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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published October 1949
Frequency bi-monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing Charles Biro; Bob Wood
Notes Indicia: LOVER'S [sic] LANE is published bi-monthly by LEV GLEASON PUBLICATIONS, INC., 114 E. 32nd St., New York 16, N.Y. Hannah Schreiberg, Business Manager, E.A. Piller, Advertising Director. Editorial, advertising and business offices at 114 E. 32nd St., New York 16, N.Y. Entry as second class matter pending at the post office at New York, N.Y. Additional entry pending at Meriden, Conn. Single copy 10¢; yearly subscription in U.S., 60¢. Copyright, 1949, by LEV GLEASON PUBLICATIONS, INC. Printed in the U.S.A. October, 1949. Vol. 1, No. 1. The Publisher is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts. Manuscripts accompanied by self-addressed, stamped envelopes will be returned.

Cover Details - "Intimate Secrets of Young Romance"

Genre Romance
Pencils Charles Biro (signed)
Inks Charles Biro (signed)
Notes Cover disclaimer under issue number reads, "Not Intended For Children."

8 page A True Love Story story "Was I Wrong Seeking Big City Glamor?"

Genre Romance
Pencils William Overgard (signed)
Inks William Overgard (signed)

1 page Alan Ladd biography (nonfictional) "The Stars Tell"

Genre Celebrity; bio
Pencils ? (signed)
Inks ? (signed)
Notes Head shot portrait of actor Alan Ladd signed Pat Manley? [illegible]

7 page A True Love Story story "I Was an Actress for One Glorious Moment"

Synopsis I wanted to be an actress at any cost and the price was my happiness!
Genre Romance
Pencils Fred Guardineer (signed)
Inks Fred Guardineer (signed)

3 page A True Love Story story "How Did He Propose?"

Genre Romance
Pencils Ruth Atkinson [as R. Atkinson]
Inks Ruth Atkinson [as R. Atkinson]

12 page story "I Was in Love With Two Men at the Same Time!"

Genre Romance
Pencils Lee Ames [as Ames]
Inks Lee Ames [as Ames]

1 page activity "Who's Your Prince Charming?"

Genre Romance; Contest
Letters typeset
Notes "Vote for your favorite of these six stars, and get a chance to win one of the cash prizes for the best letter writing why:" [The stars are actors William Holden, Montgomery Clift, Robert Sterling, Lex Barker, Farley Granger, and John Agar, shown in halftone pen and ink head portraits with colored backgrounds] "Here's what you get: First Prize - $10; 2 Second Prizes - $5 Each; 5 Third Prizes - $2 Each"

4 page Ada Nevill story "The Love Clinic"

Synopsis "Here pictorially dramatized in each issue of Lovers' Lane is one of the many letters from my files. My answer and opinions concerning it are likewise dramatized..."
Genre Romance
Pencils Paul Parker [as Parker]
Inks Paul Parker [as Parker]

2 page text story "Ada Nevill Answers Your Love Problems"

Genre Romance; Advice Column
Script Ada Nevill
Pencils ? (illustrations)
Inks ? (illustrations)
Letters typeset
Notes Illustrated with a halftone head portrait of Ada Nevill, and drawings of hearts and cherubs in the gutters.

1 page activity Ada Nevill Chooses a prize love letter in each issue of "Lovers' Lane"

Genre Romance; Contest
Script Ada Nevill
Notes "Win $10 for a Love Letter. Here is your chance to see how romantic you are...Somewhere, sometime, you may have written or wanted to write a real, lyrical love letter. If so, here is your chance to share the thrill you had in writing it...The winner's letter will be presented on this page in each issue."

1 page A True Love Story filler "The World's Greatest Lovers: Robert Browning & Elizabeth Barrett"

Genre Romance; Fact
Notes Nine panel historical filler about the authors Robert Browning (1812-1889) and Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861).