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Issue: Today's Romance #5
Publication Date: March 1952
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Issues: #5 of 4 Issues
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Publisher: FlagPines
Brand: Standard ComicsView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Visual Editions Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/18/1952
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 7 (6 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1952 Periodicals, page 251.
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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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Genres: romantic
First Line: Sheltered by love, our future held only happiness ...
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Pages: 1
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Hearts Adrift

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Genres: romantic
Character(s): Tom Gerard; Sally Gerard; Jed Miller; Anne; Betty; Dr. Stevens
Synopsis: Sally and Tom are married but Tom is in the Navy and away from home often and for very long. Sally does not suffer his absences well and tries anything to bring Tom back until she chins up and keeps busy while Tom is away. With Sally finally happier, the couple experiences a second honeymoon.
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Pages: 10
Job Number: R-521
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I Made Believe ...

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Genres: romantic
Character(s): Carol Smith; Scott Winters
Synopsis: Carol's childhood is marred by her father's arrest and imprisonment for embezzlement. She leaves her small town and find a job at Scoop Magazine under an assumed name: Smith. There, she meets journalist Scott Winters who courts her. Carol hides her past but Scott persists until Carol reveals the truth and with Scott's help exonerates her father, just in time for their wedding.
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Job Number: R-520
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Love and Duty

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Genres: romantic
Character(s): Nancy Underhill; Bill Clayton
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Job Number: R-309
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Tomtoms in my Heart

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Genres: romantic, western
Character(s): Matt Starbuck; Deborah Wayne; Zed; Mr. Wayne
Synopsis: Matt leaves Deborah to lead a wagon train through Indian territory. The Apaches go on the warpath and Deborah despairs seeing Matt again, all the while being courted by Zed back in the stockade. Finally, Matt comes back wounded outside the stockade encircled by Indians. Zed goes out to rescue Matt and thus allows Matt and Deborah to finally wed.
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Little False Face

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Genres: romantic
Synopsis: The page contrasts Marge with another girl. While Marge is two-faced, the other girl is honest and then well-liked. "Being considerate is the ideal way to make a boy care ... for you!"
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My Dream is You

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Genres: romantic
Character(s): Neil Hunter; Mary Drake; Mr. Drake; Mrs. Drake; Alex; Dr. Graham
Synopsis: Mary Drake helps Neil Hunter get a seat in the theater and they strike up a friendship and love. Mary is 22 and Neil is ten years older. They face gossip from her friends and the disapproval of her parents. Neil tries to push Mary away for her sake until she realizes what he is doing. In the end, they decide to stay together.
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Job Number: R-507

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