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| A good example of ACG's consistently good work in this genre. And a nice clean, crisp, straight scan & edit to boot. |
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| Publication | April-May 1950 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
| Notes | The cover doesn't represent an actual scene from the interior story "The Greatest Adventure," but it is representative of the dramatic conflict in that story. |
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| Cover | The Greatest Adventure |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Janice Erskine; Dr. Harvey Presser; Pearl Erskine |
| Notes | The cover doesn't represent an actual scene from the interior story "The Greatest Adventure," but it is representative of the dramatic conflict in that story. |
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| Comic Story | I Stumbled Into Love (13 pages) |
| Synopsis | Audrey, who has been “hopelessly clumsy” all her life, falls in love with young engineer Terry. Terry wins a contract to construct a skyscraper, angering crooked builder Larson. When Terry confronts Larson, Audrey accidentally knocks her boyfriend into a lake; Terry thinks she did it deliberately and breaks up with her. Audrey becomes engaged to Larson on the rebound, but when he sabotages Terry’s building and Terry is in mortal danger, Audrey overcomes her clumsiness and makes a daring rescue. Audrey and Terry reconcile. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Audrey; Jim; Terry Scott; Johnson; Conrad Larson |
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| Text Story | Too Beautiful for Words (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Comic Story | The Greatest Adventure (11 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dumped by her fiancé because she’s “so gosh-darned feminine,” Pearl becomes a “wild-game hunter,” the "furthest possible thing from femininity!” Pearl raises her niece Janice to follow in her footsteps. Pearl says Janice must “choose between love, marriage, babies and all the slavery and drudgery which go with them—-or—-a career of fame, adventure and independence like mine!” Janice falls in love with archaeologist Harvey, so Pearl takes Janice on a safari to Africa to get her away from him. Pearl is mortally wounded by a tiger; Harvey, on an expedition nearby, saves Janice. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Janice Erskine; Pearl Erskine; Dr. Harvey Presser; Doug; Dick Starr |
| Notes | There are no wild tigers in Africa, but this story has one and no explanation is given for its presence. |
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| Text Story | Love Is Not Blind (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Tootsie Scores a Romantic Touchdown (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Following a football game, Tootsie introduces Ann to star player Bill Taylor, Tootsie's classmate. |
| Content | Genre: Romance; Sports | Characters: Tootsie; Ann; Bill Taylor |
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| Comic Story | Atomic Amour! (12 pages) |
| Synopsis | Lorraine doesn’t date or have fun in high school or college, spending her time studying instead. She becomes a nuclear physicist who “can’t afford to have any emotions!” She meets former carnival barker Eddy on a train and is attracted to him although he is “a gross, uncultured boor.” Lorraine is courted by famous scientist Lavoisier, and agrees to elope with him. But she discovers he’s an impostor and a spy, trying to obtain her process for thorium-fission. Eddy rescues Lorraine and they will be married. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Lorraine Grant; Tommy; Dotty; Flo; Marie; Dr. Maxwell; Eddy Jackson; Alphonse [as Pierre Lavoisier] |
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| Text Story | Night Letter (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Comic Story | Love Is a Challenge (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Barbara becomes artist Dean’s model. They fall in love, but she marries wealthy broker Caswell instead. Barbara discovers Caswell is a gambler and is also having an affair with Myrna. Dean tells Barbara that he still loves her but when Caswell commits suicide over a financial scandal, Barbara asks Dean to wait until she’s ready. Myrna tries to break up Dean and Barbara but fails. Barbara and Dean will wed. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Dean Stockton; Barbara Hall; Robert Caswell; Myrna Shaw |
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