Life Story #3

(June 1949)

[Contents] (Table of Contents: 1)

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Indexer Notes

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No Life of Her Own (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 12 pages (report information)

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Marc Swayze

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Marc Swayze

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Genre

romance

Characters

Carol Lucey; Edna Lucey; Mrs. Nelson; Johnny Carter; Lyle Taylor

Synopsis

Carol compels her younger sister Edna to constantly practice the piano, hoping she’ll become a concert pianist. This means Edna has no chance for a social life. Carol cultivates music critic Lyle and they fall in love, but she still pushes Edna. Carol urges Edna’s boyfriend Johnny to give her up because “your love is selfish.” Edna and Johnny rebel and Edna quits piano. Carol, her dream shattered, moves away. She comes home to find a happy Edna and Johnny and reconciles with Lyle.

Too Young to Know! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Genre

romance

Characters

Fred Lewis; Harriet Beecher; Tina Barry; Mr. Barry; Mrs. Barry; Miss Johnson; Rand Ayres

Synopsis

19-year-old Tina wants to be a model, so she moves to the city and stays with her aunt Harriet, a former model herself. Harriet is 35, and is dating Fred, head of the ad agency for whom she had worked. Tina flirts with Fred to advance her career, and steals him from Harriet. Tina then falls in love with Rand, a younger man. Fred says “you’re too shallow and ambitious to love anyone but yourself.” Rand dumps Tina. Tina reunites Fred and Harriet, who get married, and Tina hopes “one day love will come to me again.”

Indexer Notes

Harriet Beecher is the sister of Tina's father, so presumably her last name should also be "Barry." Perhaps she took a professional name, inspired by Harriet Beecher Stowe, the 19th-century author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin."

Exclusive Interview with Burt Lancaster (Table of Contents: 4)

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Reprints

• from Motion Picture Magazine

Goodbye, My Love! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

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Genre

romance

Characters

Joan Topping; Jerry Fairbanks; Mr. Davis; Mr. Haines; Dr. David

Synopsis

Star circus aerialist Joan is upset when Jerry is promoted to be her co-star. She complains to lion tamer Hugo, wishing Jerry would be a failure. Hugo rigs the equipment and Jerry is badly injured in a fall. He requires an expensive operation, so Joan quits the circus and does dangerous stunts with a daredevil troupe to pay the fees. Jerry recovers and becomes a star again. Joan visits the circus and is reunited with Jerry, who knows what she did for him.

Keywords

circus

I.Q. Crossword Puzzle (Table of Contents: 6)

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Exclusive Interview with Burt Lancaster (Table of Contents: 7)

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Burt Lancaster

Indexer Notes

On back cover.