| Additional Information |
| |
| Publication | February-March 1951 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
| |
| Cover | True Love Stories You'll Never Forget!! |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
| |
| Comic Story | Mine Was Another Kind of Love... (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Paul refuses to attend college because he wants to marry Eileen: he tells his irate father he will work during the day and go to night school instead. His father, who dreamed of college football glory for Paul at his alma mater, breaks off contact with his son. Paul and Eileen ask Mr. Collins, head of the college alumni association, for advice. Collins says Paul's father is living in the past but he may see Paul's viewpoint some day. Paul and Eileen marry and have a son. Mr. Graham visits them and apologizes for his behavior. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Paul Graham; Tom Graham; Eileen; Lars Jensen; John Collins |
| Notes | Credits per Nick Caputo, March 2014. |
| |
| Comic Story | This Could Never Happen to Me... (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Sally and Tom fall in love and become engaged. After five years, Sally's friend Rita warns her Tom is never going to set the date for their wedding and is just using Sally. Sally doesn't believe her, but one day Tom says he's leaving for California, alone, and their relationship is over. Rita says next time Sally should use her head as well as her heart when she falls in love. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Sally Lee; Tom Baily; Rita Ames |
| |
| Comic Story | His Arms Were Waiting For Me... (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Esther attends a lecture by Lydia Jenkins in which the latter says wives should run the household completely, demand equal treatment from their husbands, and this will lead to a happy home. Esther dates Lydia's son Brad and they fall in love, but Brad doesn't like Esther's application of his mother's scheme. The husbands of Lydia's followers (and Lydia's husband himself) begin to rebel, and their wives abandon Lydia's organization. Lydia and Esther also give in. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Lydia Jenkins; Elsie Sears; Esther Brandon; Rose; Brad Jenkins; Harold Jenkins |
| |
| Text Story | The Studious Type (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
| |
| Comic Story | Wilfred Was My Darling... (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Wrestler Mabel and wimpy newspaper reporter Wilfred fall in love, but she breaks up with him because he’s unable to defend her against lecherous men they meet. Her father was a boxer and she wants a similar he-man for a beau. However, Mabel’s father confesses that he was a terrible fighter and lost all his bouts. Mabel retires from the ring to marry Wilfred. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: "Magnificent" Mabel McGee; Wilfred Ames; Marty McGee; Jerry; Violet |
| Notes | Credits per Nick Caputo, March 2014. |
| |
| Comic Story | Marsha the Moose (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Harry the hunter wants a moosehead for his cabin. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals | Characters: Marsha; Harry |
| Notes | Gag cartoon strip |
| |
| Comic Story | Not Every Man is a Fool (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Helen is upset when her boyfriend Ralph breaks a date to visit an old Army buddy in the hospital. As a child, the death of her parents meant Helen was sent to live with her older sister Dorothy, who criticizes her husband Bill for loaning a sick friend money. Bill is later killed rescuing another man in the factory, and Dorothy tells Helen “all friends are false" and people should only care for themselves. Helen carries this belief into adulthood. She asks lecturer General Marston for advice and he says she should correct her mistake. Helen meets Ralph at the hospital and they reconcile. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Ralph Gray; Helen; Dorothy Bradley; Susie; Bill Bradley; General Lloyd Marston |
| Notes | As with several stories in the previous issue, one character--in this case, "General Lloyd Marston"--seems to be portrayed as if he were an actual, real-life person making a "cameo" appearance. However, this cannot be confirmed. |
| |
| The data in the additional content section is courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a
Creative Commons Attribution License.
More details about this comic may be available in their page here |
