Romance Trail #5

(March-April 1950)

Anytime's snapshot time! (Table of Contents)

Kodak Verichrome Film / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for Kodak camera film.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Romance Trail Contents (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Carmine Infantino; Irwin Hasen; John Giunta; Everett Raymond Kinstler

Inks:

Joe Giella; John Giunta; John Giunta; Everett Raymond Kinstler

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Indexer Notes

5 small illustrations taken from following stories

Romance by Mail (Table of Contents)

Molly Adams / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

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Script:

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Carmine Infantino

Inks:

Joe Giella

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Content Information

Genre:

western; romance

Characters:

Molly Adams; Vera Allan; Duke Dailey

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents)

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

A list of members of DC's advisory board plus a list of currently published comics. Thirty-six titles are listed.

Here's Your Chance Boys and Girls...Two Swell Premiums for the Price of One (Table of Contents)

Ralston Cereals / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Characters:

Tom Mix

Synopsis:

The Golden-Plastic Bullet Telescope and the Magic-Tone Birdcall are available for only 15 cents and a box top from Hot Ralston or Instant Ralston cereal.

The Secrets of Paradise Island Revealed at Last! (Table of Contents)

Wonder Woman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

Irwin Hasen

Inks:

Bernard Sachs

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Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Wonder Woman

Synopsis:

Ad for Wonder Woman #40.

Once and For Always (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

Irwin Hasen

Inks:

John Giunta

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Content Information

Genre:

western; romance

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Rancho Pancho / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre:

western; humor

Indexer Notes

wordless strip

Movies' Greatest Whip Expert (Table of Contents)

Bazooka Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre:

western

Characters:

Whip Wilson

Synopsis:

Ad for Bazooka Bubble Gum.

Western Serenade (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

Mort Drucker

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Mort Drucker

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Indexer Notes

illustrated poem

My Lost Love (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

John Giunta

Inks:

John Giunta

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Content Information

Genre:

romance

A Complete Picture-Story of a Thrilling New Movie before It Hits the Screen! (Table of Contents)

Feature Films / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

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Jack Sparling

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Jack Sparling

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Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

John Payne (as Captain China)

Synopsis:

Ad for Feature Films Magazine #1.

Indexer Notes

The cover illustraiton in this ad is taken from the contents page of the published comic and is a line-drawn version of the photo cover of the printed comic.

Pretty Baby (Table of Contents)

biography (nonfictional) / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

Ben Allen [aka Stookie Allen]

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Ben Allen [aka Stookie Allen]

Inks:

Ben Allen [aka Stookie Allen]

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Letters:

Ben Allen [aka Stookie Allen]

Content Information

Genre:

biography

Characters:

Jackie Durham

Synopsis:

profile of 16-year-old rodeo performer Jackie Durham

Heart of Gold (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

Alex Toth

Inks:

Joe Giella

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Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

has header illustration

["Babs, isn't he cute?"] (Table of Contents)

Bar-B Cutie / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Hy Rosen

Pencils:

Hy Rosen

Inks:

Hy Rosen

Colors:

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Letters:

Hy Rosen

Content Information

Genre:

romance

Characters:

Babs

Our Bunch All Munch (Table of Contents)

Nestle's Crunch / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

Creig Flessel

Inks:

Creig Flessel

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Content Information

Synopsis:

Candy ad.

["Why don't you want to go dancing tonight, Slim?"] (Table of Contents)

Suzy 'n' Slim / comic story / 0.66 page (report information)

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Content Information

Genre:

western; humor

Statement of the Management, Ownership and Circulation (Table of Contents)

statement of ownership / 0.34 page (report information)

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Script:

J. S. Liebowitz

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

A list of the owners and editors of Romance Trail.

The Forgotten Woman (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

Everett Raymond Kinstler

Inks:

Everett Raymond Kinstler

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Content Information

Genre:

western; romance

It's Fun to Be Healthy Says Wonder Woman (Table of Contents)

Wonder Woman / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Irwin Hasen

Inks:

Bernard Sachs

Colors:

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Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Wonder Woman

Synopsis:

Wonder Woman encourages a young boy to eat healthy and exercise.

Girls Boys Get Your Prize This Easy Way (Table of Contents)

America Seed Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Synopsis:

Ad to recruit salespeople to vegetable and flower seeds.

I Will Train You at Home for Good Jobs in Radio-Television (Table of Contents)

National Radio Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

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typeset

Content Information

Characters:

J. E. Smith

Synopsis:

Correspondence school ad for radio and TV repair.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Get a Daisy Red Ryder Cowoy Carbine (Table of Contents)

Daisy BB Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Content Information

Genre:

western

Characters:

Red Ryder

Synopsis:

Ad for three different models of Daisy BB Guns and a coupon for ordering the Daisy Handbooks.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.