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| Wow, a whole book of crude Walter Johnson art. Super-heavy ink lines, awkward poses, obvious photo-referenced drawings of actual "celebrities," and more care & attention paid to the drawings of cars than the people. |
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| Publication | February-March 1950 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Bimonthly |
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| Cover | Miss Stardust |
| Credits | Pencils: Walter Johnson (signed) | Inks: Walter Johnson (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Comic Story | Miss Stardust (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Star, assistant to “Saturday Night Hit Parade” producer Al Pearce, is upset when her press agent boyfriend Tim flirts with aspiring singer Laura. Al and singer Bill Harrington give Star a makeover and promote her as a singing star to make Tim jealous. Tim gives Bill and Star incorrect directions to a private party where they are booked to perform, but proves he loves Star when she is in danger of drowning as a result. |
| Credits | Pencils: Walter Johnson | Inks: Walter Johnson |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Star; Tim Brannon; Al Pearce; Laura Austin; Bill Harrington; Charley |
| Notes | Al Pearce and Bill Harrington were real people and the "Saturday Night Hit Parade" was an actual radio program of the period. The final panel of this story contains a text box suggesting that "Miss Stardust" was a regular character whose readers "eagerly follow her adventures in YOUTHFUL LOVE ROMANCES every month," but this character does not appear in the previous 3 issues of this comic. Readers are urged to write and tell the editors if they want the feature to continue or be replaced by "another type of story."
"Laura Austin" is called "Lana" in the splash panel. |
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| Comic Story | Second Fiddle (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Star college football player Dick dumps Babs for “campus coquette” Connie. After his shoulder is injured in an auto accident, Dick is off the team and Connie drops him. Babs coaches Dick to become a kicker and he wins the big game. Dick apologizes to Babs for his infidelity and they will be married. |
| Credits | Pencils: Walter Johnson |
| Content | Genre: Romance; Sports | Characters: Barbara "Babs" Moore; Dick Kent; Connie Foster; Coach Moore; Tom |
| Notes | football |
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| Text Article | Sammy Kaye (2 pages) |
| Featuring | Star of the Month |
| Credits | Pencils:? ( photo) | Inks:? (photo) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Biography | Characters: Sammy Kaye |
| Notes | Second page has statement of ownership and management. |
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| Comic Story | Model Perfect (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Model agency owner Harry Conover “discovers” Carol working in a store and hires her as a model. She begins to date middle-aged actor Darryl, unaware he’s using her to restart his waning career. Carol breaks up with her fiancé Fred as a result, and he goes to Conover for help. Conover tells Darryl that Carol is “washed up” and Carol hears Darryl admit he’s going to “drop her right away...I guess she’s outlived her usefulness.” Carol decides to marry Fred and thanks Conover for exposing Darryl as a fraud. |
| Credits | Pencils: Walter Johnson |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Carol Marsh; Darryl Forsyth; Harry Conover; Fred; George; Harper |
| Notes | Harry Conover (who "narrates" this story) was an actual person, a well-known modeling agent of the era. He was married to model Candy Jones, who is mentioned but not depicted here. |
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| Comic Story | One-Sided Love (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Tommy loves Karen but he tells her “marriage is not for me,” and hints at something in his past. Karen later overhears Tommy being pressured into helping rob her father’s bank, where Tommy now works, and discovers Tommy is an ex-convict. When Tommy is arrested, Karen stands up for him and then learns Tommy had worked with the police to capture the criminals. Tommy and Karen can now wed. |
| Credits | Pencils: Walter Johnson | Inks: Walter Johnson |
| Content | Characters: Tommy Verne; Karen; Karen's father |
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