Popular Romance
#24
(July 1953)
Pines,
1949 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- On-sale Date
- 1953
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Better Publications Inc.
- Brand
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Standard Comics
- Editing
- Joe Archibald (editor)
Last Chance for Love
comic story / 10 pages
- Job Number
- R-789
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Paul Kincaid; Ann Forbes; Aunt Bea
- Synopsis
- Ann marries reformed gambler Paul. She becomes pregnant. Ann suspects Paul has returned to gambling and her spinster Aunt Bea says she heard Paul was seen at the racetrack; Ann later spies Paul with another woman. Paul explains: he worked a second job to make a down payment on a house for them, and the "other woman" was a co-worker who helped him decorate it.
If You Can't Take It...
comic story / 0.5 page
- Job Number
- R-796
- Characters
- Gloria; Terry; George
- Synopsis
- Terry annoys her friends by making catty remarks but when the tables are turned, she discovers how it feels.
Just Beween Us....
text article / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Various pieces of advice.
Indexer Notes
text article with header illustration
I Fooled My Heart
comic story / 7 pages
- Job Number
- R-790
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- George Morton; Sandy; Diane; Lou; doctor
- Synopsis
- Diane dates fellow worker George but because he says he wants a life free of responsibility, she doesn't tell him she's a war widow with a young son, Sandy. When Sandy is hospitalized, George learns the truth and is upset. But he later realizes he loves Diane and with love comes responsibility: he will become Sandy's new dad.
- Reprints
-
in Genius, Isolated: The Life and Art of Alex Toth (IDW, 2011 series) (April 2011) [Republished from the original art] - in Setting the Standard: Comics by Alex Toth 1952-1954 (Fantagraphics, 2011 series) (August 2011)
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- Keywords
- Korean War; widow
Be Independent
comic story / 1 page
- Job Number
- R-733
- Characters
- Lucy; Joe
- Synopsis
- Lucy is tired of being taken for granted by her boyfriend Joe, so she teaches him a lesson.
Eyes Right
comic story / 0.5 page
- Job Number
- R-446
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Makeup tips.
Indexer Notes
Art credit from JVJ index card attached to online scanned version.
Price Tag on Love
text story / 2 pages
- Script
- ? [as Margaret Isbell]
- Pencils
- John Celardo ?
- Inks
- John Celardo
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- romance
Indexer Notes
Text story with 2 illustrations. The first illustration seems to be signed but it is too small to read.
Are You Too Smart?
comic story / 1 page
- Job Number
- R-732
- Synopsis
- Nobody likes a woman who boasts of her intelligence, dominates conversation, and is condescending.
Happiness Must Wait
comic story / 7 pages
- Job Number
- R-791
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Trudy; Bill; Mom; Sally; Eddy; Joe
- Synopsis
- When Trudy's husband Bill enters the army, she must move in with his widowed mother and two siblings. Trudy can't stand it and moves out, but returns when Bill is reported missing in action. The whole family supports each other and Bill eventually comes home.
- Keywords
- Korean War
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
Last Chance for Love
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2.
If You Can't Take It...
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3.
Just Beween Us....
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4.
I Fooled My Heart
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5.
Be Independent
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6.
Eyes Right
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7.
Price Tag on Love
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8.
Are You Too Smart?
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9.
Happiness Must Wait
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10.
Let's Talk It Over
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