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| Publication | July 1955 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
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| Cover | Tear-Stained Dreams! |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Comic Story | Almost is Never! (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Cookie factory employee Ruby flirts with boss John to improve her status. He offers her the post of personal secretary. She accepts, intending to marry John—a widower—eventually. Ruby dumps her boyfriend, cop Joe. John proposes marriage, which upsets his grown son Bruce, who had rejected Ruby’s advances. However, it was all a scheme to teach Ruby a lesson: John calls Joe, who comes to take a repentant Ruby home. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Ruby Stead; John Page; Joe Hedges; Bruce Page |
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| Advertisement | How 'Mini-Gym' Turns Plant "Drip" Into Success Dynamo (1 page) |
| Notes | Includes 6-panel comic strip by Beck, advertising Joe Bonomo's mini-gym. Signed on boss's shirt on other copies (see Daredevil #72), but here coloring obliterates signature. |
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| Comic Story | Don't Pity Me! (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Marcy fills in for an ill vocalist and joins Freddy’s college band. They fall in love, although this means Marcy dumps her boyfriend Bob and Freddy rejects his girlfriend Shelly. Shelly proves to Marcy that Freddy can’t be trusted. Marcy goes home to Bob. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Marcy; Freddy Anderson; Bob Shaw; Shelly |
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| Synopsis | Advice column. |
| Featuring | Dear Roberta Bennett |
| Credits | Script: Roberta Bennett (credited) | Letters: typeset |
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| Statement of Ownership | Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation |
| Synopsis | Owners listed as Robert Farrell, Excellent Publications, Inc. and Dearfield Publishing Co. Inc. No circulation numbers listed. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | Ring Around My Heart! (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Mary falls for boxer Larry, although she dislikes the sport. Larry makes a deal with gangster Giacco to win the championship. However, his opponent doesn’t throw the fight as promised. Larry wins when Mary shows up at ringside to encourage him. He vows to quit boxing and marry Mary. |
| Content | Genre: Romance; Sports | Characters: Mary Fields; Larry Doyle; Mr. Giacco; Mr. Burns; Groggin |
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| Comic Story | Tear-Stained Dreams (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | While her fiance, pilot David, is away, Lois agrees to attend a party with her girlfriends. Lois leaves with guest Jim, but wrecks her car when he gets fresh. Her father is ashamed of her actions and Lois decides to leave town. She takes a job as a hat-check girl at the Hideaway club to earn money for this. However, she’s caught in another scandal at the club with wealthy Mr. Kay, and agrees to marry him to silence her critics. When David comes home, Mr. Kay agrees to release Lois from her promise and Lois and David reconcile. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: David; Lois; Jim Ames; Mr. Rosse; Lance Kay; Lois's father |
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