| Additional Information |
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| Publication | January 1960 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: eight times yearly |
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| Synopsis | A standing couple makes goo-goo eyes while a seated couple smooches. |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Advertisement | Draw Me! (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Ad for art course from Art Instruction, Inc. Draw a girl's head to compete for $430 scholarship. |
| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Letters:?; typeset |
| Notes | Inside front cover. |
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| Comic Story | A Certain Kind of Man! (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Ava Morrison, beauty queen, has strict requirements for a man. When she becomes an assistant editor, Michael Drummond, a vain author, comes on to her. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Ava Morrison; Tony Arden; Steve Elkins; Ed Grable; Courtney Van Tuyl; Michael Drummond |
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| Advertisement | 100 Little Dolls (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Ad for dolls made of STYRENE plastic and hard rubber from 100 Doll Co. |
| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Full page gray-tone illustration |
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| Comic Story | A Certain Kind of Man! (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | [continued] Ava Morrison ditches rich but boring Courtney Van Tuyl for poor but handsome and exciting Michael Drummond. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Ava Morrison; Courtney Van Tuyl; Michael Drummond |
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| Advertisement | Girls--Women--Men Train at Home for a Career in Airlines (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Ad for training from Airlines, Northwest Schools, Inc. |
| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Two illustrations and one photo |
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| Text Story | Birthday present (1 page) |
| Synopsis | The boss, Everett Hall and his secretary, Amy Lawton, fall in love. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Everett Hall; Amy Lawton |
| Notes | "Listen, you adorable little idiot, while I tell you the truth!" |
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| Comic Story | A Memory of Love! (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | While Burt Hodges is away in a veteran's hospital, his fiancée, Jean Harris, flirts with her first love, Marty Connors, who has returned to Centerville. She comes to her senses and returns to Burt. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Burt Hodges; Jean Harris; Marty Connors |
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| Comic Story | Fish Story Romance! (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Henry Ferris, a fish-hater, falls for an unnamed girl who works with fish in a pet shop. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Henry Ferris |
| Notes | "My little fish chowder---" |
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| Text Story | Tough Guy (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Tough guy Mike Lawrence picks a fight with a man dressed in "sissy stuff". Clarabelle Lee scolds him. Later, Mike falls for Clarabelle and dresses in "sissy stuff". |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Mike Lawrence; Clarabelle Lee |
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| Comic Story | Beat Romance! (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dr. Benjamin Winters puts up Cindy Lamb, the teen-age daughter of a family friend, at his apartment in New York. After a generational clash, they fall in love with one another. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Dr. Benjamin Winters; Cindy Lamb; Henry Lamb |
| Notes | "It's hard to believe, but she went to the lengths of actually trying to make love to me---" |
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| Advertisement | 'Swap-Shots' |
| Synopsis | Ad for wallet-sized photos from Envoy Photo |
| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Small illustration |
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| Advertisement | Amazing Super-Secret Wall Safe |
| Synopsis | Ad for classic wall safe behind a framed picture from Honor House Prod. Corp. |
| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Small illustration |
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| Comic Story | Against All Odds! (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Ruth Turner and Jack Judson fall in love on a blind date at a race track. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Ruth Turner; Jack Judson |
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| Advertisement | Slim-A-Waist (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Ad for Slim-A-Waist girdle from S. J. Wegman |
| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Lingerie photos |
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| Advertisement | Now! A Delightful Way to Spot Reduce (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Ad for Slim-Flex exercise appliance from Slim Flex |
| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Inside back cover |
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| Advertisement | Win a big prize! (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Ad for selling Cloverine Brand Salve from Wilson Chemical Co., disguised as a contest to win free foreign coins |
| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Stereotypical illustrations of six foreign countries. On back cover. |
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