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Issue: Lovelorn #53 Public Domain
Publication Date: September 1954
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Issues: #53 of 75 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagAmerican Comics Group
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Indicia Publisher: Regis Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 15 (6 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: full color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing
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FlagStrange Romance #1 published January 2002 as Heart of a Drunkard! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Heart of a Drunkard!

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Genres: romantic
Character(s): Alice Mason; Frank Dennis
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Feature(s): Kal-X Gum Co.
First Line: Don't be fat!
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Heart of a Drunkard!

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Genres: romantic
Character(s): Alice Mason; Phil; Frank Dennis; Mrs. Mason; doctor
First Line: This is my story, reader -- my love-story!
Synopsis: “Alky Alice” tells her story. Her mother “robbed [her] of self-reliance” as a child. Alice loved Frank but her mother broke them up. Alice begins drinking to handle the stress of her mother’s death from cancer. Alice continues to drink, loses her job and panhandles and steals to buy liquor. She meets Frank on the street but he doesn’t recognize her and is repulsed. Alice joins Alcoholics Anonymous and marries Frank, but relapses. Frank throws her out. The ward doctor says Alice never loved Frank: she angrily denies this. Frank has been listening and says he’ll help her battle her addiction.
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Feature(s): U. S. School of Music
First Line: Thousands now play who never thought they could!
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Feature(s): C. H. Landis
First Line: New giant nursery room circus cutouts!
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Hospital Romance

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Genres: romantic, science and technology
Character(s): Agatha Wilson; Will; Dr. Morrison
First Line: In her crisp, starched uniform, her sensible oxfords, and small, pleated cap, Agatha looked anything but prim.
Synopsis: Nurse Agatha disregards a doctor's order that a patient receive "no excitement whatever".
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That Little Spark!

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Genres: romantic
Character(s): Tommy
First Line: It was just a routine baby-sitting job at Mary and Bert's house... I thought!
Synopsis: A young man and a young woman show up to babysit a friend’s child. They argue but when the child cries, they team up to help and discover they are attracted to each other.
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How to Get Yourself Talked About!

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Genres: romantic
Character(s): Tom Giles; Sally Burns; Marge
First Line: It's no fun being a wallflower and it hurts to be overlooked, not noticed!
Synopsis: While visiting her cousin Marge in a small town, Sally decides to pursue “the town’s most eligible bachelor,” Tom. She calls him for a date, draws attention to herself, brags and lies, drinks too much, and becomes a scandalous figure in town. Tom says “I don’t want to have anything more to do with you!” and tells Marge he prefers her.
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A Matter of Finance

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Genres: romantic
Character(s): Marian; Lynn; Bob Tonner
First Line: It's not fair, it's not fair!
Synopsis: Marian's roommate is dating Bob for his money.
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Feature(s): More-Wate
First Line: Gain more weight in 10 days or your money back!
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Imitation of Love

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Genres: romantic
Character(s): Shelly Baron; Warren Sloane; Dr. Lee Boardman; Mrs. Parks; Eve Harvey
First Line: That's a splendid idea of yours, Shelly -- building a terrace out here! It should be a delightful place to entertain our guests!
Synopsis: Shelly gets engaged to the middle-aged but wealthy Warren even though she doesn’t love him. Warren is badly injured in a car crash and Dr. Lee Boardman says he may be an invalid for life. While Warren is hospitalized, Shelly and Lee fall in love, but he feels their romance is wrong. Lee tells Shelly that Warren needs the will to live if he’s to survive his operation, so Shelly pretends to care for him. Warren recovers and tells Shelly that he doesn’t love her any more: he prefers his nurse Eve. Shelly and Lee can now be together.
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First Line: Boys! Girls! Now you can own official major league t-shirts with your first name on them ... printed in glowing fluorescent and phosphorescent color ... it shines day and night!
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First Line: Beauty writer tells how to clear up pimples and blackheads by Saturday night
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First Line: First time! Comfort-walk panty girdle with "hide-a-way" detachable crotch
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Feature(s): Colonial Studios
First Line: Do you need money?
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