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Issue Details

Issue #20
Published September 1963
Frequency bimonthly
Cover Price 0.12 USD
Pages 36
Editing Pat Masulli (Executive Editor)

Cover Details - "To Fill a Need!"

Characters Anne Allen; Dr. Howard Glenn
Genre medical; soap

10 page Lee Barry, Student Nurse story "The Doubting Heart"

Characters Lee Barry; Anne Allen; Nurse Appel; Nurse Gaspell; Nurse Abbott; Eric Konrad [The Terrible Turk]; Mrs. Nordfeld
Synopsis Despite feeling inadequate, Lee Barry is able to help a mother whose baby died and a professional wrestler with a brain tumor.
Genre medical; soap
Pencils Charles Nicholas [as Nicholas Alascia] (signed)
Inks Vince Alascia [as Nicholas Alascia] (signed)
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5 page Nancy White V.N. story "Nightmare"

Characters Nancy White; Mrs. Koleski
Synopsis Nancy White is accosted by a gang of youths while visiting a sick mother and baby.
Genre medical; soap
Pencils Charles Nicholas [as Nicholas Alascia] (signed)
Inks Vince Alascia [as Nicholas Alascia] (signed)
Letters typeset

2 page text story "Making Medicine Meaningful"

Synopsis Article on recent medical advances and advice on first aid kits.
Genre fact
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10 page Anne Allen R.N. story "To Fill a Need"

Characters Anne Allen; Dr. Howard Glenn; Dr. Hoffmann
Synopsis After three patients die during surgery, Dr. Howard Glenn suffers a crisis of confidence and seeks comfort by dating Nurse Allen.
Genre medical; soap
Pencils Charles Nicholas [as Nicholas Alascia] (signed)
Inks Vince Alascia [as Nicholas Alascia] (signed)
Letters typeset