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| The file title is wrong ... this is actually v2 #1, not v2 #2. |
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| Publication | April-May 1958 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
| Notes | Possible Orlando art per Nick Caputo. |
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| Content | Genre: Romance |
| Notes | Possible Orlando art per Nick Caputo. |
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| Advertisement | America's Greatest Ring Bargains (1 page) |
| Featuring | Harem Co. (The House of Rings) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Interior front cover. |
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| Comic Story | Love for Granted (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Lenore won’t marry Hal until he has a better job, so she throws a party and flatters his boss in hopes of promoting Hal's career. Hal, tired of Lenore’s domineering ways, dates Betty and finds she’s more to his taste. He breaks up with Lenore: “You don’t want a fiancée! You want a yes man!” |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Lenore; Hal; Mr. Osgood; Mrs. Osgood; Betty |
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| Advertisement | Look Slimmer Feel Better with Amazing New Tummy-Slim |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) | Colors:? (page color) | Letters: typeset |
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| Advertisement | 15 Chic Smart Used Dresses |
| Credits | Colors:? (page color) | Letters: typeset |
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| Text Story | Unhappy Girl (1 page) |
| Featuring | Delphine's Problem Clinic |
| Credits | Colors:? (page color) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Comic Story | Tomorrow Always Comes (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Betty is irritated that her boyfriend Paul spends time studying for a supervisor’s exam to improve his career prospects. She starts dating Joe instead, who “gives her the gay and carefree life she wants.” Paul gets his promotion but Betty tells him she’s going to marry Joe; Joe says “I never mentioned marriage!” Paul punches Joe. Later, when Joe is trapped in a tunnel cave-in, Paul risks his life to save him. Betty is reunited with Paul in the hospital, now realizing she loves him. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Betty; Paul; Joe |
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| Advertisement | Smashing Close-Out Sale (1 page) |
| Featuring | L & M Company |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) | Colors:? (page color, text color) | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | To Act or Not to Act (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Acting student Gloria bullies the other students, including Ralph, but her “pretty face” allows her to get away with it. Gloria is attracted to Ralph’s roommate Julian, but he isn’t interested. Gloria pushes Ralph and injures him, which may cost Ralph the chance for a scholarship. Gloria decides to throw the competition so Ralph can win, even though that means she has to go home and marry her father’s assistant. However, Ralph decides he doesn’t want to act any more. Gloria wins the contest and Julian, learning what she planned to do for Ralph, decides he loves her after all. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Gloria; Ralph; Bob Berg; Julian Graham; Jean |
| Notes | Possible Klein art per Nick Caputo, November 2014. |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Advertisement | Reduce |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) | Colors:? (page color, text color) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Mail order advertisement for Spot Reducer. |
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| Advertisement | Slim-A-Waist (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) | Colors:? (page color, text color) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Mail order advertisement for Slim-A-Waist. |
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| Comic Story | The Man I Married! (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Jean marries Ben and spends too much money trying to compete with her married sisters, while Ben is trying to establish himself in business. When their child is born, Jean continues to show off to her family, making Ben feel like a failure because he isn’t successful yet. Ben decides to leave: “I don’t mind being a possession, but when my son becomes a possession, I do mind…you’ve envied your sisters for so long that nothing else matters.” Jean apologizes to Ben and goes off with him and their child. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Jean Drake; Ben Drake; Joe; Mart; Peggy; Laura; Tommy; Jean's mother; Jean's father |
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| Advertisement | Reducing Wonder Drug! (1 page) |
| Featuring | Practical Research Co.; K-12 Appetite Control |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) | Colors:? (page color) | Letters: typeset |
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| Text Story | Cleanliness (1 page) |
| Featuring | Delphine's Problem Clinic |
| Credits | Colors:? (page color) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Advertisement | Girls - Here are Easy Ways to Fun, Popularity and Self-Improvement (1 page) |
| Credits | Colors:? (page color) | Letters: typeset |
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| Find Out How We Give You Many Wonderful Premiums or Cash (1 page) |
| Notes | Interior back cover.
Comic-based advertisement story entitled: Magic Magnifier Helps Betty & Jim Solve Big "Jewel Mystery"! |
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| Advertisement | Waist Cinch Bra (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) | Colors:? (page color) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Back cover. |
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