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| 4 of the 5 stories in this issue are pretty grim: rich girl discovers her boyfriend is a fortune-hunter; girl's wild boyfriend kills her father in a hit-and-run accident; girl's boyfriend makes her an accomplice in a robbery; girl's reputation is ruined and her family has to leave town after photos of her at a "wild party" are published in a magazine. |
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| Publication | November 1960 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Bimonthly |
| Notes | Cover art is based on interior images. |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
| Notes | Cover art is based on interior images. |
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| Comic Story | I Wanted Love (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Madge’s parents are very wealthy but they spend little time with her. While attending an exclusive finishing school, Madge and some friends sneak out to a road house. Madge meets working class boy Jack, and they fall in love. Jack suggests they elope but the police intervene and prevent the ceremony. Madge learns Jack was a fortune-hunter anyway. Psychiatrist Dr. Tangren helps Madge understand that she was starved for affection due to parental neglect. Perhaps she’ll find true love in the future. |
| Credits | Job #: 6980 |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Madge Foster; Claire; Jack Nelson; Mr. Foster; Mrs. Foster; Dr. Tangren |
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| Comic Story | Guilty! (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Peg, whose family is poor, dates Bruce, the son of a “rich and socially prominent family.” Peg’s ex-boyfriend Dave warns her against Bruce and his “wild crowd,” and Peg’s father forbids her to date him. Peg sneaks out to a nightclub with Bruce; he’s driving her home when he hits a pedestrian and doesn’t stop. Peg later learns it was her father who was hit, and “if the rat who hit him had stopped and taken him to a hospital he would’ve had a chance!” Peg confesses all; Bruce is arrested and Peg is consoled by Dave. |
| Credits | Job #: 6478 |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Peg Hallock; Bruce Palmer; Dave; Mr. Hallock; Mrs. Hallock |
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| Comic Story | Prison Brand (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Anna, an impoverished orphan raised by her aunt, meets Frank and he asks her for a date. Frank gets her a job as a hat check girl at a nightclub. One night, Frank leaves Anna in his car while he attempts to rob a jewelry store. Anna is charged as an accomplice. Frank clears her name and John gives Anna a job in his office so she can turn her life around. |
| Credits | Job #: 6979 |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: John Seymour; Frank; Anna |
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| Featuring | Teen Age Troubles |
| Credits | Script: Dr. Harold Gluck | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Comic Story | Wild Party! (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Babs hangs around with a wild crowd; over her mother’s objections, she goes to a party with Hank. As Hank is kissing Babs, Marty takes a photograph of them. A short time later, the photo appears in a magazine, illustrating an article about teen delinquency. Babs’ father days “you’ve made us scum in the eyes of the world.” The “nice kids” snub Babs; her father loses his job and her parents’ friends desert them. They decide to move away. Babs can only “hope and pray that it doesn’t mar my life…” |
| Credits | Pencils: Charles Nicholas (signed) [as ChaSal] | Job #: 6981 |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Babs; Hank; Marty; Jack; Danny |
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| Comic Story | For The Love Of Mike (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Sisters Anne and Milly run a restaurant on the edge of the desert. Mike works for and also romances both of them, unable to choose. One day, Hal and Keith are stranded at the restaurant by a storm. Anne finds herself attracted to Keith, and Milly to Hal. When the storm is over, Mike quits. Keith decides to take Mike's place at the restaurant, and Hal makes a date to go out with Milly. |
| Credits | Job #: 6733 |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Anne; Milly; Mike; Hal; Keith Marney |
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