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Issue: First Romance Magazine #40 Public Domain
Publication Date: June 1956
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Issues: #40 of 52 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagHarvey
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Home Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/20/1956
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 10 (6 stories, 1 cover)
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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; standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: glossy covers; newsprint interiors
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Dear Readers: FIRST ROMANCE comes up with another first!
Synopsis: One column text from the editors describing the stories; one column of thumbnail titles/art from each of the 4 stories.
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Kisses from the Past

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Genres: romantic
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Are These Your Rules of Love?

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Genres: romantic
Synopsis: "Quiz" asking readers to select True/False for each of the relationship behaviors illustrated in six panels of comic art and text.
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Romantic Illusion

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I Sacrificed Happiness

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I Sought Love

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Genres: romantic
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Disclose Notes: When reprinted from First Romance #23 (1953), this post-CCA reprint had the title changed from "I Bought Love" to "I Sought Love". There were other textual changes throughout the story to make it more "Code friendly".
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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First Line: Dear Jane: I am 16 and a sophomore in high school
Synopsis: Readers' letters asking "Jane Jones" for advice.
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Too Tall for Romance

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Genres: romantic
Character(s): Stretch Conway; Marg; Betty; Jimmy
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My Double

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Genres: romantic
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