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| Publication | March 1958 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Credits | Pencils: Al Avison? | Inks: Al Avison?; Joe Simon? | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Advertisement | DeLuxe Photo Service (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: Typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
| Notes | Ads for photos of Perry Como, Kim Novak, Tab Hunter, Tony Curtis, Debbie Reynolds and Elvis Presley |
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| Comic Story | Table of Contents (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils: Doug Wildey | Inks: Doug Wildey |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Prissy Macklin; Myrna Drake; Charlie Voigt; Bill Harrow |
| Notes | This page lists the stories in the issue and is a prelude to the first story, Nineteen and- Never Been Kissed! |
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| Advertisement | Ward Green Co. (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: Typeset |
| Notes | Ad for Slim-Lady "appearance reducing suit" |
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| Comic Story | Nineteen and - Never Been Kissed! (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Myrna Drake is the life of every Farnham College party and tries to set up her roommate, Prissy Macklin, for some fun. Bill Harrow, Myrna's steady boyfriend, brings Charlie Voigt to double-date with Prissy. Charlie and Prissy didn't click but, as time passes, Prissy falls for Bill and the feeling is mutual. When Bill decides to tell Myrna, he learns that she has fallen for Bill. All is right with the world and Prissy gets her first kiss. |
| Credits | Script: Carl Wessler | Pencils: Doug Wildey | Inks: Doug Wildey |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Prissy Macklin; Myrna Drake; Charlie Voigt; Bill Harrow |
| Notes | Wessler script per Biblio info in Robin Snyder's The Comics, Vol. 31, No. 2, February 2020. |
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| Text Story | Our Lonely Hearts |
| Credits | Letters: Text |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Publisher advertisement | Ad for Romance Stories of Love #50 |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Text Story | Miracle of Love |
| Credits | Letters: Text |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Publisher advertisement | Ad for First Love #86 |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Comic Story | Wally's Girl (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Wally Montel met Lucy Barton when he was nine. After grammar school, they saw little of each other until high school, when Wally interrupted Mike Beeler harassing Lucy in the hallway between class. Love stirred again and they began dating until Wally's anger drove them apart. Lucy began dating Harold Hayes, even though Lucy feared that Wally would get angry and attacked Harold. When Lucy arrives for her date with Harold, she sees him rushing off to stop a fight between Mike and Wally. Wally realizes he has been a jerk, and steps aside for Lucy and Harold plan their wedding. |
| Credits | Pencils: Mike Sekowsky? | Inks: Mike Peppe? |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Wally Montel; Lucy Barton; Mike Beeler; Harold Hayes |
| Notes | Theater marquee in page 5 lists Gunga Din as the movie |
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| Advertisement | Scot Typewriter (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: Typeset |
| Notes | An ad for the new 1958 Underwood portable typewriter |
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| Advertisement | Shop and Save By Mail (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: Typeset |
| Notes | A number of ads for things from coin collecting, make-up and fashion, to learning to play the piano |
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| Publisher advertisement | Acclaimed by Millions (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: Typeset |
| Notes | Ad for First Love 86, Romance Stories of Love 50, Hi School Romance 73, First Romance 50 and Bride to Be Romances 26 |
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| Comic Story | My Tell-Tale Diary (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Married on her eighteenth birthday, Nora and her new husband Jim Brex travel to a resort for their honeymoon. Nora gives Jim her diary to let him learn all of her past, when he reads about Noel, Nora's first boyfriend and full-time cad. Infuriated when reading her feelings, Jim flies into a jealous rage and storms out of the suite. In the hotel lobby, Jim reads the final pages where Nora refuses Noel's marriage proposal because she is in love with him and returns to their room promising to always trust one another. |
| Credits | Pencils: Lee Elias | Inks: Lee Elias |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Jim Brex; Nora Brex; Noel |
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| Comic Story | My Souvenir of Love (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Cynthia and Anne had been friends for years until Larry Benton started attending the same high school. Larry fell hard for Anne, giving her a gold locket. But when Anne becomes sick, Cynthia swoops in on Larry, telling Anne that they are now in love. At the senior dance, Larry tells Anne that Cynthia's stories have been lies, and they dance the night away swearing to never doubt each other again. |
| Credits | Pencils: Al Avison | Inks: Warren Kremer |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Cynthia; Anne; Larry Benton |
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| Advertisement | How to Slenderize Heavy Legs (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: Typeset |
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| Advertisement | Drink Your Fat Away (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: Typeset |
| Notes | Ad for DuDol weight loss diet cocktail |
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| Advertisement | Rivera Originals, Inc. (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: Typeset |
| Notes | Ad for blouses, skirts and jump suits... with initials embroidered for free |
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| Advertisement | Post Graduate Hospital School of Nursing (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: Typeset |
| Notes | Study nursing at home... Graduate in 12 short weeks! On Back cover. |
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