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Issue: True Life Romance #3
Publication Date: August 1956
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Issues: #3 of 3 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagFarrell
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Ajax Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 1956
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 18 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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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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There's No Romance in Rock and Roll!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Shirley Fox; unnamed teenager; Tom Simmons
First Line: Who is that boy? He looks so...
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Pages: 1
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Davy to the Rescue!

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (product illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (product illustrations)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, western
Character(s): Davy Cricket
First Line: Hey! Turn that gal loose!
Synopsis: Davy Cricket (a spoof of Davy Crockett) saves a girl from kids playing "Injuns". He then shows her his camp with all the swell premiums he has earned selling salve in his spare time.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover recruitment ad for selling White Cloverine Brand Salve from Wilson Chemical Co., Dept. AJ-11, Tyrone, Pennsylvania.
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There's No Romance in Rock and Roll!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Shirley Fox; Julie Fox; Dotty; Mister Joe (candy shop owner); George; Marie Simmons; Tom Simmons
First Line: No one understands the teen-agers?
Synopsis: It sometimes seems as if Shirley's mother won't let her do anything, but luckily she's introduced to common sense before it's too late.
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In Content Item: FlagExtinct #1 published January 1991
as There's No Romance in Rock and Roll [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Love #3 published September 2014
as There's No Romance in Rock and Roll! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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[untitled]

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ? (photographs)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Character(s): four female fashion models
First Line: Style No. 254 - Sweet Heart Roses swirl 'round this...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Mail order ad from Skylark Originals, Dept. FC-5, 31 West 47th St., New York 36, New York. Ad appears between pages 3 and 4 of the first comic story.
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Jumbo Circus Carnival

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Inker(s): ? (illustrations)
Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: 52 balloons that make jumbo giant circus animals...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Mail order ad for blow-up balloons from Carnival Town, Dept. FC5, 31 West 47th St., New York 36, New York.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ? (illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (illustrations)
Letterer(s): ? (feature logo); typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Feature(s): Agnes Wilson Lovelorn Advisor
First Line: I like two boys and I can't make up my...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Answers to letters from Mary, Rose and Dorothy.
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Restless

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
First Line: Before you get married, be certain you are ready to...
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Pages: 5
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Pimples?.. Blackheads?.. Acne?..

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Penciller(s): ? (illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (illustrations)
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science and technology
First Line: A few days from now, how would you like to touch your...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Mail order advertisement for E.H.S. from International Biotical Corporation, Dept. FC-5, 31 West 47th St., New York 36, New York. Appears between pages 3 and 4 of the second comic story. The ad is typeset except for the address which was changed with hand lettering.
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For the Best in Love Magazines

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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
First Line: Look for the Ajax seal! The sign of the best!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promotional ad for Ajax romance comics titles: Bride's Secrets, My Personal Problem, Secret Love, True Life Romance, All True Romance, Today's Brides, Lonely Heart and Bride's Diary.
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I Met a Flirt!

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: romantic
First Line: Perhaps you think girls are the only ones who flirt?
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Pages: 6
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Catch His Eye!

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Inker(s): ? (illustrations)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
First Line: Wear the latest personalized engraved jewelry
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Mail order ad for necklaces and bracelets from Jewelry House, Dept. FC5, 31 West 47th St., New York 36, New York. Ad appears between pages 3 and 4 of the third comic story.
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Don't be Skinny

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Penciller(s): ? (illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (illustrations)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science and technology
First Line: If you are skinny, thin and underweight because of poor...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Mail order ad for weight gaining products from Wate-On Company, Dept. 157B, 230 North Michigan Ave., Chicago 1, Illinois.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ? (illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (illustrations)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Feature(s): Agnes Wilson Lovelorn Advisor
First Line: I'm very fond of a certain girl and I know...
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Pages: 0.8
Disclose Notes: Answers to letters from Nelson and M. B. M.
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For the Best in Love Story Comics

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (illustrations)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Look for this seal on the cover
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Pages: 0.2
Disclose Notes: Promotional ad for Ajax romance comics titles: Bride's Secrets, My Personal Problem, Secret Love, True Life Romance, All True Romance, Today's Brides, Lonely Heart and Bride's Diary. Appears at the bottom of the page of the Agnes Wilson feature.
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I Should Have Told Him!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
First Line: I kept a secret from my man, but I didn't know...
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Pages: 6
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Floats Fat Right Out of Your Body

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ? (photographs)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Genres: science and technology
First Line: Released for the first time! The amazing...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Mail order advertisement for diet pills from Pioneer Drug Company, Inc., Dept. DC5, 31 West 47th St., New York 11, New York. Massive amount of text in very small type. Ad appears between pages 3 and 4 of the fourth comic story.
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Make $15.00 a Day and More!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (illustrations)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Genres: science and technology
First Line: Yes, you can be a professional nurse.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover ad for a home study course in nursing from the Post Graduate Hospital School of Nursing, 93N56 Auditorium Building, Chicago 5, Illinois.
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Do You Need Extra Money?

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ? (photographs)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: $35.00 is yours for selling only 50...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover recruitment ad for selling Christmas and all occasion cards from Colonial Studios, Inc., Dept. 356, White Plains, New York.

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