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| The artwork in this compilation is top notch. Even the photo traced stories are done with class & savoir faire. It doesn't look grotesque or "weird". |
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| Publication | Winter 1952 | Price: 0.25 USD | Pages: 1 |
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| Comic Story | Why Should We Wait? (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | 17-year-old Terry wants to marry Chris before he goes in the Army, but her parents feel she is too young. Terry says "we wouldn't need a license to tell we're married," and Chris understands she's willing to sleep with him. They sneak off to a shabby motel but Terry backs out at the last moment; they both realize they want to be married properly, and agree to wait. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Chris; Terry Ames; Mr. Ames; Mrs. Ames; Addie |
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| Comic Story | The Witching Hour (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | After World War II, Marla and her ailing father leave Austria for Paris. She gets a job as a seamstress in the House of Flambeau dressmaking business. When a model falls ill, Marla fills in to show Lady Diana and her fiancé Reggie, the Earl of Moresby, a new gown. Diana refuses to wear the gown so Roger takes Marla to the ball. He proposes to her, but she has to hurriedly leave because her father must have his medicine by midnight. Reggie tracks her down and they will be married. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Reggie, Earl of Moresby; Marla Dicthofer; Papa Dicthofer; M'sieu Jacques; Lady Diana |
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| Comic Story | Customer's Girl (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Cheryl is bored with her job in a brokerage house and tired of waiting for Greg to declare his love for her. She dates client Juan, a wealthy Argentine. Juan says his father controls the family money and he'll soon have to return to his country, unless Cheryl falsifies some stock orders so he can make a lot of money quickly. Cheryl discovers Juan is a fraud and calls Greg to rescue her. Greg does so, and finally admits he loves her. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Cheryl Hampton; Greg Marsh; Juan Rosario; Mr. Fosdick |
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| Comic Story | Captive of Love (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Lona asks circus aerialist Maxon to train her to be a high-wire performer like her mother; her mother had left Maxon to marry another man, but Lona vows not to do this. However, she falls in love with Ken, another circus employee. Maxon tries to kill her during their act but Ken and the other workers catch her in a net. Lona: "I gladly gave up my dreams of a career for the reality of marriage." |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Lona Marlowe; Maxon; Ken Marshall |
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| Text Story | Let's Get Married Tonight (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | Cop's Wife (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Mona wants her husband Larry to quit the police force because it's a dangerous job, and also because she's jealous of his female partner June. When he refuses, Mona leaves him. However, when Mona gets a tip on the whereabouts of a wanted criminal, she tells Larry. The crook is caught and Mona realizes Larry's job is important and she loves him no matter what. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Larry; Mona; June Lawrence; Lucky |
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| Comic Story | I Fell for a Killer (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Irene falls in love with gangster Nicky and quits her office job to become a hat check girl in his friend's nightclub. Piano player Hal warns her against Nicky; she moves to get away from him, but a year later witnesses Nicky commit an armed robbery. She turns him in to the police. Irene marries Hal but Nicky escapes from prison and abducts her. Irene causes their car to crash: Nicky is captured and she is reunited with Hal. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Irene; Hal Greene; Hazel; Ralph; Nicky Gray |
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| Comic Story | My Rival Was a Ghost (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Nora's fiancé Alan falls in love with the mythical "snow woman" on a Tibetan mountain, who turns out to be bandit Shan Tsein. She has been using Alan as an unwitting pawn in her criminal activities. Nora helps Alan capture Shan and her bandit gang. Nora and Alan get married. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Nora Mallot; Alan Carmichael; Dushka; Shan Tsein |
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| Comic Story | Heartbreak Sonata (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Theresa, although she and her family are poor, helps pay for her fiancé Paul's violin lessons. He becomes a famous musician. Theresa thinks he's left her for socialite Sandra. When Paul is injured and his future career is in doubt, Sandra dumps him. Theresa returns and she and Paul reconcile. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Theresa; Paul Tucker; Sandra Miller |
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| Text Article | Personality Pointers (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | Golden Wedding (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | In the early 1900s, Nan and Mal met, fell in love, and got married. Mal is a mining engineer but Nan cannot stand living in remote locations, especially when her baby dies due to lack of medical attention. She returns to San Francisco and gets a job. Mal returns and says he'll give Nan her freedom if she wishes it: he'll return the next day for her answer. The 1906 San Francisco earthquake intervenes: Nan is trapped in the wreckage but Mal helps rescue her. They get back together and in 1952 celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Nan Crane; Mal Crane; Charles Goddell |
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| Comic Story | Secret Kisses (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Rosa's "old-world" family expects her to marry Nicky--"a man of [her] own background"--but she prefers Danny. She keeps their romance secret. Danny shows up to disrupt her wedding to Nicky. Everyone is taken to court after a brawl, and Nicky says he doesn't want to marry Rosa now. Danny and Rosa can wed after all. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Rosa Angelini; Mama Angelini; Papa Angelini; Danny Monahan; Nicky; Lucia; Mike Adams |
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| Comic Story | I Was a Greenwich Village Character (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Aspiring artist Della marries art director Don and moves to New York. She meets fellow artist Truslow, who says Don buys "slick" art without true soul. Della is impressed although Don warns her Truslow is a poseur. Della abandons her realistic illustrations and paints abstract work. She calls Don a charlatan when he calls her art "ridiculous." Della leaves him but after a time realizes she isn't creating art, she's become a "pretentious, foolish intellectual snob." When Truslow makes a pass at her she is rescued by Don. They reconcile. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Della Harriman; Don Harriman; Truslow Benedict; Vaida Vale |
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| Comic Story | Ricardo Montalban's Treasured Dream (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Allegedly true story about actor Ricardo Montalban. |
| Content | Genre: Biography; Romance | Characters: Ricardo Montalban; Tallulah Bankhead; Sr. Montalban; Sra. Montalban; Norman Foster; Sally Blane Foster; Georgianna Young |
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