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| Whatever prompted the editor not to equip Dan Cupid with one of those floating ribbons to conceal his private parts? In several panels we see DC full frontal and it's painfully obvious that something is missing. |
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| Publication | March 1950 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
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| Credits | Pencils:? (photograph) | Inks:? (photograph) |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Synopsis | Beauty contest winner Della gives Bess advice on hair care. |
| Featuring | Beauty Briefs |
| Credits | Pencils: Fred Bell | Inks: Fred Bell |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Della Crane; Bess Mallon; Tommy |
| Notes | Inside front cover. |
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| Synopsis | Aspiring dancer Cleo dates middle-aged actor Mark for publicity purposes, over the objections of boarding house owner Aunt Mike and Cleo’s boyfriend Jimmy. Cleo is arrested for shooting Mark, but he survives and the truth is revealed: Mark is Cleo’s father and they were keeping it a secret. Jimmy marries Cleo. |
| Featuring | Hotel Hopeful |
| Credits | Pencils: Fred Bell | Inks: Fred Bell |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Cleo Martin; Aunt Mike [Mrs. Michaels]; Mark Bell; Jimmy Clark |
| Notes | Mrs. Michaels is spelled "Mrs. Micheals" in page one, panel one.
Art credit from JVJ index card attached to online scanned version. |
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| Synopsis | Fran can’t get a date because she’s too good at sports and men don’t like to lose to her. Her friend Bobbie advises her to lose at tennis to handsome Jerry. With Dan Cupid’s help, Fran appears inept at tennis, golf, rowing, and diving. When Jerry learns Fran’s actually a champion athlete, she thinks she’s lost him and decides to leave town. However, Dan Cupid tricks her into visiting Jerry’s apartment and she discovers he’s also a superb athlete so they’re a good pair. |
| Featuring | Me...Dan Cupid |
| Credits | Pencils: Eleanor Claire | Inks: Eleanor Claire |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy; Romance | Characters: Dan Cupid; Fran Dennis; Jerry Light; Bobbie; Bob |
| Notes | Art credit from JVJ index card attached to online scanned version. |
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| Text Story | And the Stars Fell Down (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Comic Story | They Called Me "That Woman"! (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Doris divorces her “cruel and…openly unfaithful” husband Carl, and in revenge he blackens her reputation in court. She falls in love with George, who defends her and proposes marriage. Carl tricks George into thinking Doris is still seeing him because “if I can’t have you-—then nobody else can! Ha, ha, ha!” However, George overhears this and punches Carl. George and Doris will wed. |
| Credits | Pencils: William Allison | Inks: William Allison |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Doris Malone Fisher; Carl Fisher; George Hall; Frank Kirk; Mary Kirk; Joe |
| Notes | Art credit from JVJ index card attached to online scanned version. |
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| Comic Story | Case # 375 (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Advice columnist Catherine Carter visits Jane Doe, an ex-convict whose record prevents her from finding happiness. Her ex-boyfriend Mickey, the one responsible for her prison sentence, tries to renew their relationship but Jane rejects him and is defended by Ken. Ken and Jane fall in love, but Ken’s ex-girlfriend Sylvia learns the truth and says Jane is ruining Ken’s chance for a promotion at the bank where he works. Mickey tries to force Jane and Miss Carter to help him rob Ken’s bank, but Jane tips Ken off and the robbers are all killed. Jane and Ken can now be happy together. |
| Featuring | Carter's Case Book |
| Credits | Pencils: Lee Sherman? | Inks: Lee Sherman? |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Catherine Carter; Jane Doe [as Jane Brown]; Mickey Crane; Ken Parker; Sylvia; Jonesy |
| Notes | Miss Carter's first name is spelled "Catherine" on page one but "Catharine" on page two.
Tentative art credit from JVJ index card attached to online scanned version. |
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| Featuring | Trudy and Judy |
| Credits | Pencils: Fred Bell | Inks: Fred Bell |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Romance | Characters: Trudy; Judy |
| Notes | Inside back cover. |
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