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| Publication | March 1960 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: quarterly |
| Notes | This cover illustrates the interior story "A New Beauty" although Helen's hair is red on the cover and blonde in the inside story. |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Helen Gayle; Art |
| Notes | This cover illustrates the interior story "A New Beauty" although Helen's hair is red on the cover and blonde in the inside story. |
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| Comic Story | Lovers' Return (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Beth falls in love with U.S. airman Dan, stationed near her home in England. They become engaged. Dan leaves on a "routine flight" and doesn't return. His commanding officer tells Beth it's "restricted information" but he suggests she "try to forget about Dan Ford and find another boyfriend!" Dan's plane is missing in the Arctic. Beth flies to the USA and is with Dan's mother when he is rescued. Dan and Beth get married. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset | Job #: 6148 |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Beth Mason; Dan Ford; Mr. Mason; Mrs. Mason; Mrs. Ford |
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| Comic Story | A New Beauty (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Helen's mother compels her to compete in beauty contests from a young age and strictly controls her life. This hampers Helen's romance with Art. Helen finally rebels, even getting the eyeglasses she'd always needed, and tells her mother the life of a beauty queen "is not for me!" Helen and Art attend college together and are eventually wed. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset | Job #: 6110 |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Helen Gayle; Mrs. Gayle; Art; Hoagie Smith |
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| Text Story | Betsy Wanted To Be Beautiful (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Comic Story | My Pal George (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | High school student Diane pretends to be 12 years old so she can become friends with college student George, who spends his vacation fishing and studying rather than socializing with the local girls. When George finally learns the truth he says Diane is "lying, deceitful" but she apologizes and eventually they get married. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset | Job #: 6197 |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: George Bannon; Diane Lewis; Mrs. Lewis; Shirl |
| Notes | It's unclear exactly how old Diane is supposed to be (probably 16 or 17): she says "I'll shed a few years, all the lipstick and the sophistication!" Since she makes a point of George studying for "his college classes," Diane and "the other kids in our crowd" must be a little younger. |
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| Comic Story | Some Are Too Young (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | 17-year-old Robin falls in love with Dick, 4 years her senior. She wants to marry him before he returns to college, but her parents are opposed. In Dick's absence, Robin's parents try to get her interested in dating other boys but she continues to mope. When Dick returns at Christmas, Robin's parents give the couple permission to marry. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset | Job #: 6199 |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Robin; Dick; Father; Mother; Al; Jim; Fred |
| Notes | Giordano inks per Nick Caputo. previous indexer credited Sal Gentile. |
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