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| Publication | September 1953 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
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| Credits | Pencils:? (painted) | Inks:? (painted) | Colors:? (painted) |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Comic Story | Thrill Hungry (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Impetuous playgirl Nita decides to change her wild ways and marry struggling aircraft designer Ben. He refuses to touch her family’s money and she becomes bored. After a party, Nita agrees to run off the next day with her former boyfriend Tony. However, Tony changes his mind and doesn’t show up: it’s Ben who arrives at the rendezvous. Nita admits her dalliance with Tony was a mistake, because she loves Ben. |
| Credits | Letters: Ben Oda |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Nita Radford; Tony; Mr. Radford; Sybil Fraser; Ben Gregg |
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| Comic Story | Mail Order Bride (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Ellen travels to Texas to marry Tom, a widower she met through a magazine's lonely hearts ad. They are happy at first, but Tom refuses to let Ellen socialize with any of their neighbors. He refuses to explain at first, then tells her that he blames the others for his first wife’s death; she was accidentally killed after arguing with Tom about her social life. When the barn catches fire, the neighbors all arrive to help Tom save his ranch, and he realizes he judged them unfairly. He promises to change his ways. |
| Credits | Letters: Ben Oda |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Ellen Wilkie; Tom Wilkie; Mrs. Monday; Bill Kenyon |
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| Comic Story | The Heart Is Ageless! (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Elaine marries Fred, who is eight years younger. When she meets his friends, she tries too hard to appear and act young and instead makes a bad impression. They vacation with two younger couples, and Elaine attempts to keep up with them, but falls from a horse. When she recovers, Elaine apologizes for her actions and Fred says “love doesn’t know anything about age” and he loves her. |
| Credits | Letters: Ben Oda |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Fred Langston; Elaine Langston; Mr. Langston; Mrs. Langston; Hal; Rhoda; Miss Brook |
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| Comic Story | I Flunked a Love Test (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Ann chooses Wes over Buddy, because “he’ll make good in business” while Buddy is just “going to be a school teacher” and “hasn’t much.” Ann urges Wes to steal a school bus as a prank, but when it crashes, Buddy rescues the injured Wes from the flames. Ann now tells Buddy she prefers him, but he says “you love no one but yourself.” |
| Credits | Pencils: Fred Kida | Inks: Fred Kida |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Wes; Buddy; Ann |
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| Text Story | Psychology of Jealousy (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: Typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Comic Story | Our Day of Reckoning (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Peg marries Burt. Her ex-fiancé Tod visits and makes a pass at her, and is caught by Burt. Tod warns Burt that Peg will not be faithful to him. Burt and Peg move to North Africa where he’s going to work on a construction job. Their rich neighbor Maurice convinces Peg to run away with him, but when they are caught in a “native” uprising, Maurice abandons her. Burt and some soldiers rescue Peg and she says she’ll love him forever. |
| Credits | Letters: Ben Oda |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Peg Travis; Burt Travis; Tod Lawrence; Maurice Dalmay |
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| Advertisement | I Wanted to Be an Artist! (1 page) |
| Notes | Ad for Art Instruction, Inc. in comic form; on back cover |
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