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| Man, there is some seriously lousy art in this issue. |
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| If you want to see even worse, look at the predecessor title "Tim McCoy." |
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| I did get a smile out of "Pictorial Love Stories Comics, formerly Tim McCoy Comics. Good old Charlton. |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | October 1949 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
| Notes | Art credit from JVJ index card attached to online scanned version. |
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| Credits | Pencils: Henry C. Kiefer | Inks: Henry C. Kiefer |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
| Notes | Art credit from JVJ index card attached to online scanned version. |
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| Text Story | Romance on Review (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
| Notes | Starts on inside front cover and ends on inside back cover. |
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| Synopsis | Nancy moves into the “Hotel Hopeful,” a boarding house for young women. Her roommate Diane tells her the story of Candy, who got a job on a show and began dating producer Lou. This made star Vivian jealous. When Vivian dies on stage, Candy is charged with murder. Lawyer George gets her acquitted, and Candy quits show business to marry him. |
| Featuring | Hotel Hopeful |
| Credits | Pencils: Fred Bell | Inks: Fred Bell |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Mrs. Lucinda "Aunt Mike" Michaels; Nancy Shaw; Betty Kane; Barbara Bailey; Cherry Harrington; Diane Parker; Candy Brent; Lou Martin; Viola Vivian; George Simms |
| Notes | Art credit from JVJ index card attached to online scanned version. |
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| Comic Story | Clinging Vine (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Tomboy Jane changes into “the sappiest, sweetest little thing” so boys will be attracted to her. She puts on her act for Hal, but he grows “sick of your silly helplessness and petty jealousy” and breaks up with her while at the beach. Jane rescues a little boy who is drowning, exposing herself as brave and athletic. She and Hal reconcile. |
| Credits | Pencils: Bill Allison | Inks: Bill Allison |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Jane Keane; Tommy Cox; Mary Peters; Georgie; Bill; Bob; Hal Gordon; Kay Benton |
| Notes | Art credit from JVJ index card attached to online scanned version. |
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| Comic Story | Love at First Sight (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dan picks up an engagement ring from store clerk June and later asks her for a date, explaining the ring is for his brother. Dan and June fall in love but June thinks Dan’s mother dislikes her. Dan convinces June to elope, and when they get home, his mother has changed her mind and welcomes her into the family. |
| Credits | Pencils: Bob Robison? | Inks: Bob Robison? |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: June Fraser; Dan Morgan; Mrs. Morgan |
| Notes | JVJ index card attached to online scanned version has "Robison" credited for art--Bill Robison is the only artist with this name in the Bails database. |
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| Synopsis | Cupid tries to set up college students Bobbie and Jim, but Cissy steps in to steal him away. Cupid shows Jim that Cissy is cheating on him, and reunites Jim and Bobbie. |
| Featuring | Me - Dan Cupid |
| Credits | Pencils: Eleanore Claire | Inks: Eleanore Claire |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy; Romance | Characters: Dan Cupid; Bobbie Crawford; Jim O'Brien; Cissy Jones; Arnold; June |
| Notes | Art credit from JVJ index card attached to online scanned version. |
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| Comic Story | Case #737: Betty Jones (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Advice columnist Catharine pays a visit to nursing student Betty, who had written her a letter. Betty’s longtime boyfriend Jim married her friend Joan while she was away at nursing school. Dr. Crown asks her to be his lab assistant and they fall in love, but Betty overhears him telling another doctor that this was part of an experiment. She decides to leave school. Catharine is driving her to town when they see a train wreck. Betty pitches in and afterwards reconciles with Dr. Crown, who—thanks to Catharine’s intervention—explains that he really is in love with Betty. |
| Featuring | Carter's Case Book |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Catharine Carter; Betty Jones; Dr. Ken Crown; Aunt Carrie; Jim Brooks; Joan; Dr. Frame |
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