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Genres: romantic

Character(s): Roger; Pamela; Sue

First Line: I'm crazy about you, Pamela!

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Pages: 1

Notes: There is no inside story for this cover.

The Secret of Treasure Cave

Advertisement (Comic Format) on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: childrens

Character(s): Gray Shadow; Spike; Mrs. Jones; Spike's friends

First Line: Last week he yook a new air rifle in that cave.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Inside front cover mail order ad to recruit sellers of White Cloverine Brand Salve from Wilson Chemical Co., Dept. AC-63, Tyrone, Pennsylvania.

She Wanted My Man

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Genres: romantic

Character(s): Fred; Laura; Sue

First Line: Sometimes the foundations of marriage are built on the...

Synopsis: Laura’s “selfish man-crazy Jezebel” cousin Sue moves in with Laura and her husband Fred. Sue flirts with Fred and Laura goes home to her mother. Repentant, Fred arrives and they reconcile.

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Pages: 7

Notes: Art credit from JVJ index card attached to online scanned version.
Previous indexer credited Bob White ? with art.

Love is for the Living

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: romantic

Character(s): Doreen Abbott; Martha Abbott; Agnes; Charles Watts; Greg Saunders

First Line: For six long years, I'd worshiped the memory of my father, and now I...

Synopsis: Office worker Doreen reveres her late father’s memory and is shocked when her mother Martha says she’s engaged to Charles. Greg consoles Doreen and they fall in love. Greg reveals that he’s a widower, and asks Doreen if she would deny him and her mother a second chance at love. Doreen apologizes to her mother and agrees to marry Greg.

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Pages: 6.67

Notes: Art credit from JVJ index card attached to online scanned version. Previous indexer credited Bob White ?

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Text Article on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ? [as Alice]

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Genres: non-fiction, opinion

Feature(s): Ask Alice

First Line: Question: Dear Alice: My boy friend's family...

Synopsis: Questions about an invitation, pie baking, thigh and abdomen fat, travel wardrobe.

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Pages: 0.33

Jealousy!

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Genres: romantic

Character(s): Jack Walton; Linda Walton; Evelyn Tyler; Mary; neighbor lady

First Line: Can a person love someone too much?

Synopsis: Linda, recently wed to Jack, is jealous of the other women in his life, including Mary, his secretary. When Evelyn, Jack’s old girlfriend, moves back to town, Linda worries. Finally, her jealousy provokes an outburst from Jack. Linda realizes she’s gone too far and begs him to forgive her.

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Pages: 8

Notes: Story has female lingerie and partial nudity scenes.

The Corpse Came Back!

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Genres: mystery

Character(s): Sam Hill; Taylor

First Line: I'm a private eye, name of Sam Hill...

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Pages: 1

Notes: Promo ad for the story "The Corpse Came Back" appearing in Sam Hill Private Eye (Archie, 1950 series) number 7.

I Hate Men!

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Genres: romantic

Character(s): Hester Harlow; Mrs. Spanner; Gary Harlow; Gene Harlow; Liz; Richard [Dick] Chambers

First Line: They say one picture is worth a thousand words, but...

Synopsis: Carhop Hester is fired for tossing coffee on a lecherous customer. Hester is a single mother who hates men because her husband Gene cheated on her. She's hired as a secretary by private detective Dick, who falls in love with her. Hester rejects his romantic advances because of her previous bad experiences. Dick saves Hester’s young son from a mad dog and tells Hester that Gene is dead, and he wasn’t unfaithful to her after all. Hester can now allow herself to love Dick.

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Pages: 6.67

Notes: Previous indexer credited Bob White with art but the realistic style of this story is completely different than White's cartoony cover art.

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Genres: non-fiction, opinion

Feature(s): Darling Bandbox

First Line: Earring Economy: If you lose one of a...

Synopsis: Advice on earrings, high heels, inexpensive presents and candles.

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Pages: 0.33

It's Easy to Win Someone When You Know How!

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Genres: non-fiction, romantic

Feature(s): Plaza Book Company

First Line: Every romance has pitfalls.

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: Mail order ad for books titled "How to Get Along with Girls" and "How to Get Along with Boys" from Plaza Book Company, Dept. C-5510, 109 Broad Street, New York 4, New York.

Write Thrilling Love Letters

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Genres: non-fiction, romantic

Feature(s): Plaza Book Company

First Line: No longer need your letters be dry, awkward or uninteresting.

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: Mail order ad for a book titled "How to Write Love Letters" from Plaza Book Company, Dept. L-4010, 109 Broad Street, New York 4, New York.

Here's Real Fun for You!

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Feature(s): Seagee Company

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Pages: 1

Notes: Mail order ad for the books 'Fun for boys' and 'Fun for Girls'; Giant Collection of 100 Games and a 'Dan'l Boone racoon hat from Seagee Company, 2 Allen Street, Dept. ACO-1, New York 2, New York.

Draw Instantly

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Feature(s): Master Art Helper Company

First Line: Now you can easily draw people, animals or...

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Pages: 1

Notes: Inside back cover mail order ad for a copying device from Master Art Helper Company, Dept. 60, 318 Market Street, Newark, New Jersey.

Look at These 4 Wonder Bargains

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Genres: childrens

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Pages: 1

Notes: Back cover mail order ad for an electric movie projector, Happy the Cowboy doll, a real sewing machine and life-like Sandy doll from Novelty Mart, Dept. AC-9, 59 East 8th Street, New York 3, New York.