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Issue: Romance Trail #1
Publication Date: July 1949
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Issues: #1 of 6 Issues
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A Superman DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/11/1949
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 23 (7 stories, 1 cover)
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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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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: romantic, western
Character(s): Jimmy Wakely (photo); Wanda McKay (photo)
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Disclose Notes: photo cover of actors Jimmy Wakely and Wanda McKay; photo credits are on contents page
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First Line: Make mine snapshots!
Synopsis: A black and white ad for color film.
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Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Ad for Kodak Verichrome Film.
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Romance Trail Contents

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Genres: romantic
Synopsis: Contents page with circular images from each story.
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Escape from Love!

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Genres: romantic, western
Feature(s): Molly Adams
Character(s): Molly Adams; Cal; Tina; Dr. Jonas; Steve; Susan Howard; Dane Towers
First Line: South of Plateau City is Harmony Ranch -- famed for its guiding spirit -- Miss Molly...
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Disclose Notes: Molly Adams is the narrator, a Mary Worth sort of character who dispenses advice to young lovers.
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River of Dreams

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Genres: drama, poetry, western
First Line: There’s a pretty western river where the yellow warblers sing...
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Kids! Make This Chiquita Banana Cloth Doll

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Character(s): Chiquita Banana
Synopsis: Ad for ready-to-sew-'n'-stuff dolls available for 10 cents plus a Kellogg's Corn Flakes box top.
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The Mysterious Plan

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Genres: superhero
First Line: Hi, fellas and girls!
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A Heart Divided

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Genres: romantic, western
Character(s): Joan Caldwell; Mary Caldwell; Bill Porter; Pete; Mr. Caldwell
First Line: The Caldwells are a proud family, and I never forgot it – until the day I lost my heart...
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Focusing on the Firebug

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Genres: adventure
Character(s): U. S. Royal
Synopsis: Ad for U. S. Bike Tires made by the United States Rubber Company plus a plug for Bike Comics available from the U. S. Royal Bike Tire dealers.
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Dangerous Sweetheart

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Genres: romantic, western
Character(s): Della Andrews; Slim; Roy Chadwick; Ricky Larson
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It's "Flaphappy"

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First Line: Looks like a bird...
Synopsis: Ad for a premium available for 15 cents and the top from a box of Grape-Nuts or Grape-Nuts Flakes.
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A Message to You All from Jimmy Wakely

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Genres: western
Character(s): Jimmy Wakely
Synopsis: Jimmy Wakely writes a letter to remind readers to look for the first issue of his own magazine that will be on sale July 1.
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Editorial Advisory Board

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Feature(s): DC Comics
Synopsis: A list of DC's advisory board plus a list of currently published comics. Thirty-one titles are listed.
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A Spur to Romance

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Genres: romantic, western
First Line: All I had left were six hours.
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The Official Bubble Gum of Ringling Bros & Barnum & Bailey Circus

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Synopsis: Ad for Bazooka Bubble Gum and "Magic Quiz" photos available for 10 cents and one Bazooka wrapper.
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River Rescue

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Character(s): R. C.; Quickie
Synopsis: Ad for Royal Crown Cola.
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Untamed

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Genres: romantic, western
Character(s): Janet Darel; Mark Lennox; Jud; Joe; Louisa Marsh
First Line: All my life I knew what I wanted...
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Harmony Ranch

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Synopsis: Invitation for letters from readers.
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Disclose Notes: solicits letters and promises a free subscription for the 50 best letters
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Rancho Pancho
First Line: Hello!
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Do You Want Spending Money?

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Synopsis: Ad to recruit salespeople for beautiful glittering mottoes.
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Adventures of "Popsicle Pete" in Hollywood with Roddy McDowall at Monogram Pictures Studio

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Character(s): Popsicle Pete; Roddy McDowall
First Line: Say, this movie set is neat, Roddy.
Synopsis: Ad for Popsicle products and premiums avaiable for wrappers and a small fee.
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A Superman DC Publication Means the Best in Westerns

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Genres: western
Feature(s): DC Comics
Character(s): Johnny Thunder; Dale Evans; Wyoming Kid
Synopsis: Ads for All-American Western #108, Dale Evans Comics #6, and Western Comics #10.
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Disclose Notes: The Dale Evans cover pictured is a line-drawn of the actual published phot cover that appeas on the comic. Inside back cover.
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Escaped Bear...and a Bare Escape!

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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Jim Wise; Big Bruno (bear)
First Line: The gang was out on a hike the day Big Bruno escaped from the circus...
Synopsis: Ad for P-F Canvas shoes made by B. F. Goodrich and Hood Rubber Co.
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