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Talk about true love--check out the Paris backgrounds in Bill Ely's story. Ely was obviously loving his work. |
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Publication | April - May 1951 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
Notes | Credits per Nick Caputo, March 2014. |
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Notes | Credits per Nick Caputo, March 2014. |
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Comic Story | I Was The Babe In The Woods... (7 pages) |
Synopsis | Jean and Bob are rival store buyers but also romantically involved. Jean cheats to beat Bob out of a shipment of costume jewelry and he breaks up with her. Realizing she lost a chance at love for a quick business advantage, Jean resigns her job. She meets up with Bob and they reconcile. |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Jean Caldwell; Bob Hobart; Mr. Moore; Mr. Jully; Max Kopeck; Mr. Bascomb; Emil |
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Comic Story | The Instant Before Love (7 pages) |
Synopsis | After her father’s death, Allison has to drop out of college because her father owed money to Mr. Dodson. Allison is compelled to work as the Dodson’s maid to pay the debt. Dodson’s son David and Allison are in love. They discover Mr. Dodson was paid in full by Allison’s father but failed to send a receipt, and has been using the money to pay his daughter Susan’s gambling debts. David and Allison walk out, leaving his father and sister behind. |
Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Allison Mitchell; Mrs. Mitchell; Calvin Dodson; David Dodson; Susan Dodson |
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Comic Story | Cosette, Paris and Love (8 pages) |
Synopsis | After the war, Jack stayed in Paris to study art, and fell in love with model Cosette. However, she had to stay there to care for aged painter Marcel, who lost his mind after his son was killed. Jack promises to return for her soon. Back in the USA, Jack is pursued by wealthy Tracy, who writes to Cosette and tells her Jack is married. Jack returns to Paris and finds Cosette. |
Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Jack Brandon; Cosette Fauray; Tracy Morgan; Marcel Lorain; Dave |
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Comic Story | Nice Respectable Romance (7 pages) |
Synopsis | Jennie assumes she’s going to marry her uninspiring longtime boyfriend Tom, but she is attracted to handsome newcomer Dean and they fall in love. However, when she sees Tom with Anita, Jennie becomes jealous and announces their engagement. She eventually changes her mind and reconciles with Dean (Tom will marry Anita). |
Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Jennie Baron; Dean Stuart; Tom Gregg; Anita Walsh; Mrs. Baron |
Notes | Prentice credit per Nick Caputo. |
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Text Story | When You Have A Man... (2 pages) |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
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Comic Story | 'Til That Wonderful Day... (8 pages) |
Synopsis | Secretary Kate and her boyfriend Tom work in the same factory. Foreman Snyder won’t allow Tom to present his idea for an improved machine. Kate gets her boss Phil to promote the idea and he does, but he also falls in love with her. Tom is jealous, and he deliberately sabotages his invention to win Kate back. |
Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Kate Prada; Tom Franklin; Snyder; Phil Clay |
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Cartoon | Nobody Home |
Synopsis | One panel gag cartoon. |
Notes | The other one-third of the page (vertical) is an advertisement.
This gag cartoon appears between pages 3 and 4 of the story "Til That Wonderful Day..." |
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Comic Story | How Love Came To Mac O'Roney (4 pages) |
Synopsis | College student Mac does everything he can to make Bubbles fall in love with him, even though her criteria for a boyfriend changes frequently. |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Mac O'Roney; Captain Smith; Bubbles Baxter; Locomotive Larson; boxing coach; fortune teller |
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