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| Publication | April 1954 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Comic Story | Pick-Up! (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Aircraft factory worker Marge gets a lift after her night shift from fellow employee Mark. She makes it clear she’s not a “pick-up” and he agrees. They fall in love but he has to leave town for 5 months on business. While Mark is gone, Marge accepts a ride from Doug but after he makes a pass at her, she vows never to accept lifts from strangers again. After Marge hears Mark is engaged to another woman, she allows herself to be picked up once more. This time, she is badly beaten and nearly raped. Mark visits her in the hospital and says he is engaged: to her. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Marge Nelson; Mark Williams; Doug Forrester |
| Notes | Woolfolk credit from Martin O'Hearn at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/ |
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| Comic Story | The Way to a Man's Heart! (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | High school student Doris has a reputation as a bossy, efficient organizer of activities. She has a crush on Perry but he doesn’t like being bossed around. Doris relinquishes her responsibilities and becomes “a dependent female” and Perry is now willing to date her. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Perry Barnes; Doris; Ellen; Jane |
| Notes | Woolfolk credit from Martin O'Hearn at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/ |
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| Comic Story | How I Found Glamor! (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Buzz is a teen-age tomboy who never has a date. When she visits her childhood friend Priscilla, Buzz gets a glamour makeover and is a hit with the boys in that town. She comes home and immediately attracts the attention of her crush Johnny. She informs him that she’s now to be called by her real name, Barbara. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Johnny Alders; Barbara "Buzz"; Priscilla "Pug" Walsh; Larry |
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| Synopsis | Ilene’s long-time boyfriend is sent to Japan on business for a year. Lonely, Ilene goes to a party and meets Brad. They date and fall in love. Ted comes home and Ilene realises she never really loved him. She asks Ray Mann for advice on how to break the news to Ted. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Ray Mann; Ilene N.; Ted; Barry |
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| Comic Story | Blonde, Beautiful, and Bad! (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Murray, although a steady fellow engaged to Irene, falls for cheap but attractive waitress Francie. His infatuation with the cynical, gold-digging Francie costs him Irene’s love and his job. Murray catches Francie with her real boyfriend and is badly beaten; Irene comes to the hospital and says she still loves him. He swears he’ll be worthy of her from now on. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Francie; Murray; Irene |
| Notes | Woolfolk credit from Martin O'Hearn at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/
A relatively rare example of a romance comic story told from a man's point of view. |
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