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| The first story is pretty good. Though the situation is familiar, the script is well-written, and stellar art by Toth and Peppe make it a standout. |
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| Publication | February 1954 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: quarterly |
| Notes | Still photo from Columbia's "From Here to Eternity" |
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| Credits | Pencils:? (photograph) | Inks:? (photograph) | Colors:? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Alma aka Lorene (photo of Donna Reed); Robert E. Lee Prewitt (photo of Montgomery Clift) |
| Notes | Still photo from Columbia's "From Here to Eternity" |
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| Comic Story | Heartbreak Moon (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Steve and Anna grow up together; he becomes a doctor and she is a nurse. However, Anna is angry because Steve cultivates a fashionable clientele and dates wealthy Beryl, snubbing his immigrant parents and the poor people of the town. Steve eventually realizes his place is with the people who need him. Also, he’ll marry Anna. |
| Credits | Pencils: Alex Toth (signed) | Inks: Mike Peppe (signed) | Job #: R-898 |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Dr. Stefan "Steve" Kryak; Papa Kryak; Mama Kryak; Anna; Beryl Lindley; Mrs. Van Arpels; Mrs. Kranski |
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| Comic Story | Long on Love (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Edna tells her friends that she doesn’t care that her boyfriend Jerry is shorter than she is: “Jerry certainly isn’t short on character…and he’s long on understanding, sympathy and everything else that really counts!” |
| Credits | Pencils: Alex Toth | Inks: Mike Peppe | Job #: R-873 |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Edna; Jerry |
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| Text Article | Just Beween Us.... (1 page) |
| Credits | Script:? [as Brenda Brant] |
| Notes | header illustration |
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| Comic Story | I Belong With You (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | While visiting her father on a construction job in the Northwest, Shelley meets Rock, a demolition expert. They fall in love and marry, but Shelley grows bored with their itinerant life. She convinces Rock to take her to a dance and to allow another man to handle a job, but something goes wrong and workers are killed. Rock and Shelley separate but she realises his work is his life and she loves him anyway. They reconcile. |
| Credits | Pencils: Mike Roy (signed) | Inks: Mike Roy (signed) | Job #: R-906 |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Shelley Lane; Rock Gordon; Chuck Lane; Ed Casey |
| Notes | The identical premise was used for "I Need You Darling" in Romantic Marriage (St. John, 1953 series) 22 (May 1954). |
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| Text Story | The Broken Date (2 pages) |
| Credits | Script:? [as Margaret Isbell] | Pencils: Vince Colletta | Inks: Vince Colletta | Job #: R-925 |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
| Notes | text story with 2 illustrations |
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| Comic Story | I Lied with Kisses (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Claire grew up in an orphanage and is bitter about her life there. When she becomes a radio announcer, Claire gives newscaster Grant anonymous tips about poor conditions at the orphanage. New director Dan complains this information is outdated. Claire feigns interest and even though she sees improvements have been made, still wants revenge. Claire dates Dan to get the inside story, and eventually changes her mind. Dan discovers she’s been spreading the false stories and breaks up with her. A repentant Claire spearheads a fundraising campaign for the orphanage and Dan forgives her. |
| Credits | Pencils: Art Saaf | Inks: Art Saaf | Job #: R-904 |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Claire Brewster; Grant Dennis; Dan Hunt |
| Notes | credits for this sequence supplied by Steve Saaf and Jim Vadeboncouer, June 2008. |
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| Letters Page | Let's Talk it Over (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | header illustration |
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| Comic Story | Ashamed of Love (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Kay marries her longtime sweetheart Walt and eventually wonders if she had “missed the real excitement in life!” because she never dated anyone else. Kay is attracted to Greg, the mature architect hired to design Walt and Kay’s new home. However, when Greg’s interior designer Elise seems to be making a play for Walt, Kay becomes jealous and realizes she loves Walt. Even though she learns this was a deliberate scheme of Greg and Elise, Kay doesn’t care. |
| Credits | Pencils: John Celardo | Inks: John Celardo | Job #: R-900 |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Walt Faring; Kay Faring; Greg Sherwood; Elise |
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