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    All True Romance (1948) 3 PR 0.5

    INCOMPLETE. Multiple ad pages missing, does not interrupt art or story. Cover detached at one staple. Water damage.

    Ended Dec 12 2023
    Winning Bid $17

    Stories by unknown. Art by Iger Shop. "The Wrong Kind of Love!" - Lonely Cindy puts her name and address in a calendar that she wraps and ships as part of her factory job. She gets a reply from Les, who invites her to travel to Texas to meet him. While on the train, Cindy opens (too late) his last letter, which tells her not to come. Stranded in town until the next day, she agrees to stay with sheriff Bill and his sister Mary. She is shocked to see Les on their ranch. Les is Bill's brother and wrote to Cindy as a joke. However, Bill and Cindy fall in love and she decides to stay. Plus: "I Had a Second Chance!" - Mary is unhappily married to the ill-tempered drunk Henry. Her only solace is listening to Rod's nighttime radio program. On her wedding anniversary, Mary asks Rod to broadcast a dedication, but the jealous Henry attacks the disc jockey. Henry is killed fleeing from the police. Rod courts widow Mary and promises to make her happy. Also in this issue: "Paradise" - Morie's father falls off a cliff to his death and she inherits his Hawaiian plantation...Frank tells her that he saw overseer Charles push her father over the cliff...Frank and Morie fall in love...Charles tries to murder Morie and blame her for her father's death, but Frank rescues her; "The Bride Who Wouldn't..." - Office worker Gloria is engaged to Fred but she really discovers she loves co-worker Joe...Fred is angry when he learns this but, after a punch in the face from Joe, realizes he was lucky Gloria changed her mind before their wedding; and 2-page text story "Passion's Bargain" by Thelma Beecher. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10. Grade: PR 0.5 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)