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| Great Bill Ward cover and first story. |
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| Publication | September 1949 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Bi-monthly |
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| Credits | Pencils: Bill Ward | Inks: Bill Ward |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Advertisement | Jim Prentice It's a Fence Buster Electric Baseball (1 page) |
| Featuring | Electric Game Company |
| Content | Genre: Sports | Characters: Tom |
| Notes | On inside front cover. |
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| Comic Story | Love Thief (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Failed actress Lila turns down a marriage proposal from restaurant owner Jack. She takes a job as a governess to Penny Lloyd, daughter of wealthy widow Alicia, hoping to meet a rich husband. Lila sets her sights on Wayne, who’s interested in Alicia, using her Broadway friend Sam to distract Alicia. Alicia is distraught when she sees Wayne kissing Lila, and tries to commit suicide. Alicia survives and reconciles with Wayne. Lila sees the error of her ways and returns to Broadway, possibly to marry Jack. |
| Credits | Pencils: Bill Ward | Inks: Bill Ward |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Alicia Lloyd; Jack Tandy; Lila Dean; Penny Lloyd; Sam Horan; Wayne Crowell |
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| Comic Story | Dreams for Two (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | After graduating from high school, Muriel leaves her boyfriend Jim to make a career as a singer. She hires agent Ranny Ladd and falls in love with him, then discovers he’s just been using her. Ranny gets her a job singing, scantily clad, in a dive. Muriel writes to Jim and he rescues her from her humiliating job and Ranny’s advances. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Jim Norton; Muriel Miller; Ranny Ladd |
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| Comic Story | Reckless Romance (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Stewardess Jean is bored with stodgy airline pilot Jeff, and leaves him for hotshot flier Steve. Steve ignores a mechanic’s warnings and crashes the airliner he’s flying. Badly hurt, Steve is rescued by Jeff, who daringly lands a small plane near the remote crash site. Jean learns Jeff was a decorated Marine flyer during the war. When they get back to civilization, Jean and Jeff reconcile. |
| Content | Genre: Aviation; Romance | Characters: Jean Vail; Jeff Foster; Steve Kiley |
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| Text Story | Rules for Romance (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Dot Daley; Howard Burke; Sandra Cummings; Red Riley |
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| Comic Story | My Heart Decided (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Martha’s boyfriend Bob is a medical student. He says he has an offer to join Dr. Brant's practice in their small town when he graduates, but she thinks small town life is boring and wants to live in a city. Martha urges Bob to take a job offer with a big company, although he has his heart set on private practice. He reluctantly agrees, but when Bob saves Martha’s mother from a medical emergency, she sees the value of practicing medicine in a community and agrees to marry him and stay in their town. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Bob Nelson; Dr. Brant; Doris; Marty Lake [also as Martha Lake]; Mrs. Lake |
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