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| Publication | March 1950 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Bi-Monthly |
| Notes | Cover is probably a reused cover of an earlier Ace pulp magazine. |
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| Credits | Pencils:? (painting) | Inks:? (painting) | Colors:? (painting) |
| Notes | Cover is probably a reused cover of an earlier Ace pulp magazine. |
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| Comic Story | The Kind Girls Fall For (6.66 pages) |
| Synopsis | Janette took over her father's restaurant when he died. With the help of Charlie, she makes it a success. Janette hires Lee as a counterman but Charlie dislikes him because he's popular with the female employees. Lee tells Janette that he had a restaurant of his own but his ex-girlfriend stole it from him while he was in the Navy. Lee kisses Janette and Charlie hits him, but Janette explains that she loves Lee. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Janette Dwyer; Charlie Maybank; Lee Birnam |
| Notes | Story title and page count from coverless copy of the comic being indexed.
Last third of last page of story has statement of ownership and management.
Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Top two-thirds of this page are the end of the first story in this issue. |
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| Comic Story | Her Sinister Scheme (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Karen agrees to marry her boss Don, but Don's younger sister Lynn tells Karen that Don had a previous girlfriend, Gladys. Karen becomes jealous until Don explains that Gladys is the sister of his hospitalized "war buddy." Lynn apologizes, saying Don had always spoiled her and she feared Karen would monopolize his affection. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Don Linscott; Karen; Lynn Linscott; Mr. Linscott; Mrs. Linscott; Gladys Turner |
| Notes | Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.
In the first panel, Don says Karen is "a good law secretary" but in the caption in the same panel it indicates he's an engineer. |
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| Comic Story | Too Eager to Marry (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Fran is desperate to get married so she can move away from her lower-class family. She arranges to elope with Rick, but her brother's friend Van, a police detective, exposes Rick's scheme: the wedding would have been fake. Van says he cultivated the friendship of Fran's brother purely because he wanted to be closer to Fran. Van and Fran will be married. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Van Culver; Mr. Culver; Mrs. Culver; Fran Robbins; Mr. Robbins; Mrs. Robbins; Rick Dulane |
| Notes | Rick Dulane is called "Rich" in one panel. |
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| Text Article | Alluring Lips (2 pages) |
| Featuring | For Beauty's Sake |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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| Comic Story | Crooner's Sweetheart (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Betty helps her fiancé Kerry's singing career, rescuing him when he suffers from stage fright. Talent agent Earl signs Kerry to a contract and takes him to the big city. When Betty shows up for a visit, she sees Kerry has to drink to overcome his nerves. Earl tells Betty that if Kerry is romantically linked with a nobody, it'll ruin his career. Betty tells a reporter that she's Kerry's wife and Kerry realizes that Earl has been mismanaging him. Kerry and Betty will wed and she'll help him as before. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Kerry Prince; Betty Weston; Mrs. Weston; Earl Tracy; Cynthia Clifton |
| Notes | Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. |
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| Comic Story | Heartbreak Proposal (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Sheila is lawyer Corey's secretary, but when her brother Dix embezzles money from his employer Bart, Bart threatens to have him jailed unless Sheila comes to work for him for three months and becomes his fiancee. Sheila can't explain to Corey, and he thinks she's dumped him for a richer man. Sheila pays off her brother's debt and refuses to marry Bart. Corey says Bart has no legal hold on Dix and Sheila and Corey reunite |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Sheila Storme; Dix Storme; Corey Kale; Bart Conners |
| Notes | Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. |
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| Comic Story | Love Was His Game (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Elise has a good job in the city but is lonely. She's attracted to her neighbor Martin, but they don't really know each other. Elise's co-worker Sara invites her for a weekend in the country, and Elise meets Sara's cousin Bob. Despite Sara's warning that Bob is a womanizer, Elise falls in love with him. When Bob dumps her, Elise goes to a bar and is propositioned by a wolf. Martin steps in and he and Elise realise they are made for each other. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Elise Jordan; Professor Martin Ellsworth; Sara Stanton; Bob Finch |
| Notes | Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. |
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