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| Publication | February-March 1950 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
| Notes | Cover art is a re-drawn version of the splash panel of the first story in this issue. |
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| Cover | Romance Strikes It Rich |
| Credits | Pencils: Ken Bald? | Inks: Ken Bald? |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
| Notes | Cover art is a re-drawn version of the splash panel of the first story in this issue. |
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| Comic Story | Romance Strikes It Rich (11 pages) |
| Synopsis | Steve graduates from college and returns to Marshville, convinced there is oil nearby. His fiancée June hates the town and wants them to move away, but when promoter Redmond gets the residents to invest in Steve’s project, she decides to stay. June falls in love with Redmond and breaks up with Steve. Redmond steals the investors' money but Steve presses on until he strikes oil. When an angry Redmond starts a fire at the well, Steve captures him and rescues June. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: June Saxton; Steve Carter; Mr. Blinker; Thomas Redmond |
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| Text Story | Money Isn't Everything (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Comic Story | Two-Faced Heart (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Helen falls in love with ad man Joe and agrees to appear in a bubble bath on television to sell soap. Helen becomes famous and moves to New York to become television star "Helena Glamour." Actor Dane courts Helen and promises her a starring role in a movie. Flying to Hollywood in a private plane, Helen learns Dane is just using her to jump-start his failing career; in the ensuing argument, the aircraft crashes and Helen’s face is badly scarred, putting an end to her career. Joe shows up and says he still loves her; they reconcile. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Helen Dawson [Helena Glamour]; Joe Bancroft; Dane Halliday; Chive Chrome |
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| Comic Story | Love at First Sight! (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Text Story | Stars in Her Eyes (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Comic Story | With My Head in the Clouds --And You in My Arms! (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Famous pilot Bill has always used and discarded women. Hired as chief pilot by wealthy Michael Wallace, Bill courts and then dumps airline hostess Marge. He moves on to Wallace’s daughter Gertrude and discovers he has actually fallen in love with her. However, Gertrude says she was just getting revenge for her cousin Marge’s mistreatment at his hands. Bill gets drunk, wrecks a plane and loses his job. When he learns Gertrude’s flight is missing over the ocean, he steals a seaplane and rescues the survivors despite his own injuries. When they reach safety, Gertrude says she now loves Bill. |
| Content | Genre: Aviation; Romance | Characters: Bill Foster; Michael Wallace; Gertrude Wallace; Marge Rockwell |
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| Comic Story | Lovers' Superstitions (2 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Comic Story | Dating Do's and Don'ts (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Text Story | Doctor's Orders (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Comic Story | Counselor-at-Love! (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Louise excels at everything in life and delights in proving herself superior to men. She uses childhood friend Harry’s crush on her to serve her own purposes but rejects his romantic advances. Receiving her law degree, Louise discovers “annoying jellyfish” Harry has taken an office right next to hers. Louise is hired by famous criminal lawyer Paul and falls in love with him. Louise urges Paul not to defend a cop-killer; when the gangster threatens them, Paul flees and it is up to Harry to defend Louise. Louise realises Harry is the man for her, and they wed. |
| Credits | Pencils: Sam Cooper (signed) | Inks: Sam Cooper (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Louise Marlowe; Mrs. Marlowe; Mrs. Gilmore; Harry Gilmore; Paul Lansing; Floyd Garner; Lefty |
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