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Issue Details

Issue #110
Published January 1960
Cover Price $0.10
Pages 36
Editing Richard E. Hughes
Notes Indicia text: CONFESSIONS OF THE LOVELORN, published eight times yearly and (c) 1959, by Best Syndicated Features, Inc., Second and Dickey Streets, Sparta, Illinois. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Editorial offices 347 Fifth Ave., New York 16, N. Y. Richard E. Hughes, Editor; Frederick H. Iger, Business Manager. Subscription (12 issues), $1.20; single copies, $0.10; foreign postage extra. All characters are fictitious and use of any real names is coincidental. For advertising information, address American Comics Group, Inc., 347 Fifth Ave., New York 16, N. Y. Second-Class Postage Paid at Sparta, Ill. and at additional mailing offices. No. 110, Jan. 1960. Printed in U.S.A.

Cover Details

Synopsis A standing couple makes goo-goo eyes while a seated couple smooches.
Genre Romance
Pencils ? [painted]
Inks ? [painted]
Colors ? [painted]
Notes Indicia text: CONFESSIONS OF THE LOVELORN, published eight times yearly and (c) 1959, by Best Syndicated Features, Inc., Second and Dickey Streets, Sparta, Illinois. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Editorial offices 347 Fifth Ave., New York 16, N. Y. Richard E. Hughes, Editor; Frederick H. Iger, Business Manager. Subscription (12 issues), $1.20; single copies, $0.10; foreign postage extra. All characters are fictitious and use of any real names is coincidental. For advertising information, address American Comics Group, Inc., 347 Fifth Ave., New York 16, N. Y. Second-Class Postage Paid at Sparta, Ill. and at additional mailing offices. No. 110, Jan. 1960. Printed in U.S.A.

1 page advertisement "Draw Me!"

Synopsis Ad for art course from Art Instruction, Inc. Draw a girl's head to compete for $430 scholarship.
Script ? (ad copy)
Letters ?; typeset
Notes Inside front cover.

4 page story "A certain kind of man!"

Characters Ava Morrison; Tony Arden; Steve Elkins; Ed Grable; Courtney Van Tuyl; Michael Drummond
Synopsis Ava Morrison, beauty queen, has strict requirements for a man. When she becomes an assistant editor, Michael Drummond, a vain author, comes on to her.
Genre Romance
Script Richard E. Hughes?

1 page advertisement "100 Little Dolls"

Synopsis Ad for dolls made of STYRENE plastic and hard rubber from 100 Doll Co.
Script ? (ad copy)
Letters Typeset
Notes Full page gray-tone illustration

5 page story "A certain kind of man!"

Characters Ava Morrison; Courtney Van Tuyl; Michael Drummond
Synopsis [continued] Ava Morrison ditches rich but boring Courtney Van Tuyl for poor but handsome and exciting Michael Drummond.
Genre Romance
Script Richard E. Hughes?

1 page advertisement "Girls--Women--Men Train at Home for a Career in Airlines"

Synopsis Ad for training from Airlines, Northwest Schools, Inc.
Script ? (ad copy)
Letters Typeset
Notes Two illustrations and one photo

1 page text story "Birthday present"

Characters Everett Hall; Amy Lawton
Synopsis The boss, Everett Hall and his secretary, Amy Lawton, fall in love.
Genre Romance
Letters Typeset
Notes "Listen, you adorable little idiot, while I tell you the truth!"

6 page story "A Memory of Love!"

Characters Burt Hodges; Jean Harris; Marty Connors
Synopsis While Burt Hodges is away in a veteran's hospital, his fiancée, Jean Harris, flirts with her first love, Marty Connors, who has returned to Centerville. She comes to her senses and returns to Burt.
Genre Romance
Script Richard E. Hughes?

3 page story "Fish Story Romance!"

Characters Henry Ferris
Synopsis Henry Ferris, a fish-hater, falls for an unnamed girl who works with fish in a pet shop.
Genre Romance
Script Richard E. Hughes?
Pencils John Forte
Inks John Forte?
Notes "My little fish chowder---"

1 page text story "Tough Guy"

Characters Mike Lawrence; Clarabelle Lee
Synopsis Tough guy Mike Lawrence picks a fight with a man dressed in "sissy stuff". Clarabelle Lee scolds him. Later, Mike falls for Clarabelle and dresses in "sissy stuff".
Genre Romance
Letters Typeset

7 page story "Beat Romance!"

Characters Dr. Benjamin Winters; Cindy Lamb; Henry Lamb
Synopsis Dr. Benjamin Winters puts up Cindy Lamb, the teen-age daughter of a family friend, at his apartment in New York. After a generational clash, they fall in love with one another.
Genre Romance
Script Richard E. Hughes?
Pencils Ogden Whitney
Inks Ogden Whitney?
Notes "It's hard to believe, but she went to the lengths of actually trying to make love to me---"

Half page advertisement "'Swap-Shots'"

Synopsis Ad for wallet-sized photos from Envoy Photo
Script ? (ad copy)
Letters Typeset
Notes Small illustration

Half page advertisement "Amazing Super-Secret Wall Safe"

Synopsis Ad for classic wall safe behind a framed picture from Honor House Prod. Corp.
Script ? (ad copy)
Letters Typeset
Notes Small illustration

3 page story "Against all Odds!"

Characters Ruth Turner; Jack Judson
Synopsis Ruth Turner and Jack Judson fall in love on a blind date at a race track.
Genre Romance
Script Richard E. Hughes?

1 page advertisement "Slim-A-Waist"

Synopsis Ad for Slim-A-Waist girdle from S. J. Wegman
Script ? (ad copy)
Letters Typeset
Notes Lingerie photos

1 page advertisement "Now! A Delightful Way to Spot Reduce"

Synopsis Ad for Slim-Flex exercise appliance from Slim Flex
Script ? (ad copy)
Letters Typeset
Notes Inside back cover

1 page (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* "Win a big prize!"

Synopsis Ad for selling Cloverine Brand Salve from Wilson Chemical Co., disguised as a contest to win free foreign coins
Script ? (ad copy)
Letters Typeset
Notes Stereotypical illustrations of six foreign countries