Real Love
#26
(June 1949)
Ace Magazines,
1949 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- Bi-Monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- A. A. Wyn Inc.
- Brand
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An Ace Magazine
- Editing
- ?
Blind-Alley Love
comic story / 7.66 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Laura Evans; Buddy Kilton; J.R. Kilton; Gloria Faye
- Synopsis
- Laura loves Buddy, the wastrel son of her boss, but he is romantically linked with ex-model Ginger. When Buddy is involved in a scandal, Mr. Kilton finances a "glamour treatment" for Laura, in hopes that she'll break Ginger's hold on his son. Buddy and Laura fall in love, but Ginger exposes the scheme and Buddy returns to his old ways. He changes his mind though, and decides to straighten up and marry Laura.
- Reprints
-
in Love at First Sight (Ace Magazines, 1949 series) #32 (December 1954)
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Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Last third of last page is "Sur-Prize Contest".
Lesson for a Heartbreaker
comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Al Hartley (signed)
- Inks
- Al Hartley (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Susan Carlton [as Susan Bradley]; Wally Bruce; Lois Carlton
- Synopsis
- Susan comes home from college and learns Wally has broken up with her sister Lois. Susan, not revealing the fact that she's Lois' sister, makes Wally fall in love with her, then dumps him. Susan then realizes she actually loves him. A repentant Lois confesses that Wally broke up with her because she was unfaithful, and is really a nice guy. Lois calls Wally to explain and Wally and Susan reconcile.
- Reprints
- in Love at First Sight (Ace Magazines, 1949 series) #32 (December 1954)
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Haunted by the Past
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Marcia; Brad Long; Jim Hudson
- Synopsis
- Brad proposes to Marcia, but makes her vow that he's the first man she's ever loved--his mother left his father and returned to her first husband, so he's insecure. Marcia doesn't tell him about her "schoolgirl-crush" Jim, but when Jim comes back to town and blackmails her, she has to give him cash and her engagement ring. Marcia reports the ring stolen and Jim is arrested; her past is exposed to Brad. Marcia and Brad mutually apologize and will be wed.
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
The Charm Corner
text article / 2 pages
- Synopsis
- "Are you a good blind date?" and "How is your dating technique?".
Under a Cloud of Suspicion
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Mark; Lila; Crane Benson; Eddie; Jan West; Hal
- Synopsis
- Mark breaks up with Lila, but says he'll say she dumped him so she won't be humiliated. He is then killed in an auto accident and his friends blame Lila. Crane defends her and they fall in love. However, Lila breaks their engagement because Crane will be ostracized by their friends. Mark's mother calls everyone to her house and introduces them to Mark's fiancee Jan, clearing Lila of any guilt in his accidental death. The others apologize and Crane and Lila will be married.
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
Blind-Alley Love
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2.
Lesson for a Heartbreaker
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3.
Haunted by the Past
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4.
The Charm Corner
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5.
Under a Cloud of Suspicion
This issue was modified by, among others
- Tillmann Courth
- Katy Hayhurst
- Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
- David Wilt
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