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| Wow, the damaged goods witch in the first story is obsessive as heck. |
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| Really nice Carmine Infantino story with a slick DC ink job. Frank Giacoia, maybe? Or even Sy Barry? |
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| Publication | May-June 1950 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Bi-monthly |
| Notes | Art credit from David Saunders, Norman Saunders' son, via e-mail (January 6, 2008) |
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| Credits | Pencils: Norman Saunders (painting) | Inks: Norman Saunders (painting) | Colors: Norman Saunders (painting) |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
| Notes | Art credit from David Saunders, Norman Saunders' son, via e-mail (January 6, 2008) |
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| Comic Story | What Price Beauty? (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Elaine is injured while on honeymoon with her husband Carl. Her face is (slightly) scarred, but she’s convinced she’s ugly and that Carl will leave her. Elaine discovers Margaret, the daughter of Carl’s boss, is nearly her double—she decides to make Carl fall in love with Margaret so he’ll be happy. Carl and Elaine argue and he angrily leaves. Elaine decides to visit her mother; on the way her auto crashes into another vehicle. Inside are Carl and Margaret. Elaine rescues Margaret from the flaming wreck. Carl says he and Margaret don’t love each other. He and Elaine reconcile. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Elaine Brown; Carl Brown; Margaret; doctor; Margaret's father |
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| Synopsis | House ad for Famous Stars 4. |
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| Comic Story | Deception! (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | When her husband Jon’s former girlfriend Joan returns to town, Marilyn feels inferior and fears she’ll lose him. Learning Jon has been called to Joan’s house for a medical emergency, Marilyn decides to fight for his love. However, when she arrives there Marilyn discovers Jon considers Joan a “phony” and Marilyn is the one he loves. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Dr. Jon Benson; Marilyn Benson; Joan Carson; May; Anna; Marilyn’s father |
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| Synopsis | House ad for Cinderella Love 11. |
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| Comic Story | The Other Man (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Peggy loves wealthy Lyle but his family compels him to marry someone in his own social class. She moves away, meets, and marries Steve. Peggy later learns Lyle’s wife was killed in an automobile crash, and she leaves Steve to return to Lyle. But Lyle says he has no interest in getting married a second time, so Peggy goes home to her husband, who accepts her. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Peggy Ashton; Lyle Vanning; Steve Kendell |
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| Text Story | Working Wife (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Comic Story | Love Conquers All! (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Romance of Andrew Johnson and his wife Eliza. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Historical; Romance | Characters: Andrew Johnson; Eliza |
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| Comic Story | The Other Love (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Ann and Fred have been married for 5 years. Although they both express no interest in adopting a child, Ann feels sorry for the “maladjusted” orphan Bobbie and spends time with him. However, Fred begins to spend extra time at work, and Ann’s divorced friend Edna suggests he’s having an affair. Learning Fred will be at the zoo with a “client,” Ann goes to confront them: she discovers Fred has also been taking Bobbie on excursions. They decide to adopt the boy. |
| Credits | Pencils: Mort Leav (signed) | Inks: Bob Rogers (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Ann Richards; Fred Richards; Miss Harding; Bobbie Brown; Edna |
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| Comic Story | The Blue Danube |
| Synopsis | The story of how Strauss composed "the Blue Danube." |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Romance | Characters: Johann Strauss |
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| Comic Story | The Truest Love! (1 page) |
| Synopsis | The story of Mark Twain's romance with Livy Langdon. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Romance | Characters: Mark Twain [Samuel Clemens]; Livy Langdon |
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| Comic Story | The Rocky Road to Love! (1 page) |
| Synopsis | The story of Bing Crosby’s romance with his wife Dixie Lee. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Romance | Characters: Bing Crosby; Dixie Lee |
| Notes | Bing Crosby and Dixie Lee were married from 1930-1952 (when she died). |
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| Comic Story | Interfering Mother-in-Law (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Carl and Jane share an apartment with Jane’s mother after their marriage. Carl is irritated by his mother-in-law’s well-meaning interference in their life, and by his wife’s constant deference to her mother. Carl asks Jane to attend a sales conference with him, but her mother forbids her to fly in bad weather. As a result, Carl loses a contract and is fired. Jane walks out on her mother and promises Carl that things will be different from now on. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Carl; Jane; Mother |
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