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| Publication | October 1952 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Monthly |
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| Content | Genre: Military; Romance |
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| Publisher advertisement | Kilroy is Here! (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils: Lynn Karp |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | House ad for "The Kilroys." Cover of #38 (October-November 1952) is reproduced. Black-and-white, inside front cover. |
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| Comic Story | Love of a Librarian (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Carol takes the job of librarian in the small town of Hollisville. She’s warned that her private life must be exemplary. Carol dates handsome Andrew and is also the object of the romantic advances of bank president and library board chairman Victor. Victor says Andrew is a drunkard and Carol must break up with him to save her job. Carol does, but also rejects Victor’s marriage proposal, so he sends two thugs to wreck the library. Andrew proves Victor is to blame. Andrew is not a drunk, but a doctor testing a drug to cure alcoholism. Andrew and Carol reconcile. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Carol Long; Andrew Westcott; Victor Reed |
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| Comic Story | Can You Say..."I'm Sorry"? (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Marilee tells her mother she broke up with her boyfriend because he was complimenting another girl, even though she had just finished complimenting another boy. Marilee's mother advises her daughter to call her boyfriend and apologize. |
| Content | Characters: Marilee; Marilee's mother |
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| Text Story | Kissin' Kin (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Comic Story | Design for Heartbreak! (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Junior fashion designer Carol refuses to marry architect Bill until she proves she “can be equally successful at a job of my own,” believing he won’t respect her otherwise. Carol buys some dress designs from novice Faith, passing them off as her own work, and is promoted at work. Faith shows up later because she needs more money for her sick father, and Bill learns the truth. He breaks up with Carol. Carol sells her wedding trousseau and gives the money to Faith. When Bill finds out, he asks Carol to marry him and she agrees. |
| Credits | Pencils: Charles Quinlan? | Inks: Charles Quinlan? |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Carol Long; Mr. Forzon; Faith Rogers; Bill |
| Notes | Reprinted as "Love Knows No Competition." |
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| Comic Story | Dream World (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Diner waitress Mimi splurges on a gown and enviously observes the fancy Moonlight Ball, only to be invited inside by Craig. Mimi lets Craig believe she’s a wealthy society girl. They fall in love, but when Mimi brings up marriage, Craig says he can’t marry her. She thinks he knows about her subterfuge and they break up. A year later, she goes back to the Moonlight Ball and is accosted by a masher, who is put in his place by a nearby cab driver. It’s Craig: he’s a poor working man just like Mimi. They are reunited. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Mimi Pasco; Craig Carson |
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| Text Story | Happily Ever After! (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Comic Story | Heart Specialist...Wanted! (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Nurse Lisa and Dr. Donald are in love, but his busy schedule gives them no time for marriage. Lisa finally makes an "emergency" call to bring Donald to her apartment. They get married the next morning. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Dr. Donald Grainge; Lisa |
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| Publisher advertisement | Who's Number One in the Laugh Lineup? (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils: Dan Gordon | Inks: Dan Gordon |
| Notes | House ad for "Cookie" comics. Cover of issue 39 is reproduced, along with some additional artwork. Inside back cover, black-and-white. |
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