Issue | #14 |
Published | August 1951 |
Frequency | Bi-monthly |
Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
Pages | 36 |
Editing | ? |
Characters | Young Brunette Woman in Teal; Young Blond Man in Red |
Synopsis | Full-page, front cover photograph of a young couple playfully embracing. |
Genre | Romance |
Pencils | ? (photo) |
Inks | ? (photo) |
Colors | ? (photo) |
Letters | Typeset |
Characters | Helen Slade; Eric |
Synopsis | Full-page, inside front cover story about Helen Slade, a young woman strongly attracted to a young man named Eric. She doesn't want to appear too eager for his company and ignores him. He wearies of her game. The reader is asked to guess what she has done wrong. The answer is revealed in the last panel. |
Genre | Romance |
Characters | Peggy Davies; Ward Barclay; Kip Shelby; Peggy's parents; Laura (Peggy's friend) |
Synopsis | Shortly after meeting him in a soda shop, Peggy Davies marries Kip Shelby, a well-heeled young man new in town. Within moments however, the police arrest Kip for a crime committed some time in his past. The marriage is annulled. Peggy moves to another town, finds a good job, and marries Ward Barclay, a decent, loving young man. She doesn't tell him of her disastrous first marriage. Three years pass and Kip is released from prison. He appears at Peggy's back door threatening to re-enter her life. Peggy is filled with great anxiety. The next day, she learns from a newspaper report that Kip was killed in a traffic accident after leaving her house. Her secret remains safe. |
Genre | Romance |
Pencils | Art Saaf (illustration) |
Inks | Art Saaf (illustration) |
Notes | Information on this sequence supplied by Steve Saaf and Jim Vadeboncouer, June 2008. |
Synopsis | Nonfiction article by Brenda Brant on sunglasses, bouquets, and other topics. |
Genre | Fact |
Script | Brenda Brant |
Pencils | ? (spot illustration) |
Inks | ? (spot illustration) |
Colors | ? (spot illustration) |
Letters | Typeset |
Characters | Edith Hilliard; Bud Baker; Bud's parents; Ginny (Edith's kid sister) |
Synopsis | Edith Hilliard is an orphan boarding in the home of the Bakers, members of the orphanage board. She is secretly in love with their nephew Bud. She is self-conscious about her homeless background, and, when Bud proposes, she is so confused, she runs away by hitching rides out of town. When one motorist expects physical intimacy for providing her with a lift, she flees into the stormy evening. Realizing her decision to run away from Bud was a mistake, she returns to the Baker home. The Bakers have prepared a surprise birthday party for her, and, when Bud once again proposes, she accepts. |
Genre | Romance |
Pencils | Ruben Moreira ? |
Inks | Ruben Moreira ? |
Characters | Liz Drew; Max Rooker |
Synopsis | Liz is a high school junior and is unable to get dates because she's too intellectual. She plays dumb for handsome senior Max and wins his interest. |
Genre | Romance |
Script | Margaret Isbel |
Pencils | ? (spot illustrations) |
Inks | ? (spot illustrations) |
Colors | ? (spot illustrations) |
Letters | Typeset |
Characters | Joanne Ames; Mark Dawson; Mark's mother |
Synopsis | Shy and timid secretary Joanne dates handsome, well-to-do lawyer Mark and accepts his offer of marriage though terrified of his upper class background and social circle. She feigns illness to avoid meeting his friends. When he enters politics, her anxiety reaches a fever pitch. Mark's mother advises Joanne to take courage and make an attempt to overcome her shyness. She does, and finds strong support from Mark. |
Genre | Romance |
Pencils | ? |
Synopsis | Advice on make-up and relationships. |
Genre | Fact |
Script | Brenda Brant |
Pencils | ? (spot illustrations) |
Inks | ? (spot illustrations) |
Colors | ? (spot illustrations) |
Letters | Typeset |
Characters | Joan; Ted Blake |
Synopsis | Joan is attracted to Ted but doesn't want him to know she needs money and is working after school at the five-and-ten. One Saturday night, her mother suggests she go to a movie rather than sit home alone. She does, and there she discovers Ted working as a theater usher. He admits he needs money, too. They decide to date on Sundays. |
Genre | Romance |
Synopsis | Full-page ad for mail-order dresses. |
Script | ? (ad copy) |
Pencils | ? (spot illustrations) |
Inks | ? (spot illustrations) |
Colors | ? (spot illustrations) |
Letters | Typeset |
Synopsis | Full-page, inside back cover offer for mail-order bras. |
Script | ? (ad copy) |
Letters | Typeset |
Synopsis | Full-page, back cover ad for mail-order women's clothing. |
Script | ? (ad copy) |
Letters | Typeset |