(March-April 1949)
American Comics Group,
1949 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- B. & I. Publishing Co. Inc.
- Editing
- Richard Hughes [as Richard E. Hughes]
in 
Second-Hand Love
comic story / 13 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Ted Wilson; Claire Adams; Professor Homer Rand; Vera Dallas Rand; Jean Rand; Tommy Slater; Al Spinelli
- Synopsis
- College student Jean drops her boyfriend Tommy in order to attend the prom with football player Hank. Jean’s mother Vera tells her a story: “homely” but smart student Vera has a crush on football player Ted, who dates her roommate Claire. Claire gives Vera a makeover and Vera steals Ted away. Ted arranges to throw the big game for gambler Spinelli, and Vera is left as a hostage. She escapes with the help of Homer, a young professor who loves her. Vera marries Homer; Jean is their daughter. Jean decides to go to prom with Tommy after all.
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
You Can't Learn Romance!
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Joyce Fletcher; Red Stevens; Allan Randolph
- Synopsis
- Rural schoolteacher Joyce thinks “rich people are apt to be a little more interesting” than her crude farmer boyfriend Red. She goes to the harvest dance with wealthy visitor Allan; the jealous Red intends to tar-and-feather the city slicker for kissing Joyce but she stops him. Joyce realizes Allan isn’t a playboy and that she loves him after all.
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Hollywood Heartbreak
comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Marie Brent; Anne; Roger Manton; Grace Gregg; Lorna Larue; Mr. Colton
- Synopsis
- When film extra Anne says she’s dating star Roger, wardrobe mistress Marie tells the story of her arrival in Hollywood, 20 years earlier. Marie falls in love with Roger and her acting career begins to take off, but Roger tricks her into participating in a dangerous scene which results in the death of Lorna, an actress who has damaging information about him. Marie is charged with murder. She’s acquitted but her acting career is ruined. Marie saves her friend Grace from Roger’s clutches and when Roger shows up for Anne, he’s turned away as well.
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
I Was a Fugitive from Love!
comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Jane "Pigeon" Haverford; Susan; Smitty; Sarge; Judge "Curly"; Bill Andrews
- Synopsis
- Jane tells young Susan a story: a girl called Pigeon goes to a roadhouse with Smitty, who drunkenly tries to seduce her and is then killed fleeing from the police. Lawyer Curly gets Pigeon released and they fall in love, but he asks her to wait until his career is established. She refuses. Pigeon goes to work for a newspaper; she and Curly are reunited, marry, and have a child. However, she won't give up her career and they are divorced. Jane is Pigeon and Susan is her daughter, who charged dresses to her father’s account without permission. Her father is Curly and he and Jane reconcile.
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
He notes on his index card: "Sultan heads on Gattuso? bodies"
Woman in White
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Terry Foster; Dr. Tom Hamilton; Mrs. Giles; Dr. Sloan; Doris Taylor
- Synopsis
- Nurse Terry escaped from poverty to become a nurse and is determined to marry a rich doctor. She dates young intern Tom but will only marry him after he’s a success. Terry becomes his nurse and manages his practice. She brings in rich patients and rejects poor ones. To help Tom's career, Terry introduces him to Doris, whose father is head of a big hospital. When a call goes out for medical personnel to assist at a disaster, Terry refuses to go but Tom and Doris respond. Doris is badly injured while helping Tom, and he admits he loves her. Tom marries Doris and Terry is left alone.
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.
Second-Hand Love
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2.
You Can't Learn Romance!
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3.
Hollywood Heartbreak
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4.
The Remembering Heart
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5.
I Was a Fugitive from Love!
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6.
Woman in White
This issue was modified by, among others
- Chris Boyko
- Tillmann Courth
- Katy Hayhurst
- Tony Oliva
- Jim Van Dore
- David Wilt
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