True Love Problems and Advice Illustrated #20

(March 1953)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

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Bob Powell; Jack Sparling; ?

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dear Readers

Indexer Notes

Miniature splash pages from the stories inside.

Merry-Go-Round Romance (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Bob Powell

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Genre

romance

Characters

Peggy Parrish; Mr. Parrish; Eric Brady; Larry Fields

Synopsis

Peggy travels with her father’s small carnival, and is courted by trapeze artist Eric. At one stop, she falls in love with local resident Larry and vows to marry him. Jealous Eric sets the carnival on fire and Larry rescues Peggy’s father from the flames. Larry will join the carnival, as Peggy’s husband.

Reprints

• in True Love Problems and Advice Illustrated (Harvey, 1949 series) #41 (September 1956)

Wrong Way to Love (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 0.8 page (report information)

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Genre

romance

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

statement of ownership / 0.2 page (report information)

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A Game of Hearts (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Genre

romance

Characters

Carol Gable; Mr. Trent; Tod Hunter; Terry

Synopsis

Sociology student Carol takes a summer job in a fish cannery to research the lives of the workers. She hides her identity and romances Tod, trading “kisses for information” about his life and work. He’s angry when she confesses the truth, but Carol then discovers she really does love him. She apologises and they reconcile.

Reprints

• in True Love Problems and Advice Illustrated (Harvey, 1949 series) #41 (September 1956)

Island of Desire! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Pencils

Jack Sparling

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Jack Sparling

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Genre

romance

Characters

Hal Peters; Bret Martin; Judy; Mrs. Martin

Synopsis

Hal bets his ad agency partner Bret that he can convince hostile secretary Judy to marry him, even though Hal feels marriage is for insecure people only. Hal and Judy are stranded together on an island during a boat trip and eventually fall in love. Hal changes his mind about marriage.

Reprints

• in True Love Problems and Advice Illustrated (Harvey, 1949 series) #41 (September 1956) [Retitled]

10 Seconds to Love (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Genre

aviation; romance

Characters

Thelma Minton; Steve Rodman; Mr. Willoughby; Mr. Warren; Ronald Tibbett

Synopsis

Air hostess Thelma dates pilot Steve, a “thick-headed stickler for the rules” while in the air. They fall in love and Steve insists they not fly together anymore. Thelma breaks up with him and goes out with wealthy passenger Ronald. Steve takes over as pilot on a flight and puts the plane into a dive, exposing Ronald as a coward. Thelma and Steve make up.

Reprints

• in True Love Problems and Advice Illustrated (Harvey, 1949 series) #41 (September 1956)