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Issue: First Love Illustrated #1 Public Domain
Publication Date: February 1949
 
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Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagHarvey
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Harvey Enterprises, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 13 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Leon Harvey
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden and Silver Age U. S.
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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A Girl Leaves Home

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Tom Gill
Tom Gill
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Subject Matter
romantic
Linda; Danny; Raven
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Miscellaneous
1
Broken Prom Date

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
romantic
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Miscellaneous
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Party Girl

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Tom Gill
Tom Gill
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Subject Matter
romantic
Kitty Krane; Donna Andrews; Fred Rowe
Kitty and Donna are state government workers in Capitol City. Donna is engaged to Fred, but Kitty is ambitious and has many boyfriends. Donna breaks up with Fred and Kitty takes her on the “party circuit,” dating influential visitors. Donna and Fred reconcile and get married; Kitty moves on to “another city where the diplomatic corps had its headquarters.”
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Miscellaneous
6
Out of the Past

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Tom Gill
Tom Gill
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?
Subject Matter
romantic
Red Damon; Betty Dixon; Ruth; Ruth's mother; doctor
Carnival worker Betty falls in love with high-diver Red. When Red is injured in an accident, he calls out for “Ruth” and Betty discovers a letter from Ruth in his wallet. Ruth’s mother says Betty is Red’s sister: he was sent to an orphanage after their mother died, while Betty stayed with their father. Betty has to “adjust...to the twist of fate which had befallen” her. She supports her brother Red, who will marry his longtime sweetheart Ruth.
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Miscellaneous
6
Dateless

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Tom Gill
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Subject Matter
romantic
Sue Martin; Dick Tanner; Rhoda Lane; Nancy Lane
Sue is the head librarian in Sun Valley. Tired of being called an old maid, she flirts with visiting ski expert Dick, even though she doesn’t know how to ski. Dick catches on to her scheme, but he is attracted to her anyway.
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Miscellaneous
6
After Hours

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Vic Herman
Vic Herman
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Subject Matter
humorous
Winnie the Waitress
Winnie; Horatio; Wally
Waitress Winnie agrees to date the persistent wolf Horatio if he meets her at closing time. When Horatio shows up, Winnie assigns him various clean-up duties at the restaurant. When he falls asleep, exhausted, Winnie departs.
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Miscellaneous
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Cupid's Corner

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Edgar Allan Poe et al.
typeset
Subject Matter
romantic
Love poems
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Miscellaneous
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Unmasking of Love

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
romantic
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She Didn't Ask for Love

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Bob Powell
Bob Powell
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Subject Matter
romantic
Dan Cupid
Dan Cupid; Peggy Plainface; Gary Griswold; Cynthia Carter
Cupid steps in to help plain college coed Peggy change her dull looks and capture the heart of football player Gary, to the consternation of Peggy’s lovely but mean roommate Cynthia.
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Miscellaneous
6
A Girl Leaves Home

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Tom Gill
Tom Gill
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?
Subject Matter
romantic
Linda Barton; Danny; Raven Blaine; Jane; Dr. Bob Roy; Miss Kay
After high school graduation, Linda departs for nursing school, leaving her boyfriend Danny at the mercy of vamp Raven. Danny writes and says he and Raven are getting engaged, so Linda leaves school to confront them. On the way, she’s caught by Dr. Roy, who takes her to the scene of a train wreck. Linda uses her nursing skills to help the injured, including Danny and Raven. Later, she congratulates Danny and Raven on their romance. Linda will marry Dr. Roy.
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Miscellaneous
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
Let's hear from you...
Appeal for letters and a vote on this issue's stories.
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Miscellaneous
1
Love Laughs

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Vic Herman et al.
Vic Herman et al.
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typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Cartoons and text jokes.
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Dream Date

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Bob Powell (signed)
Bob Powell (signed)
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Subject Matter
humorous, romantic
Tommy Tween
Tommy Tween; Mr. Tween; Buddy; Dawn Rogers; Angel Voice; Gorilla; Mrs. Tween
Tommy makes a date with telephone operator Angel Voice, sight unseen. His father insists Tommy escort Dawn, the daughter of a visiting business acquaintance. Tommy recalls Dawn as a fat kid, so he convinces his pal Buddy to substitute for him with her. Tommy is shocked to discover Angel is quite unattractive, and Dawn has blossomed into a beautiful young woman who actually likes the nerdy Buddy.
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Miscellaneous
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