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| Publication | October 1953 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
| Notes | Art ID by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Credits | Pencils: Bernard Baily? | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Art ID by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Comic Story | Date Hungry (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Sue is a popular student but is never asked out on dates. Her friend Bess advises her to “loosen up” and she does, getting a reputation as “one girl a fellow could have a good time with!” While on vacation, she meets Tom and they fall in love. However, when he moves to her town and begins attending her school, Tom hears about Sue's escapades and calls her “a common tramp!” Sue confesses that loneliness made her do “the things I did” and Tom forgives her. |
| Credits | Pencils: Tewks? | Letters: Ben Oda |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Sue Carter; Mildred Norton; Tad; Bess; Mrs. Carter; Tom Anderson |
| Notes | Art ID by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Story introduced and with commentary by "Mildred Norton." |
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| Text Story | What's a Father for? (2 pages) |
| Credits | Script: Edwin Green | Pencils: Don Heck (illustrations) | Inks: Don Heck (illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
| Notes | Story is split into two parts, other part follows after next comic story. |
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| Comic Story | Exposed (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Tina and her mother are immigrants from Galatia, “one of the oppressed countries of Europe.” Her mother opens an exclusive dress shop. Tina is wearing one of her mother’s creations when she meets the wealthy Mark, who thinks she is also rich. They fall in love, but Tina’s masquerade is exposed and she thinks Mark will dump her. However, Mark admits he’s only the bookkeeper for a rich man, and they decide to get married. |
| Credits | Letters: Ben Oda |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Mildred Norton; Tina Winarski; Madame Winarski; Mark Talbot; Mr. Van Houk |
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| Comic Story | Cut of the Cards (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Lucy’s father, a professional gambler, is killed in a card game when she’s 18. She visits a dude ranch to recover and falls in love with Scott, the owner. When Scott catches the gambling bug, Lucy beats him in a game of cards and wins the deed to his ranch. She then explains why she did this. They will wed and run the ranch together. |
| Credits | Pencils: Don Perlin? | Inks: Don Perlin? | Letters: Ben Oda |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Lucy Turner; Mr. Turner; Charlie; Scott Reid; Mildred Norton? |
| Notes | Possible Perlin art per Nick Caputo, August 2017. Like the other stories in this issue, this is introduced by a female character who comments on the story. However, in this story, "Mildred Norton" is drawn very off-model (in the other stories she is drawn to resemble actress Joan Crawford). |
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| Letters Page | Problem Corner (1 page) |
| Credits | Script:? [as Mildred Norton] | Pencils: Don Heck (illustrations) | Inks: Don Heck (illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Advice column by Mildred Norton. |
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| Comic Story | Price of Passion (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Teenager Tess is adopted by the Bordon family from a detention home for “wayward girls.” Luke likes her but Ma and Cole force her to work hard on their farm and condemn her supposed sinful city ways. Tess and Luke become engaged but she and Cole begin an affair. The two brothers fight over Tess and Luke is left an invalid for life. Tess marries Luke and will spend the rest of her life caring for him, although she really loves Cole. |
| Credits | Pencils: Frank R. Sieminsky? | Inks: Vince Alascia | Letters: Ben Oda |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Tess Farrell; Mildred Norton; Mr. Jennings; Luke Bordon; Cole Bordon; Ma Bordon |
| Notes | Art ID by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Synopsis | Kitty and Les get married, but have to care for Kitty’s invalid mother. They are stressed financially and emotionally, and when Kitty’s mother suggests she move to a hospital for care, Kitty rejects the idea but Les is in favor of it. Mildred Norton asks readers for their opinion. |
| Featuring | Today's Problem |
| Credits | Letters: Ben Oda |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Mildred Norton; Kitty; Les; Kitty's mother |
| Notes | Advice column in comic form, readers are challenged to write their advice - to Mildred Norton, of course.
Books on shelf show the letters "S" and "M" - hidden signature?
But for whom? |
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