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Issue: Romantic Adventures #40 Public Domain
Publication Date: December 1953
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Issues: #40 of 67 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagAmerican Comics Group
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Best Syndicated Features, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 8 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Richard Hughes [as Richard E. Hughes]
Disclose Notes: Indexed from scanned copy at https://digitalcomicmuseum.com
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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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The Man Who Knew Women!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Ken Bald
Inker(s): Ken Bald
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Chuck Benedict; Fern Graves
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Pages: 1
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The Man Who Knew Women!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Shelly Moldoff (signed)
Inker(s): Shelly Moldoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Chuck Benedict; Fern Graves; Marsh; Susie; Debbie; Molly
Synopsis: Chuck romances and discards women frequently. He boasts that he’ll never marry anyone who doesn’t have “looks, brains,” and money. He agrees date Fern, the cousin of his roommate’s girlfriend, because she’s from a small town and doesn’t know anyone in the big city. Chuck falls for Fern then discovers she’s an actress hired to teach him a lesson about respecting women. He’s upset, but Fern apologizes and confesses that she really loves him, too.
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Inter-Office Memo!

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
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When Dreams Come True

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ken Landau [as Kenneth Landau] (signed)
Inker(s): Ken Landau [as Kenneth Landau] (signed)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Cindy Jones; Carole Jones; Judith Hones; Mrs. Kelly; Clark Phillips
Synopsis: Cindy is exploited as an unpaid housekeeper by her two older sisters. Her friend Mrs. Kelly, a housekeeper for a wealthy couple, gives Cindy an invitation to the Press Photographer’s Ball and has her absent employer’s chauffeur drive her to the event. Cindy is warned she must leave the ball no later than midnight to return the clothes she’s borrowed before the owners get home. Cindy meets film executive Clark at the ball but gives him a false name and runs away at midnight. He tracks her down and proposes marriage: she accepts.
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Kindness Can Work Wonders!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Charles Nicholas
Inker(s): Charles Nicholas
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Marie; Ken; Miss Rollins; Jean
Synopsis: Marie dates Ken but her rudeness to others causes him to choose to wed her “kind” officemate Jean instead.
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Disclose Notes: Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.
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Gold-Digger!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Pete Riss
Inker(s): Pete Riss
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Ruby Fain; Roger Stoneham; Mrs. Dorset; Jim Marlowe; Miriam Campbell
Synopsis: Dancer Ruby inherits a house from her uncle in Indiana. She decides to marry wealthy local Jim even though he’s already engaged to Miriam. Ruby vamps Jim and he breaks up with Miriam. Shortly before the wedding, Ruby learns Jim’s family has lost their fortune. Even though she realizes she really loves him, Ruby breaks up with Jim and arranges for him to reconcile with Miriam.
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Disclose Notes: Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.
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Two Weeks with Love!

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
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Fear for My Love

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Benulis
Inker(s): Jack Abel
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Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Laura Conerly; Pete; John Conerly; Mrs. Conerly; Warren; Danny Wilson
Synopsis: Laura’s father, a policeman, is killed in the line of duty. When she grows up, Laura falls in love with Pete but he joins the police force and she says “I’ll never marry you as long as you wear that uniform!” Even though she loves Pete, Laura decides to marry Warren. When a young boy climbs an electric tower, Laura watches as Pete risks his life to rescue him. She realizes Pete is “all man!” and “a woman shouldn’t try to change a man’s ideals! If she loves him, she’ll take him as he is!” Laura and Pete will wed.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.

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