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| Publication | August 1949 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: every other month |
| Notes | Art identification confirmed by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Credits | Pencils: Al Avison | Inks: Al Avison |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
| Notes | Art identification confirmed by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Comic Story | Tearful Bride (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Jane and Johnny are engaged, but he doesn’t make enough money for them to get married. Johnny finally convinces Jane to get a job to help them make ends meet. After numerous complications, they finally have their wedding. |
| Credits | Pencils: Tom Gill | Inks: Tom Gill |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Jane Lee; Johnny Moore; Lily Lee; Mrs. Martha Lee; Mr. Lee |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Comic Story | I Fell in Love with a Mama's Boy! (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Laura breaks up with Terry because he wants to be a race driver; her father died in a crash and she opposes the sport. She gets a sales job in a department store and finds herself attracted to her supervisor, Dave. Dave proposes marriage and Laura accepts, but Dave’s mother is domineering and wants to run their lives. When Terry’s car crashes during a race, Laura realizes it is he that she loves, and they reconcile. |
| Credits | Pencils: Al Eadeh |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Terry Neal; Laura Crain; Mrs. Crain; Dave Burnette; Mrs. Burnette; Elaine Day |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Comic Story | Should I Give Up My Career for Marriage? (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Rita is promoted to department head at her job. She and Paul fall in love, but he says "No wife of mine is going to work. You're going to have to give up something...either that job or me!" Rita is torn between her desire for marriage and a home and her desire for a career. An unidentified adviser says "Rita will have to weigh the values of each and then decide which is more important to her." |
| Credits | Pencils: Bob Powell | Inks: Bob Powell? |
| Content | Characters: Rita Benson; Mr. Johnson; Paul Ronson |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Unlike some other, similar romance comic features, the "famous authority" (a woman in this case) giving advice is not given a name or title. |
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| Comic Story | Weekend Date (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Jealous Mabel and Myrtle steal Winnie's luggage when she goes on a weekend trip. She has to improvise her wardrobe--making a bikini out of two handkerchiefs and ballgown out of curtains--and is still the most popular woman at the resort. |
| Featuring | Winnie the Waitress |
| Credits | Pencils: Vic Herman | Inks: Vic Herman |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Winnie; Maizie; Myrtle; Mabel |
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| Text Story | Soap-Opera Love (1 page) |
| Credits | Script: Wanda Carter | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Comic Story | I Suffered for Love (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Julie’s brother Jeff is overly protective, disapproving of her boyfriends. When her father falls ill and dies, Julie learns she is adopted. She decides to run off with Fred, but Jeff forces him to admit that he doesn’t “want to be tied down to any one dame.” Jeff tells Julie he’s known for years that she wasn’t his real sister, and that he denigrated her dates because he loved her himself. Julie realizes she loves him romantically as well. |
| Credits | Pencils: Bob Powell | Inks: Bob Powell |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Julie; Jeff; Roger; John; Fred Rockland |
| Notes | Art identification confirmed by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Comic Story | Amateur Show (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Tired of eating free sandwiches at the Snack Shop where she works, Winnie enters an amateur talent contest hoping to win money for a decent meal. She takes second place with her dish-juggling act. Her prize: a coupon good for free sandwiches for a month from the Snack Shop. |
| Featuring | Winnie the Waitress |
| Credits | Pencils: Vic Herman | Inks: Vic Herman |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Winnie Walsh; Wally Brown; Andy McBuzz |
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| Comic Story | My One-Sided Romance (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Beth has a crush on roller skater Dick, so she trains herself to skate and is paired with him in a contest. Dick insists on keeping their relationship strictly professional, but during the skate-dancing competition, he confesses that he loves Beth. They win the Interstate Skating Championship as a result. |
| Credits | Pencils: Tom Gill | Inks: Tom Gill |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Beth Emerson; Dick Young; Lois; Gloria; Corinne; Pop; Ronald; Marty |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Text Article | Cupid's Corner |
| Synopsis | Love poems |
| Credits | Script: William Shakespeare; Alfred Tennyson; William Blake; Edgar Allan Poe; John Greenleaf Whittier | Letters: typeset |
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| Letters Page | Your Problem |
| Synopsis | Advice from Nancy Powers |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | Am I Too Young to Marry? (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Betty is 16 years old and wants to marry Bill, but her parents insist she's too young. A "famous authority" says "I believe Betty should wait until she graduates school before she decides." |
| Credits | Pencils: Bob Powell | Inks: Bob Powell? |
| Content | Characters: Betty Jane; Bill Foster |
| Notes | Art identification confirmed by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Unlike some other, similar romance comic features, the "famous authority" (a woman in this case) giving advice is not given a name or title. |
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