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| Publication | February-March 1950 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
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| Cover | I Get What I Want! |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) | Colors:? (photo) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Pat Burke (photograph, credited) |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Inside front cover. Includes indicia. |
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| Comic Story | Dilemma! (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Jane is raised by her strict and snobbish mother. Unfairly named as the “other woman” in a divorce case (the result of a trick), Jane leaves town due to the scandal and gets a job, incognito, in a department store in another town. Jane dates her boss Chris, but lives in fear of being exposed, particularly since Chris hates liars. Jane returns to her hometown and the divorce fraud is exposed, clearing her name. Chris shows up and reaffirms his love for her. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Chris Davis; Frank Kelly; Jane Worth [also as Jane Brown]; Joe Turner; Mr. Gressen; Miss Johnson; Mrs. Worth; Tony Field |
| Notes | Art identification from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Comic Story | My Just Reward (9.67 pages) |
| Synopsis | Reporter Jo thinks actor Van is a cheap showoff but changes her opinion when they fall in love. However, after their wedding, she becomes jealous of his career and fakes an illness so they’ll move to an isolated ranch in the West. Jo’s trick is exposed and Van returns to New York, alone. As the story ends, Jo prepares to follow him and beg his forgiveness. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Jo Darrow [also as Jo Grey]; Mr. Blair; Mr. MacWilliams; Van Grey |
| Notes | Pencil identification from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
The last panel in which Jo is preparing to return to New York, it looks like she's loading a pistol. |
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| Text Article | Quick Cocoanut Bread Pudding |
| Featuring | What's Cookin'? |
| Credits | Pencils:? (illustration) | Inks:? (illustration) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Domestic |
| Notes | Recipes submitted by Miss P. Ward of Los Angeles and Marlene Stewart of Seattle. |
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| Discovered at Last! New Kind of Lustrous Home Wave (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters:?; typeset |
| Content | Genre: Fashion | Characters: Babs; Pat; Jack |
| Notes | Mail order ad for Minit Curl from Marlene's Inc., Dept. 677-A, 349 West Ontario St., Chicago 10, Illinois. |
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| Comic Story | Out of the Night (8.67 pages) |
| Synopsis | Ellen’s abusive stepfather Seth insists she marry rich Nate, but she loves farmer Dave. Dave sells his farm to Nate to get enough money so he and Ellen can elope. Seth tries to stop them and is killed in a fight with Dave, who is arrested. Dave serves four years in prison but Ellen is waiting for him when he is released. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Dave Towers; Ellen; Nate Bender; Mrs. Thomas; Seth Thomas; Sheriff |
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| Featuring | Platter Patter |
| Credits | Pencils:? (illustration) | Inks:? (illustration) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
| Notes | Record reviews. Featured are Vic Damone, Frank Sinatra, Doris Day, Morton Gould, Vaughn Monroe and Spike Jones. |
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| Advertisement | Gals --- Get Your New Atomic Perfume Cartridge!! |
| Featuring | Atomic Perfume Cartridge |
| Credits | Pencils:? (illustrations) | Inks:? (illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Fashion |
| Notes | Mail order ad from Suretest Products, Inc., Dept. 1002, 50 Church St., New York 7, New York. |
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| Advertisement | Sensational Scatter-Pin Offer! |
| Featuring | Scatter-Pins |
| Credits | Pencils:? (illustrations) | Inks:? (illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Fashion |
| Notes | Mail order ad from Suretest Products, Inc., Pin Dept. 300, 124 East 16th St., New York 3, New York. |
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| Comic Story | Girls Who Wear Glasses (6.67 pages) |
| Synopsis | As a child, Myra is forced to wear eyeglasses and her classmates mock her. When she’s older, she tries to avoid wearing her glasses, feeling they make her unattractive to boys like Alan. Years later, Myra gets a job with an insurance company and is shy and anti-social. She bumps into Alan, now a lawyer. He apologizes for his unthinking comments before, and they fall in love. Myra thinks Alan is cheating on her, but the “other woman” is his married sister Loretta. She wears glasses too, and advises Myra to “control these false feelings of inferiority.” Myra agrees to marry Alan. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Alan Kent; Fred; Loretta; Mrs. Blake; Miss Hastings; Myra Blake |
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| Text Story | Negative |
| Credits | Script: Iris D'Arcy (credited) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Featuring | The Darling Bandbox |
| Credits | Script:? [as Miss Darling] | Pencils:? (illustration) | Inks:? (illustration) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Fashion |
| Notes | Fashion tips submitted by Margaret Jones, Marilyn Parsons, Sara Jane Cullers, Sue Spiri and Edwina Bish.
A page of beauty and fashion tips. This issue: budget beaney, ring chains, animal pins, hankie pockets and key buttons. |
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| Comic Story | I Get What I Want (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Alice moves to the city to become a model, but has no success until she accidentally meets department store owner Dodd. He gives her a job and they also fall in love. When she discovers there is a “Mrs. Towers,” Alice quits and gets a job posing for cheesecake magazines. Ready to go home in disgrace, Alice meets Dodd at the station and he says “Mrs. Towers” is his sister-in-law. Dodd and Alice reconcile. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Alice; Dodd Towers; George; Mr. Harris; Miss Allen; Miss Hansen |
| Notes | Pencil identification from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Featuring | Your Handwriting |
| Credits | Pencils:? (illustration) | Inks:? (illustration) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Advocacy |
| Notes | Ellyn Lee analyzes the handwriting of Virginia and Lou Ann. |
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| Advertisement | Factory to You! (1 page) |
| Featuring | Penman Writing Set |
| Credits | Pencils:? (illustrations) | Inks:? (illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Mail order ad for four-piece writing set from Penman Company, Dept. 677-A, 349 West Ontario, Chicago 10, Illinois. |
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| Advertisement | Kill These Hair-Destroying Germs (1 page) |
| Featuring | Ward's Formula |
| Credits | Pencils:? (illustration) | Inks:? (illustration) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Medical |
| Notes | Inside back cover mail order ad for Ward's Formula from Ward Laboratories, Inc., 1430 Broadway, Dept. 1D, New York 18, New York. |
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| Advertisement | More Beauty! More Style! More Value! (1 page) |
| Featuring | Florida Fashions |
| Credits | Pencils:? (illustrations) | Inks:? (illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Fashion |
| Notes | Back cover mail order ad for dresses from Florida Fashions, Sanford 693 Florida. |
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