Issue: #5
Published: March 1952, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 36, Editing:
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age US Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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| Cover (1 page) |
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| Credits: |
Pencils: ? (photo cover) | Letters: Typeset |
| Genre: |
Romance |
| Comic Story (10 pages) |
Hearts Adrift |
| Synopsis: |
Sally and Tom are married but Tom is in the Navy and away from home often and for very long. Sally does not suffer his absences well and tries anything to bring Tom back until she chins up and keeps busy while Tom is away. With Sally finally happier, the couple experiences a second honeymoon. |
| Genre: |
Romance |
| Characters: |
Tom Gerard Sally Gerard Jed Miller Anne Betty Dr. Stevens |
| Comic Story (7 pages) |
I Made Believe ... |
| Synopsis: |
Carol's childhood is marred by her father's arrest and imprisonment for embezzlement. She leaves her small town and find a job at Scoop Magazine under an assumed name: Smith. There, she meets journalist Scott Winters who courts her. Carol hides her past but Scott persists until Carol reveals the truth and with Scott's help exonerates her father, just in time for their wedding. |
| Genre: |
Romance |
| Characters: |
Carol Smith Scott Winters |
| Comic Story (3 pages) |
Tomtoms in my Heart |
| Synopsis: |
Matt leaves Deborah to lead a wagon train through Indian territory. The Apaches go on the warpath and Deborah despairs seeing Matt again, all the while being courted by Zed back in the stockade. Finally, Matt comes back wounded outside the stockade encircled by Indians. Zed goes out to rescue Matt and thus allows Matt and Deborah to finally wed. |
| Genre: |
Romance Western-frontier |
| Characters: |
Matt Starbuck Deborah Wayne Zed Mr. Wayne |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
Little False Face |
| Synopsis: |
The page contrasts Marge with another girl. While Marge is two-faced, the other girl is honest and then well-liked. "Being considerate is the ideal way to make a boy care ... for you!" |
| Genre: |
Romance |
| Comic Story (8 pages) |
My Dream is You |
| Synopsis: |
Mary Drake helps Neil Hunter get a seat in the theater and they strike up a friendship and love. Mary is 22 and Neil is ten years older. They face gossip from her friends and the disapproval of her parents. Neil tries to push Mary away for her sake until she realizes what he is doing. In the end, they decide to stay together. |
| Genre: |
Romance |
| Characters: |
Neil Hunter Mary Drake Mr. Drake Mrs. Drake Alex Dr. Graham |
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