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| Publication | July 1950 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | cover model: Jane Adams |
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| Credits | Pencils:? (photograph) | Inks:? (photograph) | Colors:? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | cover model: Jane Adams |
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| Comic Story | Let's Try Again (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Noreen is plain and is therefore jealous of her boyfriend Glenn's alleged attention to other women. During an argument, she causes an auto accident and her face is badly cut. Plastic surgery makes her beautiful, but she thinks Glenn only pitied her before. Calling herself Jean, she meets Glenn at a ski resort and makes him fall in love with her. Noreen reveals her true identity and Glenn says "Noreen was a selfish, bitter girl." He prefers the new Jean, and "it wasn't your new face that I fell in love with!" Noreen promises to be more like Jean from now on. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Noreen; Glenn Porter |
| Notes | credits per Harry Mendryk's Simon and Kirby blog.
JVJ index card attached to online scanned version lists Roussos as inker; previous indexer had Meskin. |
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| Comic Story | A Match For Any Man (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Mona is hired by the party to craft Jeff into a viable political candidate. They fall in love and are married. "Jeff could be led but not driven," and she tries to convince him to campaign her way. He wants to keep his private life private. She works hard and he rises in the polls, but their relationship suffers. Jeff sues for divorce and the publicity causes him to lose the election. However, he and Mona are reunited and he eventually is elected senator. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Mona Freeman; Jeff Landis; George |
| Notes | credits per Harry Mendryk's Simon and Kirby blog.
JVJ index card attached to online scanned version lists Roussos as inker; previous indexer listed Meskin. |
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| Comic Story | Little White Lies (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Kay is "tired of being a nobody's wife!" because her husband Tom doesn't work hard enough at his ad agency copywriting job: he wants to be a novelist. "You are a failure!" Under an assumed name, she becomes friends with Tom's boss Walter--pretending to be Tom's sister-in-law--and urges him to promote Tom. Walter does, but he falls in love with Kay and she has to tell him she's married. When Walter learns who her husband is, he fires Tom. Kay apologizes and Tom forgives her. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Kay Fuller; Tom Fuller; Walter Creston; Claire |
| Notes | credits per Harry Mendryk's Simon and Kirby blog. |
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| Comic Story | I'll Never Get Married (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Jane, who considers herself "plain" and "unexceptional," vows to never marry: "I don't want the men who want me, and I can't get the men I want!" Jane loves her boss John, but he dates wealthy Gloria. Jane tries to love Paul but can't get John out of her mind. Finally, John admits he loves Jane and says she would have seen it if she wasn't a "half-wit that's made up her mind to be an old maid!" They embrace. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Jane Larson; John Cameron; Ted; Paul Dayton; Gloria Hunter |
| Notes | Severin credit per Harry Mendryk's Simon and Kirby blog. Simon alterations and/or inks per Nick Caputo.
JVJ index card attached to online scanned version lists Art Peddy as penciller. Previous indexer had John Severin with ? |
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| Text Story | First-Date Tactics (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Synopsis | House ad for "Black Magic." |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
| Notes | The ad says "Watch for this first big issue!" but the cover shown is not the cover used for any issue of "Black Magic." Three story titles are listed: "My Dolly is the Devil" did appear in issue #1, but "I'll Never Sleep Again" and "Mother of the Frogs" do not seem to have been published. |
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| Synopsis | Jennie tells her friend Shirley that she's not interested in fellow college student Jeffrey, so Shirley begins to date him. Charley tells Jennie he loves Shirley, and Jennie realises she loves Jeffrey. Nancy Hale advises Jennie and Charley to become a couple and see if Jeffrey is jealous. It works: Jeffrey proposes to Jennie and Shirley gets Charley. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Jennie S.; Jeffrey Gaines; Shirley; Charley Briggs; Nancy Hale |
| Notes | credits per Harry Mendryk's Simon and Kirby blog.
JVJ index card attached to online scanned version list Meskin on pencils and Roussos on inks; previous indexer had Meskin for both. |
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| Comic Story | Dress Right For Spring |
| Synopsis | Fashion tips. |
| Credits | Script:? [as Charmaigne] |
| Notes | credits per Harry Mendryk's Simon and Kirby blog.
JVJ index card lists "Stein" which I assume is Marvin Stein (since Milt did funny animals). Previous indexer listed John Severin with ?
Bottom third of page is an advertisement. |
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| Text Article | The Eyes Have It (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Beauty tips for eyes. |
| Credits | Script:? [as Charmaigne] | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
| Notes | Text article with one spot illustration. |
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| Comic Story | The Girl I'm Looking For (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Before he ships out for occupation duty, soldier Art falls in love with Julia. Two years later he returns and tries to find her. Julia's roommate Helen doesn't know where she is, but she helps Art in his quest. They run into various shady characters but no one knows where Julia is. Helen runs a personal ad and Julia responds with her address. However, Art knows that Helen is the one for him. |
| Credits | Inks: Simon and Kirby shop |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Art; Julia Warren; Helen; Maxie; Mac Doran |
| Notes | credits per Harry Mendryk's Simon and Kirby blog.
JVJ index card lists Max Elkan for pencils and Simon & Kirby shop for inks. Previous indexer listed Vic Donahue for pencils/inks. |
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