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| Publication | September-October 1949 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
| Notes | Contents page says "Cover Girl - Kevin Daley (Miss Army Day 1949)" |
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| Cover | I Stole My Sister's Man |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) | Colors:? (photo) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Kevin Daley |
| Notes | Contents page says "Cover Girl - Kevin Daley (Miss Army Day 1949)" |
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| Contents | Darling Romance (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Table of contents, including writers' names for most of the issue. Page numbers have a number of errors. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Inside front cover. Includes indicia. |
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| Comic Story | ...Gossip! (8.66 pages) |
| Synopsis | Art accepts a teaching job in a small town. He falls in love with Liz and they decide to get married, but she asks him to take a job at a college elsewhere and he agrees. In their new town, gossip spreads about a romance between Liz and student Dan. Art finally hears the rumors and angrily confronts Dan and Liz; the gossip was all started by several jealous people. Art apologizes and reconciles with his wife. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Liz Ames; Professor Art Reach; Ma Ferguson; Dan Henderson; Professor Jones; Sharon |
| Notes | Writer credit from table of contents page. |
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| Text Story | Two Loves |
| Credits | Pencils:? (illustrations) | Inks:? (illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
| Notes | A poem. |
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| Featuring | Personality... and You from Your Handwriting |
| Credits | Pencils:? (illustration) | Inks:? (illustration) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Advocacy |
| Notes | Ellyn Lee analyses handwriting from two submitted samples. |
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| Comic Story | I Stole My Sister's Man (8.66 pages) |
| Synopsis | Nancy was raised by her older sister Sue after their parents are killed. Home from college on vacation, Nancy meets Sue’s boyfriend Jim and sets her cap for him: "I want that man, he’s just my type!” When her efforts to romance him fail, Nancy lies and tells Sue that Jim made a pass at her. Sue, upset, runs outside and is struck by a car. Sue is blinded and Nancy offers to donate one of her corneas. However, before the operation begins, a doctor discovers Sue’s eyesight can be saved. A repentant Nancy can now find romance with her longtime admirer Bob. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Nancy Kent; Sue Kent; Jim Holden; Bob Blake |
| Notes | Writer credit from table of contents page. |
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| Credits | Pencils:? (illustration) | Inks:? (illustration) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Advocacy |
| Notes | Writer credit from table of contents page says Phyllis Poole, credit on story says Phyllis Pool. Table of contents incorrectly says this is on page 11 but appears on page 21. |
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| Text Story | Take a Chance with Romance (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Pam is angry with husband Doug for his extravagant gifts of flowers instead of paying household bills. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Pamela Kingsley; Doug; Henry King |
| Notes | Writer credit from table of contents page. |
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| Comic Story | No Time For Love (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Abby’s mother raises her daughter to become a star as a way to escape poverty. Abby goes along with the program, but she doesn’t dislike the residents of their slum neighborhood as her mother does. Abby falls in love with bus driver Jed. Abby’s mother insists Abby accept a role in a musical and Jed breaks up with her. Abby is a success but hates her life; she runs away. Her mother tracks her down and compels her to return to the stage, but Abby breaks her ankle and can no longer perform. Abby and Jed are reunited and Abby’s mother apologizes for her dominating ways. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Abby Turcot; Mrs. Turcot; Jed Marston; Mr. Fish; Jeanie; Jake Burns |
| Notes | Writer credit from table of contents page. |
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| Publisher advertisement | Two Loves Have I (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (illustration) | Inks:? (illustration) | Letters:?; typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Steve Gregory; Dean Gregory; Ellen Thomas |
| Notes | Promo for a story that will appear in Darling Love (1949, Archie series) issue number one. |
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| Comic Story | She Played With Love (6.66 pages) |
| Synopsis | Jean loves steel worker Lon and they plan to marry. Buck, an old Army buddy of Lon, arrives in town and takes Jean out while Lon is on the night shift. Buck frames Lon for infidelity so he can have Jean for himself. Lon and Buck fight in the steel plant and Buck falls into a huge vat of molten metal. Lon is cleared of wrongdoing and he and Jean can wed. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Jean Carter; Lon Walker; Buck Edwards |
| Notes | Writer credit from table of contents page. Table of contents gives title as "I Played..." |
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| Synopsis | Bill chose to dance with Alice instead of the more attractive cousin Dora. |
| Featuring | Thrill of a Lifetime |
| Credits | Pencils:? (illustration) | Inks:? (illustration) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Romance | Characters: Alice Hedersonn; Dora (cousin); Bill |
| Notes | This feature awards a $5.00 prize for the winning letter describing an exciting or memorable experience. Alice Hedersonn of New York, New York was chosen even though the letter appears in the first issue. |
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| Featuring | The Answer Woman |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Advocacy |
| Notes | Questions and answers on various topics of interest. |
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| Comic Story | I Was a Heart-Breaker (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Hilda steals Mac from his girlfriend Marianne, although she doesn’t really love him. Marianne commits suicide as a result. Hilda falls in love with Roger and they decide to get married, but Mac shows up and reveals Hilda’s past. Roger doesn’t believe Hilda really loves him and dumps her. A depressed Hilda quits her job--“I’m no good to you or even myself”--and plans to kill herself by jumping into the river, but Roger shows up and they reconcile. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Hilda Haines; Mac; Marianne Gale; Roger Benson; Mr. Jarvis |
| Notes | Writer credit from table of contents page. |
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| Advertisement | Reduce Fat! (1 page) |
| Featuring | American Healthaids Co. |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photographs) | Inks:? (photographs) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Joan Fleming of New York City; unnamed woman |
| Notes | Inside back cover mail order ad for weight loss plan from American Healthaids Co., Dept. 134, 871 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey. |
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| Advertisement | Have a Slimmer Youthful Feminine Appearance Instantly! (1 page) |
| Featuring | Adjust-O-Belt |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photographs) | Inks:? (photographs) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: two unnamed women |
| Notes | Back cover mail order ad for Adjust-O-Belt girdle from Adjust-O-Belt Co., Dept. 26, 1025 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey. |
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