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| Publication | October-November 1954 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
| Notes | Cover photo of May Wynn and Robert Francis from "The Caine Mutiny". |
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| Credits | Pencils:? (photograph) | Inks:? (photograph) | Colors:? (photograph) |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: May Wynn (photo); Ens. Willie Keith (photo of Robert Francis) |
| Notes | Cover photo of May Wynn and Robert Francis from "The Caine Mutiny". |
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| Comic Story | I Was A Pick-Up Girl (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | High school sophomore Jeannie and her friends think boys their own age are immature. Jeannie’s friends dare her to “pick up” a senior and date him. She chooses Phil and they have a good time. She later accepts an invitation to a party from stranger Marty, who thinks she’s in her twenties. The sleazy nature of the party frightens Jeannie and she leaves, but Marty follows her. Jeannie’s neighbor Fred rescues her and Jeannie vows never to be picked up again. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Jeannie; Fred; Beth; Eve; Mary; Phil; Marty Koger; Jack |
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| Comic Story | He Was Going To Marry My Best Friend! (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Pat leaves her small town and her hardware store owner boyfriend Harry and moves to the city where she becomes a telephone operator. She falls in love with Borgie and loans him money for his business, then learns it was a swindle and Borgie and his wife have decamped. Pat goes home, hoping to reconcile with Harry, but he and her best friend Dora are now engaged. Pat rekindles her romance with Harry. When Dora finds out, she runs away, gets caught in a storm, and nearly dies. Pat gives up Harry and finds solace with Dora’s brother Ken. |
| Credits | Job #: Rom-21 |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Harry; Pat; Dora; Borgie; Ken; Dr. Thompson |
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| Letters Page | Your Dreams Interpreted (2 pages) |
| Credits | Script:? [as Crystal Ball] | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | Mister Cupid (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Precocious Jimmy blackmails his older sister Marilyn’s two beaus, Tod and Richie. Richie pays Jimmy to hypnotize Marilyn into eloping with him, but she was only pretending: Tod is the one she runs away with. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Romance | Characters: Marilyn; Jimmy; Tod; Richie |
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| Comic Story | Was I Too Good? (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Fran is ashamed of her working class, immigrant parents, and aspires to a life that would “be worthy of me!” This makes her seem spoiled and aloof in school. Fran dates Charlie, whose parents are also working-class, but her parents don’t approve of him. Charlie and Fran get drunk and elope on the night of the school prom. They quit school and Charlie goes to work in a factory, but they live beyond their means and go into debt. Charlie abandons Fran. She goes home to her parents and re-enrolls in school. Perhaps someday Charlie will return, when he’s ready to face adult responsibilities. |
| Credits | Job #: Rom-23 |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Fran Wolnicki; Mr. Wolnicki; Mrs. Wolnicki; Charlie Milton; Bobbie |
| Notes | Charlie's last name is first given as "Milton," but Fran's mother later calls him "Melton." |
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