Love at First Sight #1

(October 1949)

Warned Against Her (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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Pencils

Sam Cooper (signed)

Inks

Sam Cooper

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Genre

romance

Characters

Tony Blake; Cynthia; Julie; Ken; Pierre Bossart

Synopsis

Julie is engaged to Tony, but his brother Ken warns her that his wife Cynthia “will do everything to separate you two.” Cynthia campaigns to prevent the marriage, but Tony is clueless and defends her to Julie. Cynthia’s plan to make it appear Julie is having an affair with Pierre is exposed and Ken sees the light. Now Julie and Tony can live happily ever after.

Reprints

• in Love Experiences (Ace Magazines, 1951 series) #31 (April 1955)

In Debt to Each Other (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 6.66 pages (report information)

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Pencils

Chuck Winter (signed as C. A. Winter)

Inks

Chuck Winter (signed as C. A. Winter)

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

romance

Characters

Rory Page; Sue Rutherford; Eric Sanders; Charlene Mitchell

Synopsis

Sue prevents Rory from committing suicide, only to learn he’s a psychology professor doing an experiment. She tells him she was from a wealthy family that lost its money, and gave up her boyfriend Eric as a result. Rory, researching “social behavior,” hires her as his assistant and she reenters her social set. Eric says he has to marry Charlene for her money, but he and Sue can have an affair. An upset Sue rushes out and is nearly hit by a car, but Rory saves her. He says he loves her and they’ll be married.

Reprints

• in Real Love (Ace Magazines, 1949 series) #67 (April 1955)
• in Weird Love (IDW, 2014 series) #8 (July 2015)
• in Weird Love (IDW, 2015 series) #3 - I Joined a Teen-Age Sex Club! (May 2016)

Keywords

suicide

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.34 page (report information)

I Lied to Keep Him (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Pencils

Max Elkan

Inks

Max Elkan

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

romance

Characters

Diane Evans; Cal Longstreet; Ben Simmon; Marcia Wayne; Ted Longstreet; Janet

Synopsis

Diane meets architect Cal, who says his actress mother left when he was a baby to go “back to the stage.” As a result, he dislikes all “career women” and especially actresses. Diane is a popular actress but lies and says she’s a secretary. Diane learns fellow cast member Marcia is Cal’s mother. Cal proposes to Diane. Janet, who has her eye on Cal herself, brings him to the theatre and exposes Diane’s true occupation. Cal breaks up with her. Cal’s mother and father are reunited and explain to him that it wasn’t his mother’s fault that she left. Cal and Diane reconcile.

Reprints

• in Glamorous Romances (Ace Magazines, 1949 series) #82 (May 1955)

Indexer Notes

Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.

[Check that Popularity Hazard] (Table of Contents: 5)

Your Charm Guide / text article / 2 pages (report information)

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Letters

typeset

No Chance With Men (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Pencils

Al Camy

Inks

Al Camy

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Letters

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Genre

romance

Characters

Gwen Foster; Maggie; Aunt Agatha Foster; Jack Bates; Cliff Lenyard

Synopsis

Heiress Gwen pretends to be her aunt’s secretary when rich Cliff’s private plane makes a forced landing on her estate. Both Cliff and his mechanic Jack propose to her; Gwen chooses Jack but Cliff says Jack’s a fortune hunter so she agrees to elope with Cliff. Jack punches Cliff and reveals the truth: he’s really Cliff, and the false Cliff is his mechanic Jack. So the real Cliff and Gwen can now be married.

Indexer Notes

Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.