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Publication | November-December 1950 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Bi-monthly |
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Credits | Pencils: Ogden Whitney (signed) | Inks: Ogden Whitney (signed) |
Content | Genre: Romance |
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Comic Story | Knight of Love (13 pages) |
Synopsis | Graduate student Norma accidentally reveals her crush on fellow student Jules, to his chagrin. Their professor assigns them to work together translating a medieval manuscript. The manuscript tells the story of French princess Georgette, whom Philippe suggests marry Germanic prince Frederick to save their country from invasion. Norma finds it romantic, Jules thinks rationally. Philippe falls in love with Georgette and defeats Frederick in combat. As Philippe loved Georgette, Jules admits he loves Norma. |
Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Norma Ridgeway; Jules Kenyon; Georgette; Philippe Deschampes; Prince Frederick; Professor; Prince Louis |
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Comic Story | The Kiss Test (1 page) |
Synopsis | Types of kissers: Kiss Bestower, Kiss Hater, Kiss-and-Teller, Hand-kisser, Hunt-and-Peck Kisser, Dream Kisser |
Content | Genre: Romance |
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Text Story | Flight into Romance (1 page) |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Romance |
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Comic Story | Meant for Each Other (4 pages) |
Synopsis | Jane and Phil are jilted by their prospective spouses on the same day. They each vow to get revenge on the opposite sex by breaking hearts. Coincidentally, they wind up at the Mountain Mist Lodge and each tries to make the other fall in love with them. The scheme works too well: Phil and Jane get married. |
Credits | Pencils: W. G. Hargis (signed) | Inks: W. G. Hargis (signed) |
Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Jane Morrisey; Phil Hampton |
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Comic Story | Men You Shouldn't Marry (1 page) |
Synopsis | "Men who drink heavily," flirts, "inveterate gamblers," and men who show "signs of neuroticism." |
Content | Genre: Romance |
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Text Story | Lesson in Heartbreak (1 page) |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Romance |
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Comic Story | The Romance of Little Miss Mouse (7 pages) |
Synopsis | As a child, Lisa is "fat and clumsy" and grows up insecure, working "a dull, stupid job." Her only solace is painting. Meg makes friends with Lisa and arranges to sell her work, but takes credit for it and gives Lisa only a fraction of the money she makes. Art collector James buys Meg's work and apparently falls in love with her. However, he realizes Lisa is not only the real artist, but also the woman he loves. |
Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Lisa Harte; Mr. Harte; Mrs. Harte; Meg Hanley; James Hunter; Mr. Perry |
Notes | The same story premise as "Listen, My Love" in Romantic Adventures (American Comics Group, 1949 Series) 9 (July-August 1950) except in the earlier story the protagonist is deaf, not just plain & pudgy, she's a sculptor not a painter, and the swindler is a man not a woman. |
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Comic Story | Love Charms (1 page) |
Synopsis | Various purported love charms. |
Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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Comic Story | Women Who Never Wed (2 pages) |
Synopsis | The Self-Worshipping Woman, the Idealistic Dreamer, Victim of a Father Complex, Ambition Fanatic. |
Content | Genre: Romance |
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Comic Story | The Guilty Heart (11 pages) |
Synopsis | Laura's father invents a new synthetic oil. Fellow researcher Gregory congratulates him, and also romances Laura. He and Laura will be wed. Laura gets tipsy at her engagement party on her father's yacht, and apparently triggers an explosion that destroys the boat and kills her father. Laura is found responsible and Gregory rejects her. Laura moves to New York to start over, and meets Alex. They fall in love, but she reveals her identity and says "I'm not worth loving!" Alex proves Gregory killed her father to steal his invention, framing Laura. Alex and Laura can now marry. |
Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Laura Paige [also as Loretta Gaige]; Tom Paige; Gregory Wentworth; Alex Bancroft |
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Text Story | Lost Love Letter (1 page) |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Romance |
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Comic Story | Look Before You Love! (3 pages) |
Synopsis | "Be very cautious before rushing into a new love affair." |
Content | Genre: Romance |
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Synopsis | Henry punctures Sally's inner tube while she's in the ocean and won't rescue her until she agrees to marry him. |
Featuring | How He Proposed |
Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Sally Wiswell; Henry |
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