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| Publication | March 1952 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Monthly |
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| Cover | Kiss of Ecstasy |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) | Colors:? (photo) |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Advertisement | The New Broadway Fashions (1 page) |
| Featuring | Broadway Fashions |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) |
| Notes | On inside front cover in black and white. |
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| Comic Story | Winter Carnival Queen (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Noreen and her friend Marcia compete to be Queen of the Winter Carnival and Noreen is chosen. Noreen is engaged to Larry, but when he asks her to accelerate their wedding date and move with him to San Diego, she is conflicted because that would mean she’d leave town before being crowned. Neither will give in and Larry breaks their engagement. At the last minute, Noreen realizes her love for Larry is more important than being Queen, and she asks that Marcia be given the crown. |
| Credits | Pencils: Charles Sultan | Inks: W. G. Hargis? |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Noreen Daly; Marcia Landers; Larry Travis |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (April 2011). Art credit revised from Sam Citron to Charles Sultan based on art identification for the reprint in Wedding Bells #15 and Greg Fischer discussion with Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. in July 2014. |
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| Comic Story | Bad Company (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Nightclub cigarette girl Joyce is rescued from a masher by Roddy. They fall in love but Joyce discovers Roddy is a criminal. He’s caught by the police in her apartment, and she leaves town due to the scandal. She gets a job in an Arizona resort run by Matt. They fall in love and become engaged, but Roddy shows up and demands money. Matt and Joyce subdue Roddy. Matt says he knew who Joyce was from the first, but still loves her. |
| Credits | Pencils: Gene Colan? |
| Content | Genre: Crime; Romance | Characters: Joyce Stevens; Matt Foley; Barney; Roddy Parks (villain) |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. He think it looks like swipes due to the perspective/proportion (April 2011). |
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| Comic Story | Terror in My Heart (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Department store sales clerk Anna lives in a tenement apartment with her immigrant parents. She meets Art, son of the store owner, at an employees’ party and they fall in love, but she hides her humble origins from him. When Art stands her up for a date, she goes home and finds him happily conversing with her parents. He reproaches her for her snobbery, and says his father started out poor as well. Anna realizes her parents are decent people who sacrificed to help her. She and Art get engaged. |
| Credits | Pencils: John Forte | Inks: Bill Ward |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Anna; Art Carling; Marge; Anna's mother; Anna's father |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (April 2011). |
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| Text Story | My Mother's Diary |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Doris; Jimmy; Doris' mother |
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| Statement of Ownership | Statement of the Ownership, Management, and Circulation |
| Credits | Script: Everett M. Arnold (publisher) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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| Comic Story | Kiss of Ecstasy (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | High school secretary Eve is ill-at-ease with men and turns down chemistry teacher Vic’s request for a date. Instead, she falls in love with student Allen, which causes talk at the school. Eve eventually realizes Allen isn’t mature and misses friends of his own age. They break up, and Eve finds a more age-appropriate boyfriend in Vic. |
| Credits | Pencils: Charles Tomsey |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Eve Gordon; Vic Harmon; Allen Mayes; Mr. Delmar; Mr. Mayes; Mrs. Mayes |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (April 2011). |
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| Advertisement | You'll Play Piano With Both Hands the First Day (1 page) |
| Featuring | Glen Page Piano Studios |
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| Advertisement | 5 Gifts in 1 Glamour Set (1 page) |
| Featuring | Fenway Fashions, Inc. |
| Notes | On inside back cover in black and white. |
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| Advertisement | Gorgeous Dresses for You (1 page) |
| Featuring | Harford Frocks, Inc. |
| Notes | Back cover. |
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