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| Publication | February 1954 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Cover is based on the story "Gangster's Girl" although Ann, Joe and Phil have differently-coloured hair on the cover and the actual scene depicted on the cover does not appear in the story itself. |
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| Cover | Gangster's Girl |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Ann Paris; Joe Malone; Phil Creadon |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Cover is based on the story "Gangster's Girl" although Ann, Joe and Phil have differently-coloured hair on the cover and the actual scene depicted on the cover does not appear in the story itself. |
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| Comic Story | Gangster's Girl! (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Gangster Joe sends his girlfriend Ann to renew her friendship with honest politician Phil. They fall in love. When Phil loses an election to Joe’s crooked candidate, he says at least he has Ann. However, Ann returns to Joe, who can provide her with the material things—like a mink coat—that she covets. |
| Content | Genre: Crime; Romance | Characters: Ann Paris; Joe Malone; Phil Creadon |
| Notes | Art credit from the reprint. Reprint art identification came from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
2 of the 4 stories in this issue (including this one) have unhappy endings. |
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| Text Story | Dangerous Deception (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Comic Story | It's a Date! (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Advice how to spend a date. |
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| Comic Story | No Love for Me (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | 17-year-old Myrna marries the older Randolph at her father’s urging, but then falls in love with Devon. She refuses to consider divorce and Devon becomes engaged to Vivian. When Randolph is killed in an accident, Devon comes back, but Myrna won’t let him break his promise to marry Vivian. However, Vivian shows up and Myrna sees she’s a spiteful woman who doesn’t really love Devon, so Myrna and Devon reconcile. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Myrna; Myrna's father; Randolph Evans; Devon Andrews; Vivian Chase |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Comic Story | Doomed to Heartbreak (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Glory’s widowed father Steve marries Margaret and she and her grown son Jack move to Steve’s ranch. Glory and Jack fall in love, but Margaret opposes their match. Glory finally learns the truth: Jack has a hereditary disease and only a few years to live. Glory insists she’s still willing to marry him and share his remaining time, but Jack won’t accept her offer, and leaves. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Margaret; Steve; Jack; Glory |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Text Story | Champion's Girl (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Letters Page | Your Problem (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Advice to readers. |
| Credits | Script:? [as Nancy Powers] | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | Bedeviled (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Ross is forced to work as a carnival dancer to pay off her boyfriend Luke’s gambling debt to carnival owner Jonah. Ross is caught up in the carny atmosphere and breaks up with Luke, but when Jonah makes a move on her, she rejects him. An angry Jonah physically abuses Ross but Luke returns and defeats him in a fight. Luke and Ross leave the carnival. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Ross Decker; Luke North; Jonah Seabury |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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