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| The last story in this issue is romance of the sort we just never see in romance comics--and very nice indeed. A pleasant surprise! |
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| Publication | February/March 1952 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
| Notes | Credits per Nick Caputo, March 2014. |
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| Notes | Credits per Nick Caputo, March 2014. |
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| Comic Story | My Kind Don't Fall in Love... (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Engineer Dave falls in love with Kathy, daughter of the owner of the factory where he works, although he's warned that she is a heart-breaker. Dave is given a raise and promoted and learns Kathy was behind it. He loves her but she refuses to consider marriage. Kathy's father and Dave conspire to test Kathy: Dave's transferred out of town but tells her that he quit over her meddling. Kathy realizes she actually did love Dave and her father reunites them. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Dave Cornish; Kathy Randell; Phil Neal; Mrs. Neal; Mr. Randell; Jim; Brad |
| Notes | Phil and Mrs. Neal's last name is given as "Neal" on page one but is spelled "Neale" later. |
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| Comic Story | I Was The Good Companion... (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Susan agrees to visit Paris with her friend Betsy as a paid companion. They meet Betsy's brother Derek, who refuses to come home and work for their father. Derek proposes marriage to Susan but Betsy says it's only because she resembles Derek's dead fiancee. However, Betsy apologizes: Derek really does love Susan, and they reconcile. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Susan Gale; Betsy Payne; Mr. Payne; Derek Payne; Warren |
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| Text Story | More Handsome than Ever (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | A Moment to Live in My Heart (5.67 pages) |
| Synopsis | Gloria's father dies and she gets a factory job to support her mother, sister, and brother. This will delay her wedding to Steve, since she refuses to let him help out. When her sister June graduates, Gloria's brother Butch threatens to quit school and work in a factory, but Steve proposes a compromise: if Gloria marries him now, Butch can work part-time and still go to school. Gloria realizes everyone wants to contribute and she agrees to the plan. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Steve; Gloria Allen; Mrs. Mildred Allen; Butch Allen; June Allen |
| Notes | Bottom one-third of final page is Statement of Ownership. |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | You Can't Win (1 page) |
| Synopsis | A librarian visits a psychiatrist because all men look alike to her. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: librarian; Dr. I.L. Psychiatry |
| Notes | The character of the librarian in this story looks a lot like Olive Oyl from the Popeye comics: similar hairstyle, blouse, dress and shoes.
Bottom one-half of page is an advertisement. |
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| Comic Story | No Second Time for Love... (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Peter loses a large sum of money to gambler Charles; his sister Diane agrees to dine with Charles to pay off the debt and save her brother from ruin. Charles, smitten, offers to marry Diane: she rejects him. Peter, insulted, challenges Charles to a duel. Diane makes a wager with Charles: if he wins, she'll marry him; if he loses, he won't kill her brother. Charles loses. During the duel, Charles shoots first and deliberately misses--he is then mortally wounded by Peter's bullet. Diane learns Charles actually won his bet with her but lied, to prove he was an honorable man. |
| Content | Genre: Drama; Historical; Romance | Characters: Diane Standish; Peter Standish; Charles Blood; Dr. Standish |
| Notes | 19th-century time period but the location setting is unclear: probably the USA or England. |
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