Issue: #8
Published: Fall 1952, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 52, Editing: Harry H. Stein
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age US Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was On-going Series
Notes: Indicia: PERFECT LOVE, Vol. 2, No. 8, FALL 1952, published quarterly by Approved Comics, Inc., 185 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago 1, Ill. Executive and Editorial Office, 366 Madison Ave., New York 17, N.Y. Harry H. Stein, Editor. Entered as second class matter at Post Office, Chicago, Ill. Single copies 10¢. Subscription rates: In the U.S., Canada, Mexico, South and Central America and U.S. Possessions $1.20 for 12 issues; in all other countries $2.20 for 12 issues. All communications about subscriptions should be addressed to the Circulation Department, 64 East Lake Street, Chicago 1, Ill. The Publisher is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts or art work. Manuscripts or art work accompanied by self-addressed, stamped envelopes will be returned. No similarity between any of the names, characters, persons and/or institutions appearing in this magazine and those of any living or dead person or institution is intended and any such similarity which may exist is purely coincidental. PRINTED IN U.S.A.
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| Cover (1 page) |
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| Credits: |
Pencils: ? (photograph) | Inks: ? (photograph) | Colours: ? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Romance |
| Comic Story (7 pages) |
Love Was My Co-Pilot |
| Synopsis: |
Bush pilot Della flies archaeologist Derek to the Arctic Circle, where he makes an exciting discovery. Della falls in love with Derek but learns he’s engaged to Anne. Anne steals Derek’s notes and leaves in her plane, but crashes. Della and Derek rescue Anne, who confesses her perfidy. Derek says Della is now the woman he loves. |
| Genre: |
Romance |
| Characters: |
Della McMorrow Derek Anderson Anne Landis |
| Comic Story (9 pages) |
The Steadfast Heart |
| Synopsis: |
Actress Ellen convinces director Dan to hire John for his play. John’s not very talented but Ellen falls in love with him. John uses Ellen then discards her, harming her career as he does. Ellen is ashamed to reconcile with Dan, so she leaves town and becomes a waitress under an assumed name. Her agent Max finds her and reunites her with Dan. |
| Genre: |
Romance |
| Characters: |
Ellen Lawton Max John Wadley Dan Jack Carr |
| Comic Story (7 pages) |
Lesson in Love |
| Synopsis: |
Roberta gets a teaching job in a small town but chafes under the strict rules of behavior required. She is attracted to principal Arnold, but he’s afraid of losing his job so she dates Tom to make him jealous. When Roberta is spotted with a man, Arnold, to save her job, says she was with him. Arnold is fired instead, but he’s not downhearted: now he can openly admit he loves Roberta. |
| Genre: |
Romance |
| Characters: |
Roberta Pickens Arnold Hawks Miss Winters Mrs. Wentworth Tom Bannerley |
| Text Story (2 pages) |
This Time For Keeps |
| Credits: |
Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Romance |
| Comic Story (7 pages) |
Heartbreak Waltz |
| Synopsis: |
Holly and her fiancé Lon win an amateur dance contest. Derek urges Holly to turn pro, but Lon opposes the plan. Holly falls in love with Derek and dumps Lon, then learns Derek is already married. She winds up working as a waitress in a diner. Lon finds her and they reconcile. |
| Genre: |
Romance |
| Characters: |
Lon Holly Adams Derek Miles |
| Comic Story (7 pages) |
Jungle Masquerade |
| Synopsis: |
College students Alice and Don travel to South America on an exchange plan. Alice falls in love with plantation owner Kit and agrees to marry him. Alice learns Kit is married “according to the native customs” to Ceena and they have a son, but he says “legally, I’m not married!” Alice breaks her engagement and returns to the USA with faithful Don. |
| Genre: |
Romance |
| Characters: |
Alice Larsen Don Brandyn Kit Tracy Professor Hernandez Ceena |
| Comic Story (6 pages) |
Make-Believe Romance |
| Synopsis: |
Summer theatre actress Peg falls in love with her co-star Bill, but he only has eyes for Honey. She rejects the romantic advances of the other actors. When Honey accepts an acting job from producer Anson, she dumps Bill and Peg catches him on the rebound. |
| Genre: |
Romance |
| Characters: |
Bill Thompson Peg Honey Dawson Clint Larry Alex Anson |
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