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| Publication | November 1948 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
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| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Comic Story | Counterfeit (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Pat takes photos in a nightclub and sells Lonny’s perfume to customers. Lonny admits he buys stolen perfume from a fence. Dexter tells Lonny he can counterfeit perfume cheaper than buying from the fence, and Pat reluctantly agrees to go along because she’s in love with Lonny. She convinces old friend Dino, a gangster who owns various clubs, to stock the perfume. Dino decides to take over the counterfeiting ring for himself, but they are all arrested by the FBI. Lonny and Pat are sent to prison for five years but hope to start life fresh with a clean slate when they get out. |
| Content | Genre: Crime; Romance | Characters: Pat; Lonny; George; Tony; Dexter Flagg; Dino |
| Notes | The same story was used for "The Shame is Mine!" in Romantic Love (Avon, 1949 series) 6 (July-August 1951). |
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| Comic Story | My Love Will Ever Haunt Me (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Stella tells her story to arguing couple Kay and Tim. She fell in love with Johnny, a boxer turned songwriter. When his music career falters, Johnny goes back to the ring. Stella isn’t happy (“I thought I was marrying a songwriter not a prizefighter”), dates old friend Charlie, and sends Johnny a breakup letter on the night of his championship fight. Johnny loses badly and is injured. Stella marries Charlie but he is an abusive drunk. Johnny dies of his ring injuries. His song “Why Did I Waste My Time in Loving You” becomes a hit. Stella urges Kay and Tim to reconcile. |
| Credits | Pencils: Rudy Palais | Inks: Rudy Palais |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Kay; Tim; Stella Graham Ellsworth; Johnny Hogan; Charlie Ellsworth; Mike |
| Notes | Art identification by Gary Watson, September 2008. |
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| Text Story | I Stood Accused (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Bill Downey; Lola; Nadine; George Graham |
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| Comic Story | I Almost Didn't Marry My War Hero, Because... (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Pam and Larry fall in love, but Peg shows up and says she’s Larry’s wife. Larry explains that he knew Peg during the war and she appeared again afterwards, angling for a marriage proposal. He didn't love her, so he turned her down. Now she wants $5000 for her “broken heart.” When Larry refuses to pay, Peg convinces Pam she actually is Larry’s wife and Pam leaves him. The police arrest Peg and her real husband and they’re convicted of blackmail. Pam and Larry reconcile. |
| Credits | Pencils: Jack Kamen | Inks: Jack Kamen |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Larry; Pam; Peg |
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