(July-August 1950)
American Comics Group,
1949 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- B. & I. Publishing Co. Inc.
- Brand
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American Comics Group ACG
- Editing
- Richard Hughes [as Richard E. Hughes]
Lesson in Love
comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- George Gibbons; Mr. Gibbons; Mrs. Gibbons; Helen Knox; Lana Calvert; Paul
- Synopsis
- George wants to be a writer but his stories are “childish” and unrealistic. Editor Helen says he needs to experience life to be able to write. George works as a census taker and meets Lana, who is attracted to him. He asks Helen for tips on how to treat women; she even teaches him how to kiss. However, George discovers Lana is just using him to make her boyfriend jealous. George and Helen realize they love each other.
[no title indexed]
How He Proposed / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- All through the ages...
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Claire; Tom Keeran
- Synopsis
- Claire is acting in a summer stock theater and director Tom gives her tips on playing a love scene. They realize they actually mean what they’re saying to each other.
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
They Called Me "Tomboy"
comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Thomas Bowman; Marge Bowman; Thomasina "Tommy" Bowman; Cynthia Osgood; Ken Fairfax
- Synopsis
- Because her father wanted a boy, “Tommy” is raised to be a tomboy. She becomes a star athlete at college. Her longtime enemy Cynthia forces quarterback Ken to pretend to love Tommy, and when she responds to his kisses, everyone laughs. On a class geology trip to the wilderness, Cynthia’s temper causes Ken to fall off a cliff, and Tommy rescues him. Ken tells Tommy he loves her, this time for real.
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Listen, My Love!
comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Naomi Bradfield; Tom Harder; Mr. Bradfield; Mrs. Bradfield; Mr. Wilde; Rodney Farnsworth; Eric Swenson
- Synopsis
- At age 16, Naomi is stricken with otosclerosis and loses her hearing. Her boyfriend Tom dumps her. Naomi moves to New York and becomes an amateur sculptor. She sells her work to art dealer Rodney, who resells them to rich clients and cheats her on the money, while pretending to love her. Naomi meets fellow sculptor Eric and they fall in love, but he doesn’t know she’s deaf and she doesn’t hear him propose marriage or tell her that Rodney’s a cheat. Eric abducts Naomi and forces her to read Rodney’s lips when he confesses. Naomi and Eric reconcile.
- Keywords
- deafness; hearing loss
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Otosclerosis is an actual medical condition which can cause deafness.
She'll Break Your Heart
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Dr. Miles Trent; Uncle Henry; Elizabeth; Casey; Peggy Heather; Mr. Osgood
- Synopsis
- As he is dying, Uncle Henry tells Miles about his romance with Elizabeth, who jilted him years before, and warns him not to trust women. Miles becomes a successful doctor who is known as a “woman-hater.” Miles and Peggy fall in love; he remembers his uncle and rejects her as a “Jezebel!” One of Miles’ patients confesses that he accidentally killed Elizabeth 40 years earlier. Now aware Elizabeth didn’t jilt his uncle, Miles apologizes to Peggy. She takes him back.
Forgotten Love
comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Betty Donaldson [as Grace Halliday]; Larry Driscoll [as Stan Bellows]; Dr. Samuel Lawrence; Dr. Salvador
- Synopsis
- A young woman is hit by a car and contracts amnesia. Calling herself Grace, she moves to San Francisco. She meets Stan and they fall in love, but she runs away. Stan catches her and prevents her from committing suicide. On a trip to Mexico, Grace hits her head. When she recovers consciousness, she remembers who she is: Betty. Her fiancé Larry enters the room: he’s “Stan.” Larry had identified her earlier, but pretended to be Stan to help bring her memory back.
- Keywords
- amnesia; suicide
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[Lesson in Love]
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1.
Lesson in Love
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2.
["All through the ages..."]
How He Proposed -
3.
Two of a Kind
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4.
They Called Me "Tomboy"
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5.
Listen, My Love!
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6.
I'm from Missouri!
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7.
She'll Break Your Heart
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8.
Green Eyes
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9.
Forgotten Love
This issue was modified by, among others
- Tillmann Courth
- Kenneth English
- Katy Hayhurst
- Edgar Loftin
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Van Dore
- Jim Walls
- David Wilt
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