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| This issue is indexed incorrectly, according to the indicia the pub. date is Feb 1956 |
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| Fixed! It will come out in the wash eventually! |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | February 1956 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | There is no story in this issue entitled "A Love to Lose!" |
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| Cover | A Love to Lose! |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
| Notes | There is no story in this issue entitled "A Love to Lose!" |
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| Synopsis | Text descriptions of the 4 stories in this issue, plus 4 panels with the story titles and a piece of art from each story. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | Heartbreak Highway (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Diner waitress Kitty falls in love with trucker Jay, but begs him to quit his job because her sister and brother-in-law had been killed in a car accident. When Jay accidentally hits Kitty’s orphaned nephew Donny with his truck, Kitty breaks up with him, even though Donny will recover. However, when Kitty later hears Jay’s truck was involved in a wreck, she admits she will always love him. Jay wasn’t driving, and they are happily reunited. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Kitty Norten; Jay Brady; Charlie; Donny; Ted |
| Notes | There are a number of panels in this story which do not look like Powell art at all, starting with the splash panel. These have been re-drawn from the original version for some reason.
Also, in the new splash panel Jay refers to Kitty as "Marsha." |
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| Text Article | What Men Like About Girls (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Synopsis | 7 "romantic" customs from around the world, each one with a cartoonish illustration and a text explanation. |
| Featuring | Strange Romantic Customs |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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| Comic Story | The Wrong Kind of Heart (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Nina is the receptionist at the fancy Miami Beach Hotel Claremont. She falls in love with playboy Hugh and is shocked when Muriel, his fiancée, arrives. Hugh says Nina is the one he loves, but Muriel warns Nina not to be so sure. Eventually, Nina realises the economic and social gulf is too great between her and Hugh, and she breaks up with him. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Nina; Hugh Mitchell; Tommy; Muriel Fredericks; Mrs. Fredericks |
| Notes | There actually was a Hotel Claremont in Miami Beach, Florida. |
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| Synopsis | House ad for 5 love comic titles. |
| Notes | Cover repros and one piece of black-and-white art that looks like Powell. |
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| Comic Story | Foolish Dream (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Marsha thinks boxer Don will be her ticket to prosperity. She convinces him to leave his manager and sign with crooked Steve. Marsha falls in love with Steve and Don finds out. Don rejects Marsha and wins the championship. Marsha is left alone. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Don Matthews; Marsha; Harry Gordon; Steve Burke |
| Notes | Some panels re-drawn from original (example, first two panels on second and third pages of the story). |
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| Text Story | The Man I Love (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Synopsis | 6 "strange romantic customs" from around the world are depicted (one panel of cartoonish art and a text explanation for each). |
| Featuring | Strange Romantic Customs |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Non-fiction |
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| Comic Story | Promise of Love (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Ginny loves dancer Eric and encourages his ambitions, but when he becomes successful he avoids her and she discovers he’s having an affair with his new partner. Singer Jim professes his love to Ginny but she says she’s not ready for another romance. Eric loses his partner and wants to reconcile with Ginny, but she decides Jim is the new man for her. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Eric Howland; Ginny; Alice Johnson; Jim Haines |
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