952 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | Art identification confirmed by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Cover is based on the interior story "I Sinned Against Love." |
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| Cover | I Sinned Against Love |
| Credits | Pencils: Al Avison | Inks: Al Avison | Letters: Joe Rosen |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Frank Holbrook; Gail Stewart |
| Notes | Art identification confirmed by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Cover is based on the interior story "I Sinned Against Love." |
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| Comic Story | I Sinned Against Love (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Gail schemes to make her wealthy high school boyfriend Ron propose to her before he’s inducted into the Army. They elope but keep it a secret from everyone. While Ron is gone, Gail gets an office job in another town and falls in love with her boss Frank. Ron is killed in action and his last wish is that she be given his Medal of Honor. Frank realises Gail was married to someone else all the time she was dating him, and breaks up with her. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Frank Holbrook; Gail Stewart; Ron Brewster; Sylvia; Bill Parks |
| Notes | Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. and Hames Ware coined this unknown artist's style as "Juv-Elias". |
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| Text Story | The Luckiest Girl in Town |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
| Notes | Last quarter of page is "Statement of the Ownership" |
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| Comic Story | Dangerous Deception! (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Secretary Ginny loves her boss Ted. She disguises herself and attends a masquerade ball so she can flirt with him. They fall in love but Ginny reveals her true identity when she helps Ted rescue valuable files from a fire that threatens their office. She thinks Ted will be angry but he says he loves her even more now. |
| Credits | Pencils: Tom Hickey | Inks: Tom Hickey |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Ted Preston; Ginny Harris |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. and Hames Ware. |
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| Illustration | Strange Romantic Customs (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Letters Page | Your Problem |
| Synopsis | Advice to readers |
| Credits | Script:? [as Nancy Powers] | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | Starved for Love! (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Laurie’s parents are too busy to give her love and affection. Even though she doesn’t love fellow student Bill, she continues to date him because he has a close-knit family and she basks in that atmosphere. When nosy neighbors think Laurie and Bill are “misbehaving,” Laurie confesses that she’s been “using” Bill so she could enjoy his family—but then realizes she actually does love him after all. Bill chastises Laurie’s parents for their neglect, but everything is happily resolved and Bill and Laurie become engaged. |
| Credits | Pencils: Bob Powell | Inks: Bob Powell |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Laurie; Jack; Bill Gray; Mr. Gray; Mrs. Mary Gray |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. and Hames Ware. |
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| Text Story | The Choice Was Mine (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Comic Story | Fool's Paradise (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Office worker Connie is hired as a roller derby skater and is trained by Don, but she rejects his romantic overtures to concentrate on her career. However, she makes an exception for wealthy Michael: they date and fall in love. Connie later catches Michael with another woman, and he says he was only dating Connie because his father wanted him to be with “down to earth” young women. Connie returns to the the roller derby and to Don, the man she really loves. |
| Credits | Pencils: Jack Sparling | Inks: Jack Sparling |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Connie Norman; Don Thompson; Mr. Carson; Mabel; Michael Winters |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. and Hames Ware.
In the splash panel, Connie refers to Michael as "Bob." |
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