Real Love
#60
(April 1954)
Ace Magazines,
1949 Series
Swept Off My Feet
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Ellen Bonner; Cal Albright; Mae; Gordon Sanders
- Synopsis
- Ellen dates fellow worker Cal but insists their relationship will never be serious because she’s more interested in a man like company executive Gordon. Cal tricks Gordon into thinking Ellen is the granddaughter of the company president so he’ll date her, and Ellen realizes Gordon is a scheming snob. Cal confesses he is the president’s grandson and he and Ellen will be together.
Indexer Notes
Art credit from JVJ index card attached to online scanned version.
The Whole Town Talked
comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Rand Barnes; Jeff Martin; Deb Gates; Aunt Letty; Carol Leonard; Miss Emma; Mrs. Vincent
- Synopsis
- Deb is engaged to marry congressman Rand, but Carol arrives to say Rand is going to jilt Deb for her. Reporter Jeff pretends to be Deb’s new love interest to spare her humiliation but they fall in love for real.
Indexer Notes
Art credits from JVJ index card attached to online scanned version.
Deb's last name is given as "Gates" on the splash panel, but on page 2 Carol calls her "Deborah Martin."
Tarnished Glamour
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Glenna Leith; Dustin Powell; Agnes Hough; Gorman Sherwood
- Synopsis
- Unemployed model-actress Glenna enlists in the Marines and falls in love with Sgt. Dustin. After they appear together in a camp show, Glenna gets an offer from producer Gorman but can’t accept it because she’s in the service. Jealous fellow Marine Agnes tricks Glenna into dining with Gorman and then brings Dustin to witness it. Dustin punches Gorman but everything is straightened out. Glenna and Dustin will serve their enlistments and then be married.
- Keywords
- U.S. Marines
Indexer Notes
Art credit from JVJ index card attached to online scanned version.
Alibi Dates
comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Melissa Mason; Kirk Pierce; Beth Cole; Ty Parnell; Jim Cole
- Synopsis
- Melissa’s married friend Beth sets her up on dates with Kirk, but Melissa finds she prefers reporter Ty. Melissa learns Beth was using her to cover up her affair with Kirk. Beth's husband Jim has a heart attack and Melissa asks Beth to pretend to be engaged to Kirk until he recovers. Ty thinks Melissa was deceiving him. Melissa discovers Kirk’s body and fears Ty killed him, while he believes she did. Eventually, someone else is arrested for the crime and Ty and Melissa reconcile. Beth promises to be a better wife to Jim.
- Keywords
- Infidelity
Indexer Notes
Art credits from JVJ index card attached to online scanned version.
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Table of Contents
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[no title indexed]
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1.
Swept Off My Feet
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2.
The Whole Town Talked
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3.
Tarnished Glamour
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The Charm Corner -
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Alibi Dates
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katy Hayhurst
- Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
- David Wilt
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