Issue: #2
Published: November-December 1949, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 36, Editing: Sol Cohen
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age US Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was On-going Series
Notes: On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals 1950, page 116
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| Cover (1 page) |
I Took His Love for Granted |
| Credits: |
Pencils: Modest Stein | Inks: Modest Stein | Colours: Modest Stein |
| Genre: |
Romance |
| Comic Story (9 pages) |
I Took His Love for Granted |
| Synopsis: |
Sheila dumps her boyfriend Perry for gangster Lefty. When Lefty mistakenly thinks she’s betrayed him, he threatens to murder her but she’s rescued by Perry and the police. Sheila is sent to prison for a year but Perry has her paroled in his custody and they get married. |
| Credits: |
Pencils: Walter T. Johnson [credited] | Inks: Walter T. Johnson [credited] |
| Genre: |
Romance |
| Characters: |
Sheila Morse Lefty O'Connor Perry Drake Mr. Morse Mrs. Morse |
| Comic Story (7 pages) |
I Couldn't Forget! |
| Synopsis: |
Stewardess Loren is romanced by two pilots, Steve and Robby. When Robby proposes and Loren turns him down, he threatens to commit suicide. His plane vanishes and Steve blames Loren. Time passes. Steve brings Loren to a hospital in Cuba, where Robby is recovering: he says he crashed due to engine trouble, not a death wish, and he’s now engaged to his nurse Linda. This means Steve and Loren can get married with a clean conscience. |
| Credits: |
Pencils: Manny Stallman | Inks: Manny Stallman |
| Genre: |
Romance |
| Characters: |
Loren Carr Steve Rogers Robby Wills Mr. Sears Linda Browne |
| Comic Story (7 pages) |
Money Madness |
| Synopsis: |
Nan and Orrin fall in love while drilling for oil in Texas. When they become rich, Nan feels she is embarrassing Orrin by her lack of social graces. Roy says Orrin is “a cad and an ignoramus” and gives Nan lessons in how to behave. Orrin becomes jealous and breaks up with Nan, but she and Roy have fallen in love. |
| Credits: |
Pencils: Bill Draut ? | Inks: Bill Draut ? |
| Genre: |
Romance |
| Characters: |
Orrin Stapleton Nan Martin Jess Martin Laura Darnell Roy Campbell |
| Text Article (2 pages) |
David Brian |
| Featuring: |
Star of the Month |
| Credits: |
Pencils: ? (photograph) | Inks: ? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
| Comic Story (6 pages) |
Shipboard Romance |
| Synopsis: |
Schoolteacher Nelly books a cruise to Bermuda; her cabinmate Helen helps glamorize her, and Nelly has a shipboard romance with Morgan. They both agree to “keep this thing light and friendly.” Nelly falls in love with him for real, but keeps her end of the bargain and returns to her job in Vermont when the cruise ends. Morgan tracks her down and gives her an engagement ring. |
| Credits: |
Pencils: Howard Larsen | Inks: Howard Larsen |
| Genre: |
Romance |
| Characters: |
Morgan Thompson Nelly Custer Helen Madison Miss Phillips |
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