(January 1950)
Pines,
1950 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Standard Magazines Inc.
- Brand
-
Standard Comics
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
[This is the first issue of this series, contrary to the issue numbering. Page count increases to 52 with the next issue]
Indicia: INTIMATE LOVE, a magazine published quarterly by STANDARD MAGAZINES, INC., 10 East 40th Street, New York 16, N.Y. Subscription (12 issues), $1.20; single copies 10¢; foreign and Canadian postage extra. Application for second-class entry pending at the Post Office, New York, N.Y. In corresponding with this magazine, please be sure to include your local postal zone number, if any. Names of all characters used in cartoons, stories and articles are fictitious. If the name of any living person or existing institution is used, it is a coincidence. Manuscripts and drawings must be accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed envelope, and are submitted at the author's risk. No. 5, January, 1950. PRINTED IN THE U.S.A.
Indicia: INTIMATE LOVE, a magazine published quarterly by STANDARD MAGAZINES, INC., 10 East 40th Street, New York 16, N.Y. Subscription (12 issues), $1.20; single copies 10¢; foreign and Canadian postage extra. Application for second-class entry pending at the Post Office, New York, N.Y. In corresponding with this magazine, please be sure to include your local postal zone number, if any. Names of all characters used in cartoons, stories and articles are fictitious. If the name of any living person or existing institution is used, it is a coincidence. Manuscripts and drawings must be accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed envelope, and are submitted at the author's risk. No. 5, January, 1950. PRINTED IN THE U.S.A.
Trap For Romance
comic story / 7 pages
- Job Number
- R-21
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Jan Flower; Ted Strong; Mildred Travers; Dr. Toomis
- Synopsis
- Jan is hired as the companion for Mildred, who lost the use of her legs in an automobile accident. Mildred’s fiancé Ted feels responsible. He and Jan fall in love but hide their feelings. Jan learns Mildred is not paralyzed and has been having an affair with Dr. Toomis. Mildred plans to marry Ted, then divorce him and receive a large cash settlement. When Jan informs him of the scheme, Ted pretends to be broke and Mildred admits she doesn’t love him and isn’t an invalid.
Marriage 'Round the World
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- George Tuska (signed)
- Inks
- George Tuska (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- BF-336
- Genre
- non-fiction; romance
Love Lore
comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Mort Meskin (signed)
- Inks
- Mort Meskin (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- R-5
- Genre
- non-fiction; romance
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Previous indexer suggested Mort Leav for pencils and inks.
Heart of a Stranger by Mary Blaine
text story / 1 page
- Script
- ? [as Mary Blaine]
- Pencils
- John Celardo (signed as JC)
- Inks
- John Celardo (signed as JC)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Job Number
- R-37
- Genre
- romance
- Synopsis
- "Jane Carter Did Not Believe in Love at First Sight"
Indexer Notes
Text story with color illustration.
Wings on my Heart
comic story / 8 pages
- Job Number
- R-42
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Mary; Dan Engle; Mike
- Synopsis
- Mary works as a waitress to support her younger brother Mike. Her pilot fiancé Fred and parents were killed in a plane crash a few years before, and Mary dislikes airplanes as a result. Pilot Dan Engel defends Mary from a lustful diner patron and they eventually fall in love. However, Mary constantly fears Dan will die in a crash and they break up as a result. When Mike falls ill, only Dan’s aviation expertise can deliver the medicine he needs to recover. Mary and Dan reconcile and she no longer fears and hates flying.
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Romance on the Range
comic story / 1 page
- Job Number
- R-44
- Genre
- romance; western-frontier
- Synopsis
- "Though the Old West was wild and woolly, young folks still had plenty of time to dream up romantic superstitions!"
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Date Bait by Betty Cummings
text story / 1 page
- Script
- Betty Cummings
- Pencils
- Dan Loprino (signed)
- Inks
- Dan Loprino (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- B675
- Genre
- romance
Indexer Notes
text story with color illustration
Love's Mask
text story / 0.5 page
- Job Number
- R-48
- Genre
- romance
Indexer Notes
Illustration with poem underneath:
"We danced the golden hours away
Among the lights aglow --
You were so handsome and aloof,
Beneath your domino.
Two strangers at a masquerade,
As strangers we would part --
And then the hour of midnight struck
And you unmasked your heart!"
Afraid of Love
comic story / 7 pages
- Job Number
- R-46
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Jane Ellis; Sue Ellis; Dr. Ken Tilton
- Synopsis
- Jane is a “man-hater,” blaming a man for her parents’ death in an accident. After an argument with Jane, her sister Sue is struck by a car and hospitalized. Dr. Ken Tilton treats Sue and gets to know Jane. He helps her understand the irrationality of her man-hating and they fall in love.
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
How Did It Start?
comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Mort Meskin (signed)
- Inks
- Mort Meskin (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- R-9
- Genre
- non-fiction; romance
- Synopsis
- "Centuries ago, men did not propose marriage, but kidnapped their brides. Many customs and symbols of that faraway era still remain."
Indexer Notes
Signed "Mort". Previous indexer confused Mort Meskin with Mort Leav.
Charm Corner
Martha Hale / text article / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Best Foot Forward; Table Talk; Look Before You Leap
- Keywords
- advice
Indexer Notes
"edited by Martha Hale"; small color illustration in boxed header to article
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
Trap For Romance
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2.
Marriage 'Round the World
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3.
Love Lore
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4.
Heart of a Stranger by Mary Blaine
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5.
Wings on my Heart
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6.
Romance on the Range
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7.
Date Bait by Betty Cummings
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8.
Love's Mask
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9.
Afraid of Love
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10.
How Did It Start?
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11.
Charm Corner
Martha Hale -
12.
Coquette
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- Tillmann Courth
- Ralf Haring
- Katy Hayhurst
- Michael Hoskin
- Jim Van Dore
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