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| Herb Tauss seems to have put his own initials in one of the hearts on the tree! I wonder who "J.A." might have been. Not that the name would mean anything to me, of course, but if the initials corresponded to his wife's maiden name, for instance, it would be sweet. |
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| If George F. Jowett had a fight with Charles Atlas, who would win? I'm going to say Atlas, but I'll say it quietly, in case Jowett's around. |
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| Publication | November 1950 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Bi-Monthly |
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| Cover | Love and Let Love |
| Credits | Pencils: Herb Tauss [as Tauss] (painted, signed) | Inks: Herb Tauss [as Tauss] (painted, signed) | Colors: Herb Tauss [as Tauss] (painted, signed) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Comic Story | Detour to Romance (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Frank asks fellow high school teacher Carol to help with student Alfred's lack of motivation. She does, but Alfred develops a crush on her. Carol tells him that she’s engaged to marry Frank, although this is a lie: Frank is too busy working on his doctorate to spend much time with her. Carol and Frank finally work things out and Alfred turns his attention to Peggy, who is his own age. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Alfred Stanley; Carol Capehart; Frank Harper; Mrs. Capehart; Peggy Morrison |
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| Featuring | Love Letter of the Month |
| Credits | Script: Ada Nevill (credited) |
| Content | Genre: Romance; Non-fiction | Characters: Ada Nevill; Susan Bates |
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| Featuring | Love Customs |
| Content | Genre: Romance; Non-fiction |
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| Text Article | Floating Safes |
| Featuring | Stamp Page |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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| Comic Story | Love and Let Love (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Gerry is attracted to fellow student Steve, but he’s angry at life because his father remarried after his mother’s death and they now have a baby. Gerry babysits for Steve’s half-sister and Steve realizes he likes the infant and his stepmother. Gerry decides Steve is worth her romantic attentions now. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Alice Andrews; Anne; Geraldine "Gerry" Knowles; Miss Martin; Mr. Andrews; Mrs. Knowles; Steve Andrews |
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| PSA | Better Schools Make Better Communities (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: Miss Macy |
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| Synopsis | Peggy is stopped for speeding on the way to a dance. The policeman who gives her the ticket is Matt, who turns out to be the blind date she was set up with for the dance. They fall in love. Matt stops her again at a later date and gives her a “ticket” which is a marriage proposal. |
| Featuring | How Did He Propose? |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Romance | Characters: Jerry Jones; Matt; Peggy Barclay [also as Margaret Barclay]; Mr. Barclay; Judge |
| Notes | The protagonist is called "Judy" not "Peggy" in the splash panel's text box.
These stories often use the name of the alleged true-life contributor, but in this case this is "A true love story sent in by Sally Wilson of Dayton, Ohio" and yet the main character has a completely different name. |
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| Text Article | How to Behave When You are Engaged (2 pages) |
| Credits | Script: Patricia White | Pencils: Pat Rooney;? | Inks: Pat Rooney;? | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance; Non-fiction | Characters: Patricia White; John Miles |
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| Comic Story | Hearts and Diamonds (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Larry asks his new wife Irene about her former boyfriend Ned. She tells the story in flashback: Ned claims to be an important businessman and lavishes gifts on her. He even gives her an engagement ring, which Irene discovers is a fake. Ned turns out to be a fake himself, and Irene breaks up with him. She now tells Larry that she returned all of Ned’s gifts except the ring, which she kept as a reminder of her foolishness. She also says her love for Larry is the real thing. |
| Credits | Pencils: Al Wenzel [as Al Borth] (credited) | Inks: Al Wenzel [as Al Borth] (credited) |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Irene; Jane Richards; Larry; Ned Austin |
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| Synopsis | In response to a letter from Nadine complaining about her sparse wardrobe, Ada Nevill compares spendthrift and trend-follower Frannie Fashion with sensible Sally Style. |
| Featuring | The Love Clinic |
| Credits | Script: Ada Nevill (credited) |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Ada Nevill; Frannie Fashion; Sally Style |
| Notes | This is not really a dramatization, it is more of an illustrated advice column showing how to dress fashionably on a budget. |
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| Featuring | Ada Nevill Answers Your Love Problems |
| Credits | Script: Ada Nevill (credited) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance; Non-fiction | Characters: Ada Nevill |
| Notes | Letters from readers - Betty, Dorothy, Betty Jean and Marcia. |
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| Comic Story | A Penny's Worth of Love (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Secretary Jean dates salesman Don but is worried about his spendthrift nature. When he claims he can’t change, Jean breaks up with him. Don then dates another employee, Dot, who complains to Jean that Don has become a cheapskate. Don receives a promotion and prepares to move to Philadelphia. Knowing he’s changed, Jean reconciles with Don and they’ll be married. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Dotty; Don Jamison; Jean; Sara |
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