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| Publication | June 1954 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | The cover is based in part on the interior story "Perfect Lady!" However, the character of "Kirk" doesn't appear in the story at all. |
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| Credits | Pencils: John Prentice | Inks: John Prentice | Letters: Ben Oda |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Doris; Larry; Kirk |
| Notes | The cover is based in part on the interior story "Perfect Lady!" However, the character of "Kirk" doesn't appear in the story at all. |
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| Comic Story | The Unblessed Events (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Teenager Sherry is mortified when her mother and father announce that they’re having another baby. Sherry’s boyfriend Joe doesn’t understand why Sherry is so upset; she even moves out of the house and gets a job. Joe brings Sherry back to her house after her baby sister is born, and she changes her mind about things. |
| Credits | Pencils: Bill Draut | Inks: Bill Draut | Letters: Ben Oda |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Sherry; Joe; Ralph Parker; Mrs. Parker; doctor |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Comic Story | A Man To Marry! (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Studious Hal proposes to fellow college student Julie, but she is Steve’s girlfriend. Steve is overbearing and possessive. Steve’s mother says she was courted by both her husband and Ed 20 years before: she preferred Ed, but Steve’s father swept her off her feet. Julie chooses Hal. |
| Credits | Pencils: Ernie Schroeder | Inks: Ernie Schroeder | Letters: Ben Oda |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Julie Marsh; Hal Walker; Steve Ellis; Mr. Ellis; Mrs. Ellis; Ed Spaulding |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Text Article | Conversation Pieces (1 page) |
| Credits | Script: Nancy Hale (credited) | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | Perfect Lady! (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Former artist Larry is now down-and-out, after being jilted by singer Joan. Doris, who lives in the same boardinghouse, nurses Larry back to health from pneumonia. Doris gets Larry an art commission from the ad agency where she works, but he says he can’t draw anymore. Doris poses for him and their landlady is scandalized, so Larry marries Doris. He refuses to get a job, and a pregnant Doris leaves him. Larry returns: he’s now working again and reunites with Doris. |
| Credits | Pencils: John Prentice | Inks: John Prentice | Letters: Ben Oda |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Larry Kingsley; Doris Palmer; Mrs. Branch; Joan Walsh; Mr. Duncan |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Comic Story | A Lesson in Love! (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Betty spends a year remaking her boyfriend Del into a “polished...gentleman,” then he tells her that he’s engaged to someone else. He says his fiancee “loves me exactly as I am!” whereas Betty constantly found fault with him. |
| Credits | Pencils: Art Gates (signed) | Inks: Art Gates (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Del Evans; Betty |
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| Comic Story | I Was Heartsick! (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Aunt Alice pushes Marcia into becoming an actress. Marcia fails, and her hometown boyfriend Don dumps her. Marcia returns to the city and gets a job in a department store. Don and Aunt Alice show up: Aunt Alice had asked Don to give up Marcia so she could concentrate on her acting career, but is now sorry she interfered. Don and Marcia reconcile. |
| Credits | Pencils: Art Gates (signed) | Inks: Art Gates (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Marcia; Don; Aunt Alice |
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| Text Article | Firm Foundation (1 page) |
| Credits | Script: Charmaigne (credited) | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | Live, Love and Be Married! (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Wayne and Ginny get married on a whim and move into an old house that needs work. Wayne can’t keep a job because his “heart isn’t in it!” Ginny is consoled by her boss George. Wayne demands his share of his inheritance from his brother and buys a greenhouse. Ginny supports him, because she knows gardening is his passion and he’ll make good. |
| Credits | Pencils: Mort Meskin | Inks: George Roussos | Letters: Ben Oda |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Wayne; Ginny; Evelyn; Arthur; George Forman; Harold; Wayne's mother |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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