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| Publication | August-September 1951 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
| Notes | Sequence added by Craig Delich 2013-6-26. Credits per Nick Caputo, March 2014. |
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| Content | Genre: Romance |
| Notes | Sequence added by Craig Delich 2013-6-26. Credits per Nick Caputo, March 2014. |
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| Comic Story | At the Snap of Her Finger (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Cora works in the bookshop owned by her cousin Eloise. Eloise warns Cora that author Hunt is dating her so he can use her as a character in his next novel. Cora and Hunt fall in love but she catches him kissing Eloise and decides to leave town. She reads Hunt’s new novel and sees herself in there, favorably portrayed. After tracking him down at a book-signing event, Cora and Hunt are reunited. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Cora; Eloise; Hunt Maxwell; Bill Biggs; Mr. Gander |
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| Comic Story | Girl of Baltimore (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Edgar Allan Poe is admired by his young friend Virginia. When she grows up, they marry and he writes the poem “Annabel Lee” in her honor. |
| Content | Genre: Biography; Historical; Romance | Characters: Edgar Allan Poe; Virginia |
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| Comic Story | My Own Private Dream... (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Two pilots, one "by-the-book" and another "a reckless stunt flyer", go head to head to win the affections of Cathy Fulsom, and it doesn't help that she likes Brad over Dick. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Brad Larsen (engineer); Dick Whitehead (expert test pilot); Cathy Folsom; Will (SXIII designer); Marcia (Cathy's friend) |
| Notes | Sequence added by Craig Delich 2013-6-26. |
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| Comic Story | A Familiar Face |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | The other one-third of the page is an advertisement. |
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| Comic Story | Gloria Maltby's Style (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Sally is famous society columnist Gloria’s secretary. Gloria convinces Sally to let her sell Sally’s stories with Gloria’s name on them. Sally learns—from Jimmy, who works for the magazine that bought the stories—that Gloria is not giving her the full amount earned for them. Sally decides to submit stories under her own name but is accused of imitating Gloria. Jimmy threatens to quit unless his magazine forces Gloria to confess the truth. Sally and Jimmy embrace. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Sally Shaw; Gloria Maltby; Jimmy Burke; Hilary Boston |
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| Text Story | Intermission (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | The Lovers (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Abelard and Heloise fall in love but are separated by her uncle. Their love letters to each other are still famous today. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Historical; Romance | Characters: Peter Abelard; Heloise; Uncle Fulbert |
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| Comic Story | My Wonderful - Yet Forbidden... (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Jessica’s sister Eve is selfish, lazy and a liar. When their mother suffers a heart attack, Eve tells Dr. Eric it was Jessica’s fault. However, he soon discovers the truth. Eric and Jessica fall in love, and Eve’s mother tells Eve she’s going to have to pull her own weight around the house from now on. |
| Content | Characters: Eve Jameson; Jessica Jameson; Mrs. Jameson; Dr. Eric Wakeley |
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| Comic Story | A Sure Sign |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | One-third of the page is an advertisement. |
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| Comic Story | Father Dear Father (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dinnie's date Bixby accidentally locks her in the trunk of his beat-up car and is mistaken for a kidnapper. Bixby's bad luck continues, since Dinnie's father--who doesn't like Bixby--is a night-court judge. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Dinnie; Bixby; Casey; Judge |
| Notes | Bixby is spelled "Bixbie" in the text box of the splash panel. |
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| Comic Story | His Kind of Love (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | City-slicker insurance salesman Charles arrives in Wyoming and is assigned to sell a policy to rancher Boyd. Charles and Boyd’s daughter Martha fall in love, although ranch foreman Dusty also loves her. When Charles panics and flees from a range fire, he gets a reputation as a coward. Dusty trains Charles—now called "Chuck"—to be an expert cowboy and gives up his claim on Martha. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Charles "Chuck" Larner; David Lloyd; Dusty Cameron; Boyd Dillon; Martha Dillon |
| Notes | Prentice credit per Nick Caputo, March 2014. |
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