| Additional Information |
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| Publication | June 1950 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
| Notes | Banner: INTIMATE SECRETS OF YOUNG ROMANCE |
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| Cover | The Letter I Should Never Have Written! |
| Credits | Pencils:? (painted) | Inks:? (painted) | Colors:? (painted) |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
| Notes | Banner: INTIMATE SECRETS OF YOUNG ROMANCE |
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| Comic Story | The Letter I Should Never Have Written (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Amy is engaged to Martin but still loves Barry. She writes Martin a letter breaking their engagement, then realizes Barry is a faker. Amy can’t retrieve the letter but Martin doesn’t mention it and they are married. When they return from their honeymoon, Martin discovers the letter and Amy begs him not to open it. Martin is suspicious but burns the letter because the stamp was upside down, which means “I love you,” and he feels Amy must have done this subconsciously. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset;? |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Amy Chandler; Barry Bryson; Martin Chandler; Mrs. Chandler |
| Notes | Typeset art credit in first panel of story.
Captions typeset and dialogue balloons hand-lettered. |
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| Synopsis | "Love Letter of the Month, Chosen by Ada Nevill"; "YOU CAN WIN $10 FOR A LOVE LETTER"
[write-in column purporting to publish reader submissions] |
| Featuring | Love Letter of the Month |
| Credits | Script:? [as Ada Nevill] | Letters: typeset;? |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Romance | Characters: Ada Nevill |
| Notes | Format is vertical 2/3 page layout with illustration of "Ada Nevill" reading a letter. The text of the letter is shown hand-lettered in script. |
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| Comic Story | Repentant Daughter (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Pat’s mother thinks she’s too young to date and castigates both Pat and fellow student Rod when they sneak off to go skating. Pat decides to run away from home, but her teacher Miss Ellis explains her parents’ attitude: their older daughter Emily ran away from home and died. They adopted Pat and are trying to avoid making the same mistake with her. Pat and Rod apologize to Pat’s mother and she even invites Rod to have dinner with them. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Pat Evers; Rod Brown; Susan; Mrs. Evers; Mr. Jenks; Miss Ellis |
| Notes | Typeset art credit in first panel of story.
Captions typeset and dialogue balloons hand-lettered. |
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| Comic Story | The Actions of a Bashful Beau Speak Louder Than Words! (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | "This is a true love story sent in by Mrs. J. Waitkus of Wildwood, New Jersey." High school student Ethel expects a marriage proposal from her boyfriend Jim, but he’s too shy. He finally sends her an orchid and a diamond ring via messenger. She accepts. |
| Featuring | How Did He Propose? |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Romance | Characters: Ethel; George Edson; Jim Waitkus |
| Notes | "Waitkus" is spelled "Waitus" in a dialogue balloon on page 1.
Captions typeset and dialogue balloons hand-lettered. |
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| Text Story | So You're Going Steady? (For Girls) (1 page) |
| Synopsis | "We've asked Marilyn Monroe for some advice on the behavior of a girl toward her boy friend when she's going steady. Here are her ten suggestions." |
| Credits | Script:? [as Marilyn Monroe] | Pencils: Pat Rooney (signed);? | Inks: Pat Rooney (signed);? |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Romance | Characters: Marilyn Monroe |
| Notes | Each suggestion is accompanied by a small color cartoon panel illustrating the tip. |
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| Text Article | So You're Going Steady? (For Boys) (1 page) |
| Synopsis | "We've asked Larry Parks for some advice on the behavior of a boy toward his girl friend when he's going steady. Here are his ten suggestions." |
| Credits | Script:? [as Larry Parks] | Pencils: Pat Rooney (signed);? | Inks: Pat Rooney (signed);? |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Romance | Characters: Larry Parks |
| Notes | Each suggestion is accompanied by a small color cartoon panel illustrating the tip. |
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| Comic Story | Love Divided (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Boice and Howell families own neighboring farms and have a long-time rivalry. Their children June and Michael fall in love, but each refuses to consider leaving their family farm to live on the other’s property. June and Michael decide to get married anyway, and the two families agree to merge their properties and share their children's time equally. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset;? |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: June Howell; Michael Boice; Jim Boice; Mrs. Boice; Henry Howell; Mr. Wong; Mrs. Gale |
| Notes | Typeset art credit in first panel of story.
Captions typeset and dialogue balloons hand-lettered. |
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| Synopsis | "Here pictorially dramatized, is one of the many letters that reached my desk concerning the personal problems of our readers. My answer and opinions are likewise dramatized. If you have a love problem and would like my assistance in helping you solve it, please send it to me...I will choose the most interesting letter for dramatization... Ada Nevill" Shy high school student Margie writes to Ada Nevill for help. Ada advises her to be more outgoing and friendly and her life will be better. |
| Featuring | The Love Clinic |
| Credits | Script: Ada Nevill (credited) | Letters: typeset;? |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Romance | Characters: Ada Nevill; Margie; Bill Aiken; Jane; Mr. Hartshorn |
| Notes | This story claims to be based on an actual letter from "Margie" in Santa Barbara, California.
Captions typeset and dialogue balloons hand-lettered. |
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| Comic Story | Good-Bye to My First Love... (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Working in a florist’s shop for the summer, 16-year-old Trudy is courted by handsome Paul, who is twice her age. Trudy’s older sister Jane warns her against him. Jane steals Paul from Trudy, but then Trudy enlists attractive widow Sally to take him away from her sister. The three women compare notes and agree Paul is an insincere wolf. Trudy dates Teddy, who is her own age. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset;? |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Carol Richards; Jane Jones; Mrs. Jones; Paul Davis; Sally Richards; Ted; Trudy Jones |
| Notes | Captions typeset and dialogue balloons hand-lettered. |
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| Featuring | Ada Nevill Answers Your Love Problems |
| Credits | Script:? [as Ada Nevill] |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Romance | Characters: Ada Nevill |
| Notes | Letters and advice from Ada Nevill, with spot color illustrations. Letters from Margie, Polly, Myrna, Janie and Velma. |
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| Text Article | Azerbaijan (1 page) |
| Featuring | Stamp Page |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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