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| Publication | June 1951 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Monthly |
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| Credits | Pencils:? (photograph) | Inks:? (photograph) | Colors:? (photograph) |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Comic Story | Born to Kill (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Rich Wenda and her boyfriend Rex are caught hunting on Dave’s land without permission. He is adamantly opposed to hunting. Rex is accidentally shot as he and Wenda continue to hunt, and Dave takes them to his cabin to await medical help. Wenda learns Dave is a decorated veteran and thus understands his dislike of killing. Dave shoots a rattlesnake to save Wenda. Rex readily gives up his claim on her, and she will marry Dave instead. |
| Credits | Script: Paul Gustavson | Pencils: Paul Gustavson | Inks: Paul Gustavson | Letters: Paul Gustavson |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Dave Hanley; Rex Tilton; Wenda Carr |
| Notes | Pencil identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (March 2011).
Inker identification by Ger Apeldoorn (March 2011).
All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, Paul Gustavson's son. |
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| Comic Story | Fool's Paradise (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Secretary Lana goes on a blind date with illustrator Don, after turning down an offer from fellow worker Hal. Lana and Don fall in love, but he says marriage is out of the question and Lana thinks he’s already married. She dates Hal on the rebound, but he’s a cad and Lana must be rescued by Don. Don introduces her to his widowed mother; his father committed suicide and Don feels obliged to pay his father’s debts before he can marry. Lana insists they get married and share the burden, and they do. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Don Logan; Hal Downing; Mrs. Logan; Lana Norton |
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| Comic Story | The Price of Fame (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Agent Jimmy gets actress Lora a movie contract. She yearns to play “slinky and seductive” roles but is cast as the “innocent girl-next-door” type. Lora tries to convince producer Rod Allerton she can be a sexy vamp, but he makes an unwanted pass at her instead. Jimmy rescues her and confesses he loves her. |
| Credits | Pencils: Sam Citron | Inks: Bill Ward? |
| Editing | Harry Stein (original); Elaine Allen (original associate); Gloria Bley (original associate); Alfred Grenet (original associate) |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Lora Dunbar; Jimmy O'Hara; Nan; Max Fennan; Rod Allerton |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (March 2011).
Ger Apeldoorn thought the penciler might by Bill Ward (March 2011). |
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| Comic Story | Flames of Deceit (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Jed tells his girlfriend Jan they can’t marry because he must care for his invalid mother. Jan says she can help out; the dubious Mrs. Shane says Jan should move in with them before the wedding as a test. The older woman works Jan mercilessly; Jan suspects Mrs. Shane isn’t really as helpless as she claims. Jan tries to trick Mrs. Shane into revealing her true state of health by starting a fire, but this doesn’t work. However, Jed overhears his mother telling Jan that she’ll never allow her son to get married and leave her. Jed and Jan wed and Mrs. Shane has a “miraculous recovery.” |
| Credits | Pencils: Little Al | Inks: Lin Streeter |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Jan Marlowe; Jed Shane; Mrs. Shane |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (March 2011). |
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| Letters Page | What Does It Take to Catch a Husband (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (illustration) | Inks:? (illustration) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
| Notes | Readers' letters. |
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| Text Story | Little Brother Makes a Match (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Alec Tabot; Patsy Parker; Stewart Howbridge; Timmy Parker |
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| Comic Story | Love on the Menu (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Diner waitress Sally befriends Gary, a down on his luck customer who’s from a wealthy family but renounced the fortune to try and succeed on his own. They fall in love. Gary gets a good job and they plan to wed, but visit his stuffy family in Boston first. Sally feels disrespected by Gary’s snobbish mother, but his crusty grandmother says she was a waitress when her husband was just starting out, so everything works out in the end. |
| Credits | Pencils: John Forte | Inks: Bill Ward? |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Gary Abbott; Granny Abbott; Mr. Abbott; Mrs. Abbott; Nick; Sally Hill |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (March 2011). |
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