Volume: #1, Issue: #4
Published: January 1950, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 52, Editing: Edward Cronin
Color: Full Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S. Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing
Notes: On sale date as given in the copyright application as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, July-December 1949, page 257, registration number B221868.
Indicia: ROMANTIC CONFESSIONS, published monthly by Hillman Periodicals, Inc., at 420 DeSoto Ave., St. Louis, Mo. Executive and Editorial Offices, 535 Fifth Ave., New York 17, N.Y. Edward Cronin, Editor. Vol. 1, No. 4, January 1950. Printed in the United States of America. Price 10¢ a copy, subscription rate $1.20 a year in the United States and possessions. Copyright 1949 by Hillman Periodicals, Inc. Application for second class entry pending.
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Cover (1 page) |
Love Stories From Life |
Genre: |
Romance |
Comic Story (8 pages) |
The Love That I Needed |
Synopsis: |
After her parents are killed, 10-year-old Vicki is raised by her older married sister Rita. Rita convinces Vicki that all men, including her husband Al, are bad. As a young woman, Vicki goes to work for the government; Bill is her boss and he falls in love with Vicki but she rejects him. Al returns from military service and urges Vicki to reconsider: he says Rita had a warped view of love and marriage. Vicki allows herself to admit she loves Bill. |
Genre: |
Romance |
Characters: |
Vicki Bill Hanley Rita Al Dr. Stanley |
Comic Story (8 pages) |
I'll Know When I Find My Love |
Synopsis: |
Colonel Adams tries to convince his daughter Georgia to marry one of the young Army officers under his command. Georgia runs off to the city and is befriended by sleazy Tony. She is nearly arrested in a raid on a gambling joint, but policeman Steve lets her off and they fall in love. When Tony tries to win her back, Steve punches him and marries Georgia. Her father is happy. |
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Letters: typeset |
Genre: |
Romance |
Characters: |
Georgia Adams Steve Mulhern Colonel Linsey Adams Mrs. Catherine Adams Major MacGregor John MacGregor Tony Eggers Ruth Murray |
Comic Story (8 pages) |
I Dare You to Love Me |
Synopsis: |
Georgie and her father operate a coastal mail boat in Florida. After her boyfriend Frank marries someone else, Georgie swears off men. They rescue Sam, whose boat sank, and he asks Georgie for a date. He proves to her that he’s not a wolf or unfaithful, and they fall in love. |
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Letters: typeset |
Genre: |
Romance |
Characters: |
Georgie Warner Frank Sam Arnold Pops Warner Mrs. Monahan Jimmy Miller |
Text Story (2 pages) |
He-Man Stuff |
Genre: |
Romance |
Comic Story (3 pages) |
An Emperor's Love |
Synopsis: |
In 1866, as his short-lived Mexican empire crumbles, Maximilian sends his wife Carlotta back to Europe so she will be safe. Maximilian is executed by the Mexicans and Carlotta goes mad: she waits for him to return until her death in 1927. |
Genre: |
Historical Romance |
Characters: |
Maximilian Of Austria Carlotta Louis Napoleon |
Comic Story (8 pages) |
$100 Worth of Heartbreak |
Synopsis: |
Steel factory worker Hank fights boxer Tiger Ames to earn $100 so he can marry Leila. However, she rejects the money and breaks up with him, because she hates fighting. Hank becomes a professional boxer and is managed by sexy heiress Irene. Leila shows up to apologise to Hank but sees him and Irene together and leaves. Hank loses the championship fight, Irene dumps him, and a broken hand ends his career. He reconciles with Leila. |
Genre: |
Romance |
Characters: |
Hank Andrews Leila Irene Baker Tiger Ames Joe Bailey Al |
Comic Story (1 page) |
Romance Expert |
Synopsis: |
Bashful Herman is talked into participating in “romance class” at drama school and proves to be a natural. |
Genre: |
Humor |
Characters: |
Susie Herman |
Comic Story (8 pages) |
Forgive Me, Kathleen |
Synopsis: |
As a child, Louise is jealous of her sister Kathleen. When they grow up, Louise continues her campaign of dislike and hostility. Kathleen dates Johnny and when Louise learns he is going to propose marriage to her sister, she takes his car and frames him for an accident in which a man is injured. Louise throws herself on the mercy of the court and is sentenced to two years in prison. |
Genre: |
Romance |
Characters: |
Kathleen Marin Johnny Hays Louise Marin Mrs. Marin Judge Frank Ed |
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