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True Life Secrets 008 Charlton Jul-1952 36p c2c

Issue: #8
Published: July 1952, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 36, Editing: Al Fago [as Alfred V. Fago]
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age US, Later Standard Silver Age US Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing
Notes: Indicia says "Copyright 1952 by Romantic Love Stories, Inc."

Comic Contents:

Cover (1 page)
Credits:	Pencils: Frank Frollo (signed) \| Inks: Frank Frollo (signed)
Genre:	Romance

Table Of Contents (1 page)

Comic Story (8 pages)	My Emotional Error!
Synopsis:	Amy fears she’ll be an “old maid,” so she dates Howard, a client of the brokerage firm where she works. They fall in love and become engaged. Howard claims his mother needs an operation and convinces Amy to credit $5,000 to his account, promising to replace it promptly. He later asks Amy for an additional $15,000. Amy learns she’s pregnant. The police tell Amy that Howard has been pulling this scam on women in various cities, but resisted arrest and was mortally wounded. Before he dies, Howard apologizes. Amy is sentenced to three years’ probation for her crime.
Credits:	Pencils: Art Cappello (signed) \| Inks: Art Cappello (signed)
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Amy Mead Frances Jim Howard Chittenden Detective Barker Detective Leslie

Comic Story (7 pages)	Who Was the Other Woman?
Synopsis:	Rose works for Broadway producer John as a script reader. She recommends a play by Herbert and he is attracted to her personally, but Rose loves John and he loves her. Herbert says John is a womanizer and having an affair with actress Eve. Rose is relieved to learn Eve is actually John’s mother.
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Rose Eltens Herbert Bosphor John Dalton Wilton Macaby Eve Dashway

Text Story (2 pages)	Bad Blood
Credits:	Pencils: ? (illustration) \| Inks: ? (illustration) \| Letters: typeset
Genre:	Romance

Comic Story (7 pages)	My Potent Kisses
Synopsis:	Pearl dates fellow workers Frank and Sam, but gets a reputation as a “hot dish” because she lets them kiss her. When she overhears Frank, Sam and Robert discussing her, she becomes upset and distracted, and is hit by a car. Bob donates blood to save her life and apologizes for his thoughtless remarks. Pearl and Bob fall in love and marry.
Credits:	Pencils: Art Cappello (signed) \| Inks: Art Cappello (signed)
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Pearl Martins Frank Hartly Sam Robert Benson Dr. Willoughby

Comic Story (8 pages)	I Tempted Trouble!
Synopsis:	Loretta and Bill get married. He gets a promotion that means he has to travel, leaving Loretta alone in their new home. When Bill is called away to work, Loretta sees a play with Bill’s friend Pete, who kisses her afterward. Loretta doesn’t tell Bill, but when her husband goes on another trip, Pete convinces her to go out with him again. When they return to her house, Pete tries to force himself on Loretta, but Bill has come home early and punches his faithless friend. Loretta says “there can never be any other man for a married woman except her husband!”
Credits:	Pencils: Albert Tyler (signed) \| Inks: Dick Giordano (signed)
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Loretta Dorsett Bill Dorsett Pete Byrne Mr. Winster

Comic Story (1 page)	Love in the Old Days
Genre:	Humor

Promo (ad From The Publisher) (1 page)	The World's Greatest Comics
Credits:	Pencils: various \| Inks: various

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