(September 1952)

Quality Comics, 1952 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Monthly except May and November
On-sale Date
1952-05-28
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Comic Magazines
Brand
A Quality Comic Publication
Editing
Al Grenet (editor); Richard Arnold (associate); Busy Arnold (general manager)

Issue Notes

On sale date as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, 1952, page 256, registration number B361260.
Copyright 1952 by Comic Magazines.
Some information for this issue from Darci, November 2008.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Colors
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset
Genre
military; romance
Cover Thumbnail for True War Romances (Quality Comics, 1952 series) #1
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Hollywood Fashion Secrets Revealed! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Frederick's of Hollywood / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

My G.I. Guy! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
George Klein ?
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen
Genre
romance; war
Characters
Second Lieutenant Laura Evans; Private Joe Baker; Major Greg Westley
Synopsis
Nurse Evans learns the man she really loves will never be just average.
Keywords
Korean War

Indexer Notes

Possible Klein inks per Nick Caputo, December 2015.

Army Camp Blues (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gene Colan
Inks
George Klein ?
Colors
?
Letters
Ed Hamilton ?
Genre
military; romance
Characters
Jane Raymond; Private Danny Miller; Mr. Raymond; Mrs. Raymond; Leslie Frazer; Martha
Frazer
Synopsis
Janes' parents learn about the men stationed at Camp Robely.

Indexer Notes

Pencils attribution by Ger Apeldoorn (February 2011). Possible Klein inks per Nick Caputo, December 2015.

Absent With Out Love (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen
Genre
military; romance
Characters
Joyce Mallory [also as Private Jane Benson]; Ricky Petroll; Tapper Nolan; Colonel Hayton; Sergeant Walt Grey; Rostov
Synopsis
After being framed for the murder of ganster Ricky Petroll, blond showgirl Joyce Mallory enlisted as brunette WAC Jane Benson. However, her past caught up with her in Tokyo.
Keywords
U.S. Womens' Army Corps

The Better Man (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
military; romance
Characters
Bix Cantlan; Dave Mitchell; Marge Atkins; Mrs. Atkins
Reprints
Keywords
U.S. Womens' Army Corps

I Called Him a Slacker (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Forte ?
Inks
George Klein ?
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen
Genre
military; romance
Characters
Paula Stevens; Craig McLain; Colonel Alberts
Synopsis
When her boyfriend Craig won't enlist, Paula joins the WAVES.

Indexer Notes

Possible Forte pencils and Klein inks per Nick Caputo, December 2015.

The House of Rings (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Harem Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Do You Think I Was Wrong? (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Heart Throbs / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Adds Alluring, Youthful Beauty (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Magic Mold Fashions, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Magic Dutch Rock Garden (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Honor House Products Corp. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Hollywood Fashion Secrets Revealed!
    Frederick's of Hollywood
  3. 2. My G.I. Guy!
  4. 3. Army Camp Blues
  5. 4. Absent With Out Love
  6. 5. The Better Man
  7. 6. I Called Him a Slacker
  8. 7. The House of Rings
    Harem Co.
  9. 8. Do You Think I Was Wrong?
    Heart Throbs
  10. 9. Adds Alluring, Youthful Beauty
    Magic Mold Fashions, Inc.
  11. 10. Magic Dutch Rock Garden
    Honor House Products Corp.
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Nick Caputo
  • Bill Devine
  • Hector G. Dueñas G.
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Ramon Schenk
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