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| Publication | July 1953 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
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| Credits | Pencils:? (photograph) | Inks:? (photograph) | Colors:? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Comic Story | Come Back, My Darling (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Jeri dates many men but cares seriously for none of them, until she meets and falls in love with reporter Larry. However, she becomes irrationally jealous and Larry breaks up with her, calling her “a selfish, possessive fool.” He moves to another city. Jeri writes a letter of apology and hopes Larry will accept it. |
| Credits | Job #: R-793 |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Jeri Temple; George; Walter; Larry McLeod; Mona Parsons; Freddy |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Comic Story | People Will Talk! (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Sally craves attention and this costs her the affection of her boyfriend Tod, who doesn’t “want to date a girl everybody talks about!” |
| Credits | Job #: R-708 |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Sally; Tod; Professor Brand |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Comic Story | Griping Gracie |
| Synopsis | Grace loses her friends and dates because “no one wants to listen to constant complaining.” |
| Credits | Job #: R-795 |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Grace |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Comic Story | I've Chosen You (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Ginny is new in town and has no friends. She cultivates the friendship of Madge, not realizing Madge is popular with boys because she’s “easy to kiss.” After one double date with Madge and two grabby men, Ginny bails out. She’s picked up by her crush, decent guy Whit, and they go on a real date. |
| Credits | Job #: R-763 |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Whit Mason; Ginny; Madge Raymond; Duke; Phil |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Text Article | Accent on Charm (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Fashion tips |
| Credits | Script: Martha Hale (credited) | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | "His" Friends (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | After Pat marries Ken, she tries to isolate him from his “weirdest collection of friends,” and they socialize with her friends, “the right kind of people.” However, when Pat gets into a jam, her friends don’t come through—-but Ken’s pal Sam helps her out. |
| Credits | Job #: R-754 |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Reverend March; Pat Wayne; Ken Wayne; Sam |
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| Comic Story | Sunday Date |
| Synopsis | Latin-American dating customs. |
| Credits | Job #: R-603 |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Carmen; Manuel |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Text Story | Love's Build-Up (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset | Job #: R-785 |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
| Notes | two small illustrations |
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| Comic Story | Second Love (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Lisa convinces Bill to marry her before he’s deployed overseas for “occupation duty.” After he’s killed in an accident, Lisa moves to New York. She and poet Carl fall in love, but he says his mother “was widowed very young but she was always true to my father’s memory!” Lisa is afraid to tell Carl she’s a widow. When she finally does, he rejects her: “a woman can love only once in a lifetime! If you loved Bill, you can’t love me!” Carl’s mother says she loved two men in her life, and Carl changes his mind. Lisa knows Mrs. Lerner lied for her sake. |
| Credits | Job #: R-753 |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Lisa Elliott; Carl Lerner; Bill; Janet; Mrs. Lerner |
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| Comic Story | Fair and Sunny (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Ann’s sister Beth makes her attend a party where her ex-fiancé Ben will be in attendance. Ben and Ann talk to each other and agree they wouldn’t have been happy together; however, they can part as friends. |
| Credits | Job #: R-747 |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Beth; Ann; Ben Robbins |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Comic Story | Recipe for Romance (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Bev runs a diner that caters to truckers, but refuses to date any of them. She is attracted to newcomer Thad, who becomes a regular customer. He always praises the food, and Bev thinks that’s all he cares about. Thad admits it’s Bev who is the attraction. They will be married and Thad will take over the diner when Bev has children. |
| Credits | Job #: R-752 |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Beverly Libbey; Thad Decker |
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