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| Publication | April-May 1957 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
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| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Comic Story | Dream Wedding (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Julie vows that her wedding will be even grander than her sister Rita’s. Two years later, Julie becomes engaged to Dick and insists on a fancy ceremony even though her family can’t afford it. She argues with Dick as well. Rita arrives and says financial problems are causing strife in her marriage. Julie changes her mind and insists on a simple wedding, which fixes everything. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Julie Ferne; Mr. Ferne; Mrs. Ferne; Rita; Dick; Miss Barnet; Dr. Larson |
| Notes | Per Nick Caputo, November 2014, Jack Kirby likely did some alterations on figures on the splash page and the last panel on page 5.
JVJ index card attached to online scanned version credits "Stein" with inks. Presumably this is Marvin Stein, who did work for the Simon & Kirby studio. Previous indexer tentatively credited Draut and Kirby. |
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| Text Story | Eyes Have It (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Comic Story | Hollow Triumph (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Martha falls in love with her boss Jim, even though he’s engaged to his secretary Hazel. When Hazel’s son from a previous marriage is injured, Martha fills in for her at the office. Martha sabotages Hazel’s work and Hazel quits. Jim kisses Martha but Hazel arrives and exposes Martha’s perfidy. Jim marries Hazel and they move away, leaving Martha behind. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Martha Dyers; Hazel Gray; Jim Hunter |
| Notes | JVJ card attached to online scanned version credits Meskin with pencils and Fuje with inks.
Hazel's last name is first given as "Gray" but in the last panel it's listed as "Mackey." |
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| Comic Story | I Was Only Cheating Myself (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Sue, personnel supervisor at a factory, has a crush on fellow worker Al, but learns employee Edna is also in love with him. Sue decides to resign, but Al admits he loves her, not Edna. Sue and Al get married. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Sue Gordon; Edna Vernon; Al Baker; Miss Vandervert |
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| Text Story | Take It Easy (1 page) |
| Credits | Inks:? (illustration) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Comic Story | My Wishful Heart (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Abby loves her boss, lawyer Alan, and becomes jealous when he pays attention to a new client, wealthy young widow Mrs. Manning. Abby considers sabotaging Alan’s case since that would mean Mrs. Manning would dump Alan, but is too ethical to do it. Alan wins with Abby’s help. Afterwards, Abby thinks she’s lost him, but Alan proposes marriage to her. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Abby Barnhart; Mrs. Manning; Alan Hall |
| Notes | Possible Meskin pencils per Nick Caputo, November 2014.
JVJ index card attached to online scanned version credits Meskin with pencils. Inker unknown. |
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