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| Publication | April-May 1950 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
| Notes | Photo of actress Imogene Williams (1929-2021). Identified as "Warner Bros. Starlet" and name later changed to Claudia Barrett. |
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| Cover | I Was a Love Thief |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) | Colors:? (photo) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Imogene Williams (photo) |
| Notes | Photo of actress Imogene Williams (1929-2021). Identified as "Warner Bros. Starlet" and name later changed to Claudia Barrett. |
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| Notes | Inside front cover. Includes indicia. |
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| Comic Story | Dangerous Love! (9.67 pages) |
| Synopsis | Betty’s father Mike runs a logging camp and zealously prevents the workers from approaching Betty. However, she and newcomer Larry fall in love, but when her father threatens to kill him, Betty tells Larry she doesn’t care for him. They reconcile but are caught by her father; after a titanic fight, Larry beats Mike, then saves the other man's life when some logs break loose. Mike changes his mind and agrees to let Betty marry Larry. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Mike; Larry Roberts; Betty; Jim |
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| Text Story | Heart Sick |
| Credits | Pencils:? (illustration) | Inks:? (illustration) |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
| Notes | Poem with illustration. |
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| Tootsie Scores a Romantic Touchdown (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Following a football game, Tootsie introduces Ann to star player Bill Taylor, Tootsie's classmate. |
| Content | Genre: Romance; Sports | Characters: Tootsie; Ann; Bill Taylor |
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| Comic Story | Love Thief (9.67 pages) |
| Synopsis | Nurse Celia works with Dr. Peter in a malaria control station in the Philippines. Peter’s wife Elaine is also there: she hates the living conditions but says her husband is her life. Celia and Peter have an affair and Elaine finds out. After Elaine dies from a snakebite, Peter feels guilty and later dies of typhus himself. Celia is left alone, “suffering the punishment of a love thief!” |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Peter Davis; Elaine Davis; Celia Lee |
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| Featuring | Platter Patter |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Record reviews. |
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| Featuring | Your Handwriting |
| Credits | Pencils:? (illustration) | Inks:? (illustration) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Advocacy |
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| Comic Story | Thrill Hungry! (9.67 pages) |
| Synopsis | Although she has an engineering degree, Barbara’s father and foreman Red won’t allow her to enter a tunnel they are digging. Barbara has herself appointed a city building inspector and goes into the tunnel. A blow-out causes the tunnel to flood, but Red rescues Barbara. Barbara apologizes to Red and her father and promises never to enter the tunnel again. She and Red also fall in love. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Barbara Hale; Mr. Hale; Red Crain |
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| Featuring | What's Cooking? |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Cooking recipes. |
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| Publisher advertisement | Darling Romance #4 (1 page) |
| Notes | House ad for Darling Romance #4. |
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| Featuring | Cinema Chatter |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Movie reviews. |
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| Synopsis | Helpful fashion and household hints. |
| Featuring | The Darling Bandbox |
| Credits | Script:? [as Miss Darling] | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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| Comic Story | Second Fiddle Wife (9.67 pages) |
| Synopsis | Petroleum engineer Dale and his wife Meg are transferred to Tampico, Mexico. Meg dislikes the accommodations and complains: Dale says he’s not leaving but Meg is free to go. Meg thinks he’s attracted to Terry, a widowed longtime friend. When a well catches fire, Meg realizes she loves Dale and risks her life to be with him. Afterward, she apologizes to Terry and decides to stay with her husband. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Dale Borden; Meg Borden; Phil Kennedy; Terry Lang; Mrs. Kay Kennedy |
| Notes | On page 5, Meg says “Phil seems more in love with his blasted oil wells than with me!” but her husband’s name is Dale (Phil is his boss). |
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| Text Story | Hello Darling |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Poem with illustration. |
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| Letters Page | What's on Your Heart? (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Advice column. |
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