| Additional Information |
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| Publication | 1951 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 |
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| Credits | Pencils:? (Color photograph) | Inks:? (Color photograph) | Colors:? (Color photograph) |
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| Synopsis | House ad for "Sweethearts" comic. |
| Notes | Inside front cover, black and white. |
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| Comic Story | I was a Baby-Sitter (11 pages) |
| Synopsis | High-school senior Janet takes a job as a babysitter. She finds herself attracted to the child's father Greg, and is outraged that Greg's wife Sally goes out every night, dressed in slinky gowns. Janet and Greg fall in love, over the objections of her mother and her boyfriend Arnie. Janet discovers that Greg is a lazy loser who forces Sally to support their family as a nightclub cigarette girl, which explains her nightly absences. Greg begs Sally not to leave him, and Janet is humiliated. Janet has a nervous breakdown but will recover, with Arnie’s help. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Janet; Arnie; Greg; Tommy; Sally |
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| Comic Story | One More Chance (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Sheila boasts about her boyfriend Jim, inflating his importance as a newspaper reporter. She is envious of how her family dotes on her sister Elsie’s prominent husband. Jim is embarrassed by her constant boasting. Jim gets a “very confidential—-and maybe dangerous” assignment to investigate political corruption but Sheila exposes it by bragging to her friends: Jim is fired. When Jim and Sheila are abducted by gangsters, she risks her life to call for help. They’re rescued, Jim gets his job back, and Sheila and Jim make up. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Sheila; Jim Turner |
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| Text Story | Design For Love (2 pages) |
| Credits | Script: John Martin | Pencils:? (illustration) | Inks:? (illustration) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Comic Story | Veil of Tears (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | With the assistance of her boyfriend David, an English instructor, Kay writes a book. Agent Fred accepts Kay as a client and she neglects David in the whirlwind preparations for publication. David sees Fred embracing Kay but she says she “can’t afford to offend” Fred; David breaks up with her. Kay’s book is successful but her attempt at a follow-up fails without David’s help and Fred drops her. Meanwhile, David writes a best-seller. He forgives Kay but is now engaged to Fred’s old girlfriend Irene. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Kay Starret; David; Fred Heidt; Irene |
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| Synopsis | House ad for "Romantic Secrets." |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Inside back cover, black-and-white. |
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| Synopsis | House ad for "True Confessions" magazine. |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Back cover. 11 tinted thumbnail photos of various people. |
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