Volume: #3, Issue: #1
Published: April-May 1953, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 36, 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: Indexed from scanned copy at http://digitalcomicmuseum.com
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| Comic Story (7 pages) |
Love Is on a Distant Star |
| Synopsis: |
Libby quits her teaching job and moves to New York to study singing at the “Beethoven School of Music.” She lives with her “Bohemian” Aunt Pat, who tries to make Libby loosen up. Libby meets writer Kurt and is attracted to him, but then discovers he’s the wealthy nephew of one of Pat’s friends. Libby fears he only likes her because she’s sensible and could help him manage his fortune, so she pretends to be a spendthrift and they argue. She returns to her small-town teaching job but Kurt follows her there and they will be married. |
| Genre: |
Romance |
| Characters: |
Elizabeth "Libby" Aunt Pat Stu Kurt Hilson |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
Tick Tock Tale |
| Synopsis: |
A couple are annoyed by their extremely talkative cab driver. |
| Genre: |
Humor |
| Comic Story (7 pages) |
If That's All You Offer... |
| Synopsis: |
Cindy is exasperated because her reporter boyfriend Chick spends too much time working. She wants him to be an influential “somebody” in town. Cindy starts dating newcomer Hal, who claims to have big plans, then learns he’s a gambler and intends to make their small town “the gambling center of the state.” Chick writes an exposé about it; Hal threatens him and adds that he was only dating Cindy “for laughs!” Chick punches Hal, who is later arrested. |
| Genre: |
Romance |
| Characters: |
Chick Harris Cindy Payne Beth Tom Hal Kane |
| Comic Story (4 pages) |
Please See Me as Yesterday... |
| Synopsis: |
On vacation, Marcia sets her cap for wealthy Dirk, disabling her car as a pretense to meet him. Mechanic Ken repairs the car; Marcia is attracted to him but thinks he’s too working-class to be of interest. Ken turns out to be the son of the town’s wealthiest citizens and says he forgives Marcia for her snobbishness, because he loves her. |
| Genre: |
Romance |
| Characters: |
Marcia Collins Terry Dirk Henderson Ken Warren Mrs. Warren |
| Text Story (2 pages) |
Noon over Westchester |
| Credits: |
Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Romance |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
Dialogue Dottie |
| Synopsis: |
Dottie can't stand Clara because in school Clara wouldn't talk to her, which only encouraged Dottie to talk all the more and never get her work done. |
| Genre: |
Humor |
| Characters: |
Dottie Clara Ricketts |
| Comic Story (5 pages) |
Twelve Steps to My Arms... |
| Synopsis: |
Joe is an engineer who wants to be a writer. His upstairs neighbor Harriet has wild parties which prevent him from writing. Joe and Harriet constantly clash as a result, but eventually realize they were meant for each other. |
| Genre: |
Romance |
| Characters: |
Joe Davies Harriet Wall Greg Winston Sally Norman Mrs. Davies |
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