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Publication | September 1952 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Bimonthly |
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Credits | Pencils: Ed Goldfarb | Inks: Bob Baer |
Content | Genre: Romance |
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Comic Story | Cry with Johnnie Ray! (8 pages) |
Synopsis | Fighter pilot Tommy and military nurse Jean fall in love in San Francisco, then he’s sent back to Korea. Tommy spots a Communist build-up in the north, but suffers amnesia when he crash lands and can’t reveal what he learned. Jean and singer Johnnie Ray come from the USA and Johnnie sings his hit “Cry,” which was Jean and Tommy’s special song. Tommy recovers his memory and passes along the vital information. |
Credits | Pencils: Doug Wildey (signed) | Inks: Doug Wildey (signed) |
Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Johnnie Ray; Lt. Tommy Squire; Jean Train; Jerry |
Notes | Johnnie Ray was a real-life singer and "Cry" was his biggest hit. |
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Comic Story | Operation Gyp the G.I. (7 pages) |
Synopsis | Newspaper writer Betty is engaged to Tom, but he’s called back into the Air Force for the Korean War. Betty gets a job as a dancer so she can investigate the Wings club, a reputed “clip joint” that robs servicemen. Tom is opposed to her undercover work and reveals her identity to the crooks, but he also brings in the military police to break up the racket, which he was investigating for the Air Force. |
Credits | Pencils: Stephen Kirkel (signed) | Inks: Stephen Kirkel (signed) |
Content | Genre: Crime; Romance | Characters: Tom; Betty York; Mr. Lassiter; Mike; Joe |
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Text Article | Johnnie Ray-Mr. Emotion (2 pages) |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
Notes | Has small black and white picture of Johnnie Ray. |
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Comic Story | Cross Country Love (7 pages) |
Synopsis | 18-year-old Gerrie decides to skip summer camp and travel to California instead. She gets a ride with Tim, a young engineer looking for a job. Tim mistakenly thinks Gerrie is a jewel thief and urges her to surrender. Meanwhile, her father thinks she’s been kidnapped and Tim is arrested. Everything is straightened out and Gerrie’s father gives Tim a job. |
Credits | Pencils: Gerald Altman (signed) | Inks: Gerald. Altman (signed) |
Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Gerrie Lane; Tim Garret; Grady; Mr. Lane |
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Comic Story | All's Fair in Love and War (7 pages) |
Synopsis | Military academy cadet Garry dates Joyce, despite the orders of fellow cadet Beefy, a bully who thinks Joyce is his girl. Beefy frames Garry in an attempt get him expelled, but Joyce tricks Beefy into admitting his scheme in front of witnesses, and he’s the one who gets ejected from the school. |
Credits | Pencils: Walter Palais (signed) | Inks: Walter Palais (signed) |
Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Garry Taylor; Joyce Holbook; Beefy Slade |
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