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| Publication | July-August 1950 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
| Notes | Cover was intended for the unpublished Search For Love #3 (June-July 1950) and used in house ads.
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Cover | Lesson in Love |
| Credits | Pencils: Ken Bald | Inks: Ken Bald |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
| Notes | Cover was intended for the unpublished Search For Love #3 (June-July 1950) and used in house ads.
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Comic Story | Lesson in Love (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | George wants to be a writer but his stories are “childish” and unrealistic. Editor Helen says he needs to experience life to be able to write. George works as a census taker and meets Lana, who is attracted to him. He asks Helen for tips on how to treat women; she even teaches him how to kiss. However, George discovers Lana is just using him to make her boyfriend jealous. George and Helen realize they love each other. |
| Credits | Pencils: Ogden Whitney (signed) | Inks: Ogden Whitney (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: George Gibbons; Mr. Gibbons; Mrs. Gibbons; Helen Knox; Lana Calvert; Paul |
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| Synopsis | Claire is acting in a summer stock theater and director Tom gives her tips on playing a love scene. They realize they actually mean what they’re saying to each other. |
| Featuring | How He Proposed |
| Credits | Pencils: Charles Sultan |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Claire; Tom Keeran |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Text Story | Two of a Kind (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Comic Story | They Called Me "Tomboy" (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Because her father wanted a boy, “Tommy” is raised to be a tomboy. She becomes a star athlete at college. Her longtime enemy Cynthia forces quarterback Ken to pretend to love Tommy, and when she responds to his kisses, everyone laughs. On a class geology trip to the wilderness, Cynthia’s temper causes Ken to fall off a cliff, and Tommy rescues him. Ken tells Tommy he loves her, this time for real. |
| Credits | Pencils: Leonard Starr | Inks: Leonard Starr |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Thomas Bowman; Marge Bowman; Thomasina "Tommy" Bowman; Cynthia Osgood; Ken Fairfax |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Comic Story | Listen, My Love! (11 pages) |
| Synopsis | At age 16, Naomi is stricken with otosclerosis and loses her hearing. Her boyfriend Tom dumps her. Naomi moves to New York and becomes an amateur sculptor. She sells her work to art dealer Rodney, who resells them to rich clients and cheats her on the money, while pretending to love her. Naomi meets fellow sculptor Eric and they fall in love, but he doesn’t know she’s deaf and she doesn’t hear him propose marriage or tell her that Rodney’s a cheat. Eric abducts Naomi and forces her to read Rodney’s lips when he confesses. Naomi and Eric reconcile. |
| Credits | Pencils: Ken Bald | Inks: Ken Bald |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Naomi Bradfield; Tom Harder; Mr. Bradfield; Mrs. Bradfield; Mr. Wilde; Rodney Farnsworth; Eric Swenson |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Otosclerosis is an actual medical condition which can cause deafness. |
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| Text Story | I'm from Missouri! (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Comic Story | She'll Break Your Heart (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | As he is dying, Uncle Henry tells Miles about his romance with Elizabeth, who jilted him years before, and warns him not to trust women. Miles becomes a successful doctor who is known as a “woman-hater.” Miles and Peggy fall in love; he remembers his uncle and rejects her as a “Jezebel!” One of Miles’ patients confesses that he accidentally killed Elizabeth 40 years earlier. Now aware Elizabeth didn’t jilt his uncle, Miles apologizes to Peggy. She takes him back. |
| Credits | Pencils: Ogden Whitney (signed) | Inks: Ogden Whitney (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Dr. Miles Trent; Uncle Henry; Elizabeth; Casey; Peggy Heather; Mr. Osgood |
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| Text Story | Green Eyes (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Comic Story | Forgotten Love (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | A young woman is hit by a car and contracts amnesia. Calling herself Grace, she moves to San Francisco. She meets Stan and they fall in love, but she runs away. Stan catches her and prevents her from committing suicide. On a trip to Mexico, Grace hits her head. When she recovers consciousness, she remembers who she is: Betty. Her fiancé Larry enters the room: he’s “Stan.” Larry had identified her earlier, but pretended to be Stan to help bring her memory back. |
| Credits | Pencils: Emil Gershwin | Inks: Emil Gershwin |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Betty Donaldson [as Grace Halliday]; Larry Driscoll [as Stan Bellows]; Dr. Samuel Lawrence; Dr. Salvador |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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