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| Gotta say, while I saw his name at least a few times before, like on Youthful’s Indian Fighter, I never realized Manny Stallman could be effective as a romance artist until seeing this and Avon’s Frontier Romances. |
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| Publication | April-May 1951 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Bi-monthly |
| Notes | Art taken from paperback Novel Library #34 (1949), entitled “The Crystal Girl” by Stephen Longstreet. |
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| Credits | Pencils:? (painted) | Inks:? (painted) | Colors:? (painted) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
| Notes | Art taken from paperback Novel Library #34 (1949), entitled “The Crystal Girl” by Stephen Longstreet. |
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| Contents | Contents (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | On inside front cover. |
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| Comic Story | Afraid to Love! (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | College student Margo works part-time to support her young brother and sister. When she’s hit by a foul ball, baseball player Lefty apologizes and takes her home. Lefty and Margo fall in love, but she thinks he’s irresponsible and a bad influence on her siblings. When Margo's brother is injured in a ballgame, Lefty helps give him the will to live. Margo and Lefty get married and he becomes a professional baseball player. |
| Credits | Pencils: Louis Ravielli | Inks: Louis Ravielli |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Margo Connors; Lefty Larson; Blanche; Bobby Connors; Sis Connors |
| Notes | Art identification from Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. index card. |
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| Comic Story | With Evil in Your Heart (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | “Product of the slums” Susan schemes to enter high society by taking wealthy Dexter away from his girlfriend Beth. When Beth protests, Susan pushes her out a window into a lake. Beth is rescued by Dexter. Susan apologizes to Beth and Dexter for her actions. Having lost Dexter forever, Susan returns to her “own kind of people” in the slums. |
| Credits | Pencils: Gene Fawcette | Inks: Gene Fawcette |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Susan Craig; Mr. Craig; Mrs. Craig; Dexter Pierson; Beth Meadows; Nick Rundle; Larry; Mr. Pierson |
| Notes | Art identification from Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. index card. |
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| Comic Story | Love Me Always Darling! (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | College student Audrey dates Hal and wants to pledge the same sorority her mother had joined. However, Hal's jealous ex Gale tells Audrey to drop Hal or she’ll be voted out. Gale also compels Audrey, as part of her initiation, to not date anyone for a week and not explain why. Gale vamps the befuddled Hal and they get back together, until Hal overhears Gale bragging to Audrey about her scheme. Hal and Audrey are reunited and Audrey gets to stay in the sorority. |
| Credits | Pencils: Myron Fass | Inks: Myron Fass |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Hal; Audrey; Pat Wingate; Gale Newton |
| Notes | Art identification from Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. index card. |
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| Synopsis | 8 questions/answers about love. |
| Featuring | Love Queries |
| Credits | Pencils: Howard Larsen | Inks: Howard Larsen | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Art identification from Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. index card.
Each question/answer is accompanied by a spot illustration. |
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| Comic Story | Innocence Was My Angle! (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Andrea uses “an air of wide-eyed innocence” to always get her way. She decides to steal handsome Al, the boyfriend of her co-worker and roommate Rita, preferring him to her blind date George. However, Al sees through her scheme and tells her off. Andrea repents and apologizes to Al and Rita. She is happy when George reappears with his “completely honest, genuine love.” |
| Credits | Pencils: Manny Stallman (signed) | Inks: Manny Stallman (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Andrea Butler; Rita Stanley; Al Worth; George Fremont |
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