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Issue: Romantic Adventures #11 Public Domain
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Indicia Publisher: B. & I. Publishing Co., Inc.
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Pages: 52
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Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 14 (13 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Richard Hughes [as Richard E. Hughes]
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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[untitled]

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Ogden Whitney (signed)
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romantic
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Knight of Love

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Norma Ridgeway; Jules Kenyon; Georgette; Philippe Deschampes; Prince Frederick; Professor; Prince Louis
Graduate student Norma accidentally reveals her crush on fellow student Jules, to his chagrin. Their professor assigns them to work together translating a medieval manuscript. The manuscript tells the story of French princess Georgette, whom Philippe suggests marry Germanic prince Frederick to save their country from invasion. Norma finds it romantic, Jules thinks rationally. Philippe falls in love with Georgette and defeats Frederick in combat. As Philippe loved Georgette, Jules admits he loves Norma.
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The Kiss Test

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Types of kissers: Kiss Bestower, Kiss Hater, Kiss-and-Teller, Hand-kisser, Hunt-and-Peck Kisser, Dream Kisser
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Flight into Romance

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Meant for Each Other

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W. G. Hargis (signed)
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Jane Morrisey; Phil Hampton
Jane and Phil are jilted by their prospective spouses on the same day. They each vow to get revenge on the opposite sex by breaking hearts. Coincidentally, they wind up at the Mountain Mist Lodge and each tries to make the other fall in love with them. The scheme works too well: Phil and Jane get married.
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Men You Shouldn't Marry

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"Men who drink heavily," flirts, "inveterate gamblers," and men who show "signs of neuroticism."
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Lesson in Heartbreak

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The Romance of Little Miss Mouse

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Lisa Harte; Mr. Harte; Mrs. Harte; Meg Hanley; James Hunter; Mr. Perry
As a child, Lisa is "fat and clumsy" and grows up insecure, working "a dull, stupid job." Her only solace is painting. Meg makes friends with Lisa and arranges to sell her work, but takes credit for it and gives Lisa only a fraction of the money she makes. Art collector James buys Meg's work and apparently falls in love with her. However, he realizes Lisa is not only the real artist, but also the woman he loves.
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The same story premise as "Listen, My Love" in Romantic Adventures (American Comics Group, 1949 Series) 9 (July-August 1950) except in the earlier story the protagonist is deaf, not just plain & pudgy, she's a sculptor not a painter, and the swindler is a man not a woman.
Love Charms

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Various purported love charms.
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Women Who Never Wed

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The Self-Worshipping Woman, the Idealistic Dreamer, Victim of a Father Complex, Ambition Fanatic.
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The Guilty Heart

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Laura Paige [also as Loretta Gaige]; Tom Paige; Gregory Wentworth; Alex Bancroft
Laura's father invents a new synthetic oil. Fellow researcher Gregory congratulates him, and also romances Laura. He and Laura will be wed. Laura gets tipsy at her engagement party on her father's yacht, and apparently triggers an explosion that destroys the boat and kills her father. Laura is found responsible and Gregory rejects her. Laura moves to New York to start over, and meets Alex. They fall in love, but she reveals her identity and says "I'm not worth loving!" Alex proves Gregory killed her father to steal his invention, framing Laura. Alex and Laura can now marry.
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Lost Love Letter

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Look Before You Love!

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"Be very cautious before rushing into a new love affair."
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How He Proposed
Sally Wiswell; Henry
The day your sweetheart proposes will be the most momentous day of your life!
Henry punctures Sally's inner tube while she's in the ocean and won't rescue her until she agrees to marry him.
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