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| Publication | October-November 1951 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
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| Comic Story | Whispers I Never Heard (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Nurse Laura goes to work at a New York hospital and falls in love with Dr. Carey. Carey's work is lacking and he mysteriously vanishes at times. Laura discovers he's cheating on her. Carey cracks up during an operation and is dismissed; Laura is caught on the rebound by decent Dr. Chip. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Medical; Romance | Characters: Laura Baxter; Billy Baxter; Mom Baxter; Dad Baxter; Miss Jewel; Dr. Carey Hobson; Dr. Chip Barris; Dr. Fenshaw |
| Notes | credits per Nick Caputo, March 2014. |
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| Comic Story | Plans are only for Dreams (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Department store secretary Jean falls for famous skier Carl, who is demonstrating equipment in the sporting goods department. Jealous of fellow employee Helen, Jean pretends to be a skier herself to impress Carl and they go on a company-sponsored ski trip. She doesn't know Carl lost his nerve after an accident. Neither one admits the truth but when Jean is in danger during a run, Carl overcomes his fear and rescues her. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Jean Collins; Carl Hagen; Bill; Helen Simmons; Barka Hagen |
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| Comic Story | With Doubt in Her Heart (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Ruth, married to busy lawyer Alec, runs into former boyfriend Ken. When Alec criticizes her, Ruth leaves him. However, their teenage daughter Erika writes a letter from camp stating she has fallen in love with the athletic director--Ken. Alec and Ruth rush to the camp but Erika says Ken is like a father figure to her. Alec realizes he's been too busy for his wife and daughter and promises to change. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Ruth Raymond Emmons; Erika Emmons; Alec Emmons; Ken Hilton; Hogan |
| Notes | A rare romance comic story with mature (aged 40s-50s) protagonists. |
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| Comic Story | The Old Feeling (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Cathy has no social life because she is dedicated to caring for her widowed father. When former boyfriend Hal returns to town, she begins to date him again. Her father makes Cathy feel guilty at abandoning him, but she and Hal get engaged and start looking for a home. Cathy changes her mind several times, but eventually realizes she deserves a life of her own. Her father will get over it. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Cathy Moore; Mr. Moore; Hal Young |
| Notes | credits per Nick Caputo, March 2014. |
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| Text Story | Smoothie's Class Pin (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | Someday You'll Understand (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Nurse Betty and Dr. Bob are in love, but can't marry until he completes his internship in 2 years. When Barbara and Dave--another nurse and doctor--elope, Betty presses Bob to do the same but he refuses: if caught, he'll be expelled. Betty breaks up with him and Bob finally agrees to marry her right away. However, when Barbara's husband is dismissed because he's married, Betty tells Bob it's better to wait the two years to get married. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Medical; Romance | Characters: Betty Chase; Bob; Barbara; Dave |
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| Comic Story | No Deeper Love (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | In Tucson in 1842, frontier scout Kit Carson falls in love with Spanish beauty Josepha, and they are married a short time later. |
| Credits | Pencils: Joseph Gagliardi (signed) | Inks: Joseph Gagliardi? | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Biography; Historical; Romance | Characters: Kit Carson; Jeb; Josepha Jamarillo; Sr. Jamarillo |
| Notes | Kit Carson's wife's name is misspelled: the correct spelling is "Josefa Jaramillo." |
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| Comic Story | I was Small-Town and Smart (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | College journalism student Lois agrees to help visiting big city reporter Hap on a story. He's doing an exposé on college athletics and Lois falls in love with him. However, Hap turns out to be a phony who borrows money from Lois and leaves, allegedly to sell "their" story for big money. Lois loses her illusions but vows to be smarter from now on. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Lois Dale; Pop Murfree; Hap Craig; Jimmy; Dell Humphrey |
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