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| Publication | March 1950 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: every other month |
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| Cover | True-to-Life Stories of Young Love |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photograph) | Inks:? (photograph) | Colors:? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Comic Story | No Faith Had I (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Emma and Chris marry while in college, and after graduation move back to his hometown of Columbus where he’ll work as a druggist. Emma is overwhelmed by Chris’s large family and feels out of place living in their house. She gets a job so they can afford to move to a home of their own, but Chris borrows their savings to pay for his father’s medical treatments. Emma decides to go home to her parents but changes her mind and returns to Chris and his family, discovering she loves them now. |
| Credits | Job #: R-92 |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Emma Guild; Chris Dunham; Mr. Dunham; Mrs. Dunham; Sonny Dunham |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Comic Story | My Yearning Heart (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Diane is the daughter of a famous and wealthy surgeon. She meets medical researcher Dr. Fredric Stillman and they fall in love. However, they can’t afford to get married; Diane’s father offers to set up Fred in practice, but the younger man wants to continue his research work. Diane and Fred break up as a result, and Diane resumes her romance with Dr. Alvin Stone, only to discover he’s a womanizing cad. Diane apologizes to Fred for her selfish ways and they reconcile. |
| Credits | Job #: R-99 |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Diane Richards; Dr. Fredric Stillman; Dr. Richards; Dr. Alvin Stone |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Text Story | Sailor's Song |
| Credits | Job #: R-40 |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
| Notes | Half page, one panel filler illustrating a nautical song:
"Sailing in the boat when
the tide runs high,
Waiting for the pretty girl
to come by'm by:
Here she comes so
fresh and fair,
Sky-blue eyes and
curly hair,
Rosy in cheek, dimple
in her chin,
Lucky the sailor her
love to win!" |
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| Text Article | Accent on Charm (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Choosing Your Make-Up; Guide to Color Harmony in Cosmetics; Best Face Forward; Grooming |
| Featuring | Martha Hale |
| Credits | Script:? [as Martha Hale] | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | "edited by Martha Hale"; small color illustration in boxed header to article |
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| Comic Story | Runaways from Love (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | After Juanita’s father dies, she operates the family ranch. City-slicker Steve Miller arrives to become the town’s new schoolteacher, and is hazed and humiliated by the local cowboys. Juanita thinks he’s a coward and wishes he was more rough-hewn, but then decides to become more feminine herself in an attempt to please him. Juanita is abducted by outlaw Joe Larkin and his gang. Steve rescues her and admits he was only posing as a weakling: he’s a G-Man who’s been on the trail of the Larkin gang. |
| Credits | Job #: R-63 |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Juanita Hume; Steve Miller; Joe Larkin |
| Notes | first panel of story has credit box "Art by Severin and Elder" |
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| Comic Story | Farewell, My Fancy (1 page) |
| Credits | Job #: R-33 |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
| Notes | This is a poem or song whose lyrics are illustrated with cowboy characters. The lyrics appear to be original, although there is a Scottish folk melody titled "Farewell, My Fancy." |
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| Comic Story | How Mad Was My Heart! (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Bookkeeper Nell can’t afford the fashionable clothes she craves. Coworker Ethel says she’s been buying clothes and furs with money she’s made betting. Nell places a bet, wins, and buys a fancy hat with the money, only to have her new acquisition accidentally ruined by Jon Temple. Jon is a wealthy fashion designer and they begin a romance. To keep up appearances, Nell continues to gamble and has to take out loans to cover her losses. She narrowly avoids losing her job and vows to never gamble again. Jon, however, still loves her regardless of how much her dresses cost. |
| Credits | Job #: R-94 |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Nell Wade; Jon Temple; Ethel; Mr. Traynor |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Text Story | Big Talk by Betty Hill (2 pages) |
| Credits | Script:? [as Betty Hill] | Pencils:? (illustrations) | Inks:? (illustrations) | Colors:? (illustrations) | Letters: typeset | Job #: R-67, R-69 |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
| Notes | text story with two large color illustrations at beginning and end |
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| Comic Story | Heartache Serenade (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Disc jockey Dell repeatedly gets a request for the song “Moonlight Melody” from Vance Powers. They meet and fall in love. Dell thinks Vance was in love with “Moonlight Melody” singer Jane Melden and breaks their engagement. Later, she learns Jane was engaged to Vance’s brother who died in the war and that’s why the song has special meaning for Vance. Dell plays a new song by Jane on her radio show and reconciles with Vance. |
| Credits | Job #: R-98 |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Dell Loman; Vance Powers; Jane Melden |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Previous indexer suggested Wally Wood ? for pencils and inks. |
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| Comic Story | Love at Last... (1 page) |
| Credits | Job #: R-43 |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Romance |
| Notes | 8 panel filler story illustrating courtship and marriage rituals around the world |
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| Comic Story | Love on Trial (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Carol is engaged to assistant district attorney Robert Dalton. An innocent outing with old friend Steve Hanley ends with Steve making a pass at Carol. When Steve is later arrested for robbery, he claims Carol can provide him with an alibi. At the trial, Robert is shocked by Carol’s testimony, but elicits information that proves Steve is guilty after all. Although Carol thinks her engagement is off, Steve says he doesn’t blame her and still loves her. |
| Credits | Job #: R-87 |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Carol Nash; Robert Dalton; Steve Hanley |
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| Comic Story | Poet's Love (1 page) |
| Credits | Job #: R-91 |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
| Notes | 9 panel filler story on the real-life romance of English poets Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett |
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