All True Romance #12

(July 1953)

Tragedy (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Marty Elkin (signed)

Inks

Marty Elkin (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

romance

Characters

Carol Brooks; Ralph Benson; Larry Lane; Mal Denmore; Lorette Grange

Synopsis

New lawyer Ralph wants to marry secretary Carol but she wants him to cultivate a successful clientele first. They go to Larry Lane’s fancy nightclub. Larry offers Ralph a job but Ralph turns him down because of Larry’s unsavory reputation. Carol breaks up with Ralph and dates Larry, but then falls for Larry’s new lawyer Mal. After a chance meeting with Ralph, Carol decides to break up with Mal. A jealous Larry threatens to kill Mal but Ralph steps in and rescues Carol. They reconcile.

One More Chance (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Marty Elkin (signed)

Inks

Marty Elkin (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

romance

Characters

Jill Roberts; Wayne Corwin [Louis Menzer]; Steve; Mr. Capolin; Gertrude Ostrowkowszi

Synopsis

Jill runs a lonely hearts agency but is unable to commit to romance with salesman Steve. Jill is swept off her feet by Wayne, a rich oilman from Texas. Steve discovers Wayne is actually Louis Menzer, a con man who wants to steal her client list and blackmail the lonely people. Jill finally gives her heart to Steve.

Ecstasy (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Ken Landau (signed)

Inks

Ken Landau (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

romance

Characters

Jane Barker; Jim Marsh; Arthur Terry; Alice Terry

Synopsis

Jane goes on vacation to New England with Alice, the sister of her fiance Arthur. She and electric company lineman Jim fall in love. Arthur arrives and Jane summons the courage to break up with him and be with Jim.

Letter Corner (Table of Contents: 4)

letters page / 1 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Advice from Mildred Norton

Circus Freak (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Alvin Hollingsworth (signed)

Inks

Alvin Hollingsworth (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

romance

Characters

Adrina Zara; Peter Zara; Armando Lalo; Walter Haynes

Synopsis

Adrina’s father trains her to be a great trapeze artist like her late mother. Adrina accepts a dinner invitation from Walter, although the man had mocked the circus performers, which upsets her fellow aerialist Armand. Adrina falls for Walter but discovers he’s just using her and calls her a “circus freak” behind her back. A distraught Adrina nearly dies during her act but Armand saves her and they will be married.

Reprints

• in Weird Love (IDW, 2014 series) #21 (November 2017)

Keywords

circus

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Mildred Norton's Love Corner / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Ken Landau (signed)

Inks

Ken Landau (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Thank you for the many letters helping Sally Winters with her problem.

Genre

romance

Characters

Mildred Norton; Frances Chapel; Donnie Chapel; Lawrence Andrews

Synopsis

Frances is left a widow with an infant son after her husband is killed in Korea. She falls in love with Lawrence but is afraid to tell him of her first husband and her son. Mildred asks readers to send in letters of advice for Frances.

Keywords

Korean War; widow

Two-Timer (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Letters

typeset

Genre

romance