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Publication | February 1950 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Every other month |
Notes | Photo cover. |
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Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Romance |
Notes | Photo cover. |
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Synopsis | "Letter" from "Doris Bigelow" to readers, urging them to write to her. |
Credits | Script:? [as Doris Bigelow] |
Notes | Vertical format, left-hand half of page. |
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Synopsis | Title logos and some art for each of the four main stories in this issue. |
Notes | Vertical format, right-hand half of the page. |
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Comic Story | Too Many Boy Friends (6 pages) |
Synopsis | High school student Carol has three boyfriends: football player Tom who wants to go steady with her, practical joker Dick, and shy Harry. Distracted by studying, she agrees to go the prom with each of them, and asks Doris Bigelow for advice. Doris proposes a contest for readers to vote to determine Carol's date. |
Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Carol C.; Tom; Dick; Harry; Bert; Doris Bigelow |
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Comic Story | He Hypnotized My Heart! (6 pages) |
Synopsis | Alice is envious of other high school students whose parents are not as boring as hers. She meets circus magician Campo, who puts her in his act in a skimpy costume. Alice thinks Campo loves her, but her reputation in town suffers because of their relationship. She decides to run away with the magician, but he explains he hires a local girl in every town, and Alice means nothing to him. Alice goes home with her parents and things improve between them. |
Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Eliot Campo; Alice Clark; Mr. Clark; Mrs. Clark; Winnie |
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Text Story | Letters of Love (1 page) |
Synopsis | Story in the form of letters between a boy and a girl. |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Romance |
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Comic Story | Hands Across the Table (1 page) |
Synopsis | Advice about caring for your hands and nails. |
Featuring | A Love Lessons Beauty Feature |
Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Laura; Bill; Alice |
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Text Article | My Big Chance for Love |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Romance |
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Cartoon | Romantic Antics |
Synopsis | Humor feature: text jokes and a one-panel cartoon. |
Credits | Pencils: Ali (signed) | Inks: Ali (signed) | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Humor |
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Comic Story | I Had to Choose Between L'Amour or Love! (7 pages) |
Synopsis | Nancy begins a correspondence with Andre, a French student who's coming to study in the USA. When Andre arrives, Nancy compares him with her "rough and crude" boyfriend Gordon. Nancy breaks up with Gordon then discovers Andre is engaged to a girl back home. Nancy and Gordon reconcile. |
Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Nancy Stewart; Gordon; Andre Gautier; Doris Bigelow; Margery; John; Charles Boyer |
Notes | Charles Boyer appears as an actor in a film. |
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Comic Story | They Laughed at my Sweetheart (5 pages) |
Synopsis | Linda makes friends with "homely bore" Cliff, who paints a portrait of her. However, peer pressure from her friends and family causes her to stop seeing him. Cliff wins a scholarship with his painting of Linda and she comes back to him. He thinks she's only interested because he's now successful, but she admits she loves him. They clinch. |
Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Cliff Colmar; Linda Drake; Tommy Drake; Doris Bigelow; Ranny; Betty; Mrs. Drake |
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Synopsis | House ad with subscription form for "Sweet Love," "Hi-School Romance," "First Romance," "Love Stories of Mary Worth," "Love Lessons," "True Love Problems and Advice Illustrated," "First Love." |
Notes | Back cover. |
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