My Life (1948) comic books 1949

"My Husband Was a Gambler!", pencils by Jack Kamen, inks by Al Feldstein; Vacationing office worker Marion meets Bill, but doesnt know hes a professional gambler until hes shot in a card game and comes to her for help; She agrees to marry him but only if he stops gambling; After the wedding, Bill is convinced to bet by his friend Dan, and loses a lot of money; Marion leaves him. 2 years later, Bill is an unshaven bum. "I Was Crazy for Clothes!!"; Letty dates boxer Danny, who knocks down press agent Larry when he makes a pass at her; While Danny is training for a big fight, Letty goes out with Larry, who takes her to expensive clubs and such; Larry blackmails her into asking Danny to throw the fight; Out of love for her, Danny agrees. "Death Traps a Would-Be Killer" text story. "Sally Maxin: Rod Baby"; Sally runs a holdup gang and is its most ruthless and violent member; After shooting several men during robberies, Sally is arrested and sent to prison for life. Indicia states "MY LIFE, True Stories in Pictures." 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Vernon Henkel and Warren Broderick. Fox Feature Syndicate presents the third romance title to launch the romance comics craze, following Crestwood's "Young Romance" and Timely/Marvel's "My Romance". A reporter bends the facts to help his actress girlfriend's career, and loses his job over it; Linda wants to steal her sister Beth's man through trickery, and when that doesn't work, she tries to do Beth in; Nell tries to lure lawyer Sam away from her polio-stricken sister Wilma, then causes an auto wreck. Plus love advice to readers. I Broke Her Heart and Laughed About it; Kill for Love; Facts You Wouldn't Believe; May I Tell You About Anne?; I Was a Love Thief. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fox Feature Syndicate presents the third romance title to launch the romance comics craze, following Crestwood's "Young Romance" and Timely/Marvel's "My Romance". Suzie tries to live up to her mother's wild reputation, and gets arrested; When Jane tries to steal her sister Cathy's boyfriend, Cathy calls her a Love Pirate; Nightclub singer Gilda is torn between gangster Lucky and straight-arrow Mark, who turns out to be an FBI agent. Plus love advice to readers. Like Mother... Like Daughter!; I Was a Flirt!; Crazy in Love; My Husband Was a Two-Timer. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"My Past Was a Shadow"; Mary is an orphan who lives with her invalid Uncle Jack; Their poverty means she has no social life in high school; Fellow student Fred is nice to her but the other girls are mean and catty; After graduation, Mary gets a job as a waitress at a low-class "hash house" to save money for college; Fred asks her to marry him but his father objects and Fred backs down; Uncle Jack dies; Mary moves away and enrolls in college; She dates Walter but he dumps her when he learns of her lower-class origins. "I Loved a Thief," art by Bruce Darrow; On vacation, office worker Ann meets handsome, free-spending Paul; They fall in love but she learns hes a career criminal when hes arrested and sentenced to 5 years in prison; He vows to go straight when hes released, because he loves Ann. "My Love Was a Secret" text story. "I Lived a Lie!"; Wealthy Betty fears shell never find a man who loves her for herself; She and her Aunt Kate move to another town and Betty gets a job as a department store sales clerk, incognito; She falls in love with her supervisor Tom, but realzes he wont marry her if shes rich and hes poor; Betty arranges to have him "inherit" some money from a nonexistent rich relative, but Tom finds out and leaves. "MY LIFE, True Stories in Pictures." 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"His Kisses Were Tainted," art by Wally Wood; Phyllis and Ken are engaged but cant get married until hes established in business; She goes to work as a secretary for Mr. Mackay, and falls for him; She also invests her widowed mothers life savings in mining stock recommended by her boss; Mackay takes Phyllis on a "business" trip and is murdered by a former associate hed cheated. Ken has married someone else, so Phyllis and her mother move away and start over, her mother running a boarding house and Phyllis working as a waitress. "I Hated My Home"; Betty cant stand living with her family and it affects her whole outlook on life; She quits her office job, moves into a furnished room, and becomes a waitress; Betty and customer Jeff fall in love, but when he learns shes estranged from her family, he withdraws his marriage proposal. "He Wouldn't Marry Me!"; Joan is engaged to her childhood sweetheart Henry but finds herself attracted to his cousin Brad; Henry, a long-time loser, leaves Joan at the altar and she agrees to marry Brad on the rebound; Her friend Lorna says Brad paid Henry to go away, but Brad denies this, claiming it was just a loan. "MY LIFE, True Stories in Pictures." 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by George Appel and others. Fox Feature Syndicate presents the third romance title to launch the romance comics craze, following Crestwood's "Young Romance" and Timely/Marvel's "My Romance". Debbie steals her friend's boyfriend, then gets jealous when she sees the two of them together, not realizing they're planning her surprise party; A former waitress tries to hide her poverty-stricken past from her wealthy boyfriend; Doris just wants to find a man to hurt after her boyfriend turns out to be a criminal. Plus love advice to readers and advice on dealing with a double chin. Say A Prayer For Me; Girl From The Tenements; What Am I to Do?; Gloom Chasers; I Sought Revenge. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.