Issue: #26
Published: September 1954, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 36, Editing: Al Fago [as Designed by Al Fago Studios]
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Silver Age US, Later Standard Modern Age US Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing
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| Cover (1 page) |
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| Credits: |
Pencils: Al Fago (signed) | Inks: Ray Osrin (signed) | Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Romance |
| Comic Story (7 pages) |
Second Fiddle |
| Synopsis: |
Sisters Janet and Joyce perform a circus big-cat act. Janet is jealous of Joyce’s romance with Dick, and allows a tiger to maul her sister. She repents at the last moment and saves Joyce’s life. Janet knows she’ll always play “second fiddle” to her more glamorous sister. |
| Credits: |
Script: Joe Gill ? | Pencils: Leon Winik (signed) | Inks: Ray Osrin (signed) | Letters: Charlotte Jetter |
| Genre: |
Romance |
| Characters: |
Dick Joyce Janet |
| Comic Story (10 pages) |
Masquerade In White |
| Synopsis: |
Verne is an ex-Army medic who poses as a doctor even though he has no degree. Each time his secret is exposed, he moves on to another job. At the Carlton hospital, Verne dates Gail and she discovers the truth. Verne flees but is badly injured in an auto accident. Gail says she’ll stand by him after he recovers and is put on trial. |
| Credits: |
Script: Joe Gill ? | Letters: Charlotte Jetter |
| Genre: |
Medical Romance |
| Characters: |
Gail Saunders Verne Adams Mrs. Carter Dr. Blaine Dr. Kent Dr. Sillen |
| Text Story (2 pages) |
Empty Arms |
| Credits: |
Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Romance |
| Comic Story (7 pages) |
Letter to a Soldier |
| Synopsis: |
Sheila loves Dan but loses him to her friend Jean. Dan is sent to fight in Korea. Sheila intercepts Jean’s letters to Dan and writes to say Jean has found someone else. When Dan returns to the USA on furlough, Sheila meets him in San Francisco. Dan deduces that Sheila lied about Jean and walks away. Sheila is left alone. |
| Credits: |
Pencils: Marc Swayze ? | Inks: Marc Swayze ? |
| Genre: |
Romance |
| Characters: |
Sheila Martin Dan Jean Elaine |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
Barbara Hale |
| Featuring: |
Dream Girl of the Month |
| Synopsis: |
Biography of actress Barbara Hale. |
| Genre: |
Non-fiction Biography |
| Comic Story (3 pages) |
Teasing! |
| Synopsis: |
Drive-in waitress Ginny flirts with the male diners to get bigger tips, which angers manager Dave. She goes for a drive with customer Dirkes, only to have him attack her. Ginny is rescued just in time by the police: Dirkes is “crazy as a loon” and a “strangler killer.” Ginny has learned her lesson and will marry Dave. |
| Credits: |
Script: Joe Gill ? | Pencils: Warren Broderick (signed) | Inks: Ray Osrin (signed) | Letters: Charlotte Jetter |
| Genre: |
Romance |
| Characters: |
Ginny Dave Norris Mr. Dirkes |
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