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| Publication | February 1953 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Cover | Poison Pen! |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photograph) | Inks:? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Comic Story | Double Wedding! (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | After her mother’s death, Marie is befriended by family lawyer Jeff. She enrolls in a secretarial training school. One night she and fellow student Ruth go on a double date and on the spur of the moment decide to marry their two escorts, who claim to be soldiers on leave. When Marie tells Jeff, he exposes the marriage as a sham: Ruth and the men tricked Marie, who gave her “husband” money to rent an apartment. Jeff and Marie discover they are in love. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Marie; Jeff Morrison; Mrs. Morrison; Ruth Clark; Eddie Case |
| Notes | On page 4, Marie says “Ruth Clark...was blonde and pert...” but Marie is blonde and Ruth has brown hair. |
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| Text Article | On the Double (1 page) |
| Credits | Script:? [as Nancy Hale] | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | Snowed In! (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | 17-year-old Jessie meets wealthy college student Larry when a blizzard forces him to take refuge at her farm for a few days. She falls in love with him and follows him to the city, but realizes she doesn’t fit in. Back home, her neighbor Matt proposes marriage, but Larry shows up and does the same. Jessie chooses Larry. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Larry Barnett; Jessie; Jessie's mother; Matt; Angela |
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| Comic Story | Poison Pen! (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | A series of poison pen letters cause romantic difficulties in Karen’s small town. Karen discovers her precocious 12-year-old sister Penny has been sending the missives. Karen takes the blame and breaks up with her boyfriend Mal as a result, even though he suspects she’s shielding someone. Karen is ostracized by the town. Mal discovers Penny is the culprit and spanks her. Karen and Mal reconcile. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Karen Gordon; Mal Hartley; Penny Gordon; Helen; Ruth |
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| Text Article | Taking a Bath (1 page) |
| Credits | Script:? [as Charmaigne] | Colors:? (painting) | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | Come Into My Parlor! (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Carny sharpster Cass sets his sights on Dora, the niece of wealthy Elizabeth Hartley. He takes a menial job at their house and romances Dora. When his partner Belle shows up, Cass says he really loves Dora and is going straight. He decides to leave rather than give in to Belle’s blackmail, but Aunt Elizabeth says she was aware of his scheme from the beginning. However, she felt Cass could become a good person. Belle is run out of town by the sheriff and Cass will marry Dora. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Cass Agnew; Elizabeth Hartley; Dora Hartley; Ben; Sheriff Tom Daly; Belle |
| Notes | Narrated by Cass, a relatively rare example of a romance comic story told from the male point of view. |
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