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| Publication | March 1952 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Bi-monthly |
| Notes | Cover painting previously used on the paperback novel "Iron Man" by W.R. Burnett (Avon #212, 1949) |
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| Cover | [no title indexed] |
| Credits | Pencils:? (painting) | Inks:? (painting) | Colors:? (painting) |
| Notes | Cover painting previously used on the paperback novel "Iron Man" by W.R. Burnett (Avon #212, 1949) |
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| Contents | Contents (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils: Everett Raymond Kinstler (signed) | Inks: Everett Raymond Kinstler (signed) |
| Notes | On inside front cover. |
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| Comic Story | Love Is Like Hate! (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Boxer Joe loses his girlfriend Tiny to gambler Nick. Joe and high society woman Barbara fall in love, but Tiny returns with a baby that she lies and says is Nick’s. Barbara leaves and won’t speak to Joe. He wins the championship. Barbara agrees to meet Joe, but says she can’t forgive him. However, when Joe is falsely arrested for Tiny’s murder, Barbara gives him an alibi. They reconcile. |
| Credits | Pencils: Rafael Astarita [as Astarita] (signed) | Inks: Rafael Astarita [as Astarita] (signed) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Joe Cassidy; Tiny Bowman; Nick Ricci; Tommy Vanderlink; Barbara Lydon |
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| Comic Story | Trapped into Marriage (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Joe marries Cynthia, even though her sister Mary has seduced him into loving her instead. A year later, an unhappy Joe confronts Cynthia and she agrees to give him up. But first, she shows him what Mary has become: a prostitute cadging drinks in a dive bar. Joe reconciles with Cynthia. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Mary; Joe; Cynthia |
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| Text Story | Love Cheat! (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Comic Story | I'll Make Him Mine! (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Ann resents the fact that her longtime boyfriend Dan introduces her to newcomer Ralph as his fiancée, since they are not officially engaged. Ralph doesn’t seem interested in Ann until her Aunt Belle gives her a makeover. Soon, Ralph proposes marriage to Ann. But Ralph is arrested for embezzlement. Ann tries to make up with Dan but he lets her stew for a while before coming back to her. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Ann Holiday; Dan Kirk; Ralph Brook; Ruth; Aunt Belle |
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| Comic Story | Loveless Marriage (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Jean is engaged to Nick but he dumps her for another woman. She then dates her boss Howard, and agrees to marry him even though she admits she doesn’t love him. Howard is a kind and attentive husband. When Nick returns and says he wants to resume their relationship, Jean rejects him and chooses Howard. “At that moment, my respect for my husband become love.” |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Jean; Nick Richards; Howard Nash |
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