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| Publication | January-February 1948 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
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| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Comic Story | Marriage Contract (13 pages) |
| Synopsis | High school student Kitty and her working-class family live in a slum area. She is attracted to lawyer Eddie, but her father makes a deal with Mike: if Kitty marries Mike, he’ll pay them a weekly allowance to raise their standard of living. When Kitty’s younger brother is arrested, Eddie makes a passionate defense and gets him released in Kitty’s custody. Kitty says she’s going to marry Eddie, not Mike. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Kitty Burke; Eddie Gates; Johnny Burke; Mrs. Burke; Mr. Burke; Mike Robbins; Mr. Sloan |
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| Comic Story | Campus Outcast (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Department store clerk Pat envies the local college students, especially athlete Stan. Pat attends the prom with her would-be boyfriend Joe (attending college on the G.I. Bill), but uses the opportunity to meet Stan. They date, but Stan dumps her for a fellow student at the college. Pat reconciles with Joe. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Pat Williams; Stan Adams; Joe Page; Mrs. Williams; Mr. Williams |
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| Comic Story | His Best Friend's Sweetheart! (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Ruth and Jim get engaged before he leaves for service in the war. Jim’s friend Ted keeps Ruth company, but she suspects he wants to be more than a friend. When Jim comes home, Ted gives him a job as a salesman, which keeps Jim away from Ruth. Ted also suggests Jim is unfaithful to her. Jim catches Ruth and Ted together and after the fight, a beaten Ted confesses he was scheming to break them up. Ruth and Jim reconcile. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Ruth Parsons; Ted Rush; Jim |
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| Text Story | A Nice Point of Law (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Comic Story | Love or a Career? (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Anne becomes the writer for radio commentator Eric, but rejects his romantic advances. Eric gets engaged to socialite Barbara. Anne’s work suffers and Barbara dumps Eric because it’s obvious he loves Anne. Anne and Eric reconcile the competing demands of love and a career by getting married and starting a radio show called “Breakfast with Eric and Anne.” |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Eric Powers; Anne Caraway; Barbara Whiting |
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| Comic Story | Man-Hater! (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Female athlete Bobbie says “no man will ever tame me!” and vows to become an architect “as good as any man!” During summer vacation she meets Larry, who says he loves her. Bobbie will “never submit to becoming a disheveled drudge and humble wife as long as I’ve a chance for a profession that will bring me respect and dignity!” Bobbie challenges Larry to a mountain-climbing contest, but when he falls and breaks his leg, she realizes she loves him. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Bobbie Lane; Larry Lake; Margie; Ben; Mrs. Lane; George Lane |
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