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| Scan appears to be missing last 4 pages of third story ("Wallflower")? The GCD description says this is a 6-page story but there are 36 pages in the scan, so something is odd somewhere. |
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| Publication | January 1958 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Comic Story | Actress (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Emily is “discovered” and offered a career as a movie actress. Her name is changed, she has to keep her marriage to Felix a secret, and even move into an apartment of her own. Felix has enough and leaves her. Emily is a success. During a personal appearance at a veteran’s hospital, she is reunited with Felix—“he had worked with some powerful chemicals” while in the Army and suffers from headaches—and he says he’s willing to take her back, but only if she quits acting. Emily agrees. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Emily Dunne [Karen Devreux]; Felix Dunne; Parker; Boyd Raymond; Mr. Lewis; Charles |
| Notes | The title of this story on the contents page is listed as "The Actress," but it is just "Actress" on the first page of the story proper. |
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| Comic Story | No Other Choice (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Judy and her widowed father operate a farm. They hope to get out of debt by winning a race with their horse “Judy’s Boy.” Neighbor Tim loves Judy but she thinks he’s romancing her so her father will sell his water rights. Tim and Judy compete in the big race; Judy’s horse is badly injured and has to be destroyed. Judy unfairly blames Tim. Sometime later, Tim presents Judy with a colt that is the offspring of his mare and “Judy’s Boy.” Judy realises Tim is sincere and what happened in the race was an accident. She and Tim will be married. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Tim Ford; Judy Randall; Mr. Randall; Mr. Maroy |
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| Comic Story | Wallflower (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Nancy is a “wallflower” at school but hopes dance instructor Dan can solve her shyness problem. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Nancy Marshall; Dan Harris; Grace; Betty |
| Notes | The online scanned versions of this comic contain only the first two pages of this story, with 4 pages of ads and house ads before the next story. It is not known if the scans are incorrect (the page total does come to 36 pages) or if the original comic accidentally omitted the last 4 pages of the story. |
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| Comic Story | My Hospital Romance (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Judith enrolls in nursing school and is informed of strict rules regarding socializing with the doctors. Steady Dr. Alfred and womanizing Dr. Raymond date her, Alfred with the school’s permission, Raymond without. Judith chooses Raymond but after he cheats on her with Elaine, she accepts Alfred’s marriage proposal. When Raymond falls ill, Judith saves his life with a blood transfusion but she realises that she made the right choice: Alfred is the man she loves. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Judith Holmes; Tess; Dr. Alfred Lowe; Dr. Raymond Dane; Mrs. Pell; Elaine Cole; Dr. Cole |
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| Text Story | They Laughed at Me! (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Featuring | Doris Bigelow's Mailbag |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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