New Romances
#11
(May 1952)
Pines,
1951 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Visual Editions Inc.
- Brand
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Standard Comics
- Editing
- ?
My Empty Promise
comic story / 10 pages
- Job Number
- R-542
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Adele; Gary Craig; Mrs. Craig; Sylvia
- Synopsis
- Gary promises his dying mother that he’ll marry their neighbor Adele, who has always been in love with him. When Sylvia says she and Gary love each other, Adele refuses to release Gary from his vow. However, when she realizes Gary would never be happy as her husband, Adele decides to give him up so he can marry Sylvia.
- Reprints
in Love Problems
comic story / 2 pages
- Job Number
- R-522
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Ed; Gloria; Etta
- Synopsis
- Ed proposes to Gloria but she isn’t sure she loves him. Gloria and her sister go on a trip to Washington D.C. and being away from Ed makes Gloria understand that he is the man for her.
- Keywords
- Washington D.C.
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Flattery Will Get You Somewhere!
comic story / 1 page
- Job Number
- R-526
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Jane; Beth; Hal; Marty
- Synopsis
- Jane is a success with Hal because she is sincere in her compliments. Beth, on the other hand, flatters Marty but "never means what she says" and fails with him as a result.
- Keywords
- advice
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
People Will Talk
comic story / 5 pages
- Job Number
- R-563
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Jill; Randy Parker
- Synopsis
- Randy and Jill are engaged, but they disagree about the engagement ring, her wedding gown, where they will live, what sort of ceremony to have, and so on. They break up, but then reconcile because disagreements and arguments don’t mean they don’t love each other.
[no title indexed]
Smart Talk / comic story / 1 page
- Job Number
- R-468
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Do you always seem to say the wrong thing?
- Characters
- Janet Lee; Bob; Lynn; Terry; Gloria
- Synopsis
- Janet Lee uses "Tactless Terry" as an example of "it's better to say nothing than to say the wrong thing!"
- Keywords
- advice
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
I Ran From Love
comic story / 8 pages
- Job Number
- R-546
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Steve Brooks; Ella Randall; Mrs. Randall; Mr. Randall
- Synopsis
- Steve and Ella are engaged, but when she overspends their budget and puts them in debt to furnish their apartment, he becomes angry and tells her to return the items. She refuses and they break up. However, Ella’s parents discuss the early days of their marriage and how they scrimped and saved for the future, but were happy nonetheless. Ella apologizes to Steve and says their home will "be filled with love!”
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
The Age of Chivalry
comic story / 1 page
- Job Number
- R-529
- Genre
- romance
- Synopsis
- A woman who complains that men don't give up their subway seats for her is reminded "In today's world you share equal rights with men...equal education, equal votes!" and women have proved that they are not "delicate flower[s]" by serving in the armed forces, participating in sports, and "even driving trucks and piloting planes!" "They expect to be treated like people with important jobs to do...not like weak lilies!"
- Keywords
- advice; equal rights
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
My Empty Promise
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2.
Travel Wise
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3.
Love Problems
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4.
Flattery Will Get You Somewhere!
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5.
People Will Talk
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6.
Man Killer
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7.
["Do you always seem to say the wrong thing?"]
Smart Talk -
8.
I Ran From Love
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9.
The Age of Chivalry
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