(January 1951)

Fawcett, 1949 Series
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Volume
2
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Editing
John Graham [as J. Graham]; Will Lieberson (executive editor); Al Jetter (art editor)

Issue Notes

Indexed from scanned copy at http://digitalcomicmuseum.com

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Colors
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset
Genre
romance
Cover Thumbnail for Romantic Story (Fawcett, 1949 series) #8
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Beyond Redemption! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
crime; romance
Characters
Jacqueline "Jackie" Enright; Laura; Mr. Enright; Lefty Lewis
Synopsis
College student Jackie agrees to a date with Lefty, who is “much older” than her. They spend time together, but one night he robs a jewelry store while she is with him. Lefty says he made Jackie his accomplice so she will pressure her police detective father to get one of his gang released. Jackie tells her father and he is crushed. She flees, pursued by Lefty. Lefty’s car goes off a cliff and he’s killed, so Jackie and her father are in the clear.
Keywords
blackmail

The Lie (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Powell
Inks
Bob Powell
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
romance
Characters
Inez Potter; Jim Denton; Ed Potter; Mrs. Potter
Synopsis
Factory worker Inez bets she can get foreman Jim to ask her for a date. She does, by telling him lies about her sick mother and impoverished student brother. They go out and eventually fall in love, but Jim keeps asking about her family’s problems and giving her money to help. When he learns the truth, Jim breaks up with her. Inez’s brother returns the money to Jim and explains that Inez is heartbroken. Jim comes back and they reconcile.
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Love's Not-So-Sweet Song (Table of Contents: 4)

Melody Ames / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Lucas
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
? (illustration)
Letters
typeset
Genre
romance; western-frontier

My Guilty Heart (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 7.5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
romance
Characters
Velma Carr; Mrs. Stephens; Steve; Ray Ford; Minna Ford; Mrs. Lewis
Synopsis
Aspiring fashion designer Velma leaves her job and boyfriend Steve to join famous designer Ray. However, she learns Ray is a lecher and a fake who passes off his wife’s designs as his own. Velma goes home to Steve and apologizes: “I’ve learned my lesson!”
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Indexer Notes

Bottom half of last page is Statement of Ownership.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

statement of ownership / 0.5 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. ["Read the picture-romance stories that touch the very pulse-beat of life itself!"]
  3. 2. Beyond Redemption!
  4. 3. The Lie
  5. 4. Love's Not-So-Sweet Song
    Melody Ames
  6. 5. My Guilty Heart
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
  8. 7. ["Sweethearts the most dramatic picture-story love magazine!"]
  9. 8. ["Have You Ever Bought a Copy of True Confessions?"]
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  • Michael Hoskin
  • David Wilt
  • Warren Zeigler
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