(October 1951)
Ace Magazines,
1951 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- Bi-monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Ace Periodicals Inc.
- Brand
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Ace
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
Indexed from scanned copy at http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/
Love Locked Out
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Treva Burchell; Stewart Dawson; Granny Burchell; Mrs. Burchell; Dick Evans; Sara Evans; Grace de Peyster
- Synopsis
- Treva supports her family by modeling for artists like Stewart, but she decides to find a rich husband. Wealthy Dick wants to marry her, but Treva realizes she prefers Stewart. Stewart has gotten a job with an advertising firm, so their money problems are also solved.
- Reprints
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in Glamorous Romances (Ace Magazines, 1949 series) #87 (March 1956)
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Indexer Notes
Pencils credit identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.
With All Her Wiles
comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Janice Barlow; Van Martin; Honey Barlow; Marty Cowan
- Synopsis
- Radio actress Honey becomes engaged to Van but goes out with gangster Marty as well. After Marty is killed in an auto accident while Honey was driving, she makes her sister Janice take the blame. Van discovers the truth and decides to marry Janice instead.
They Called Me 'Man-Chaser'!
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Bethel King; Larry Stanton; Mr. King; Mrs. King; Marge; Carl; Dinah; Joe
- Synopsis
- Bethel falls in love with Larry, but after a time he starts to avoid her. She overhears her friends talking about her “eager and possessive” personality which makes men “feel like [they] had gotten caught in net!” Bethel moves to Boston and gets a job in a bookstore, trying to forget Larry. Larry tracks her down and when Bethel vows to not become a “ball-and-chain” wife, they decide to get married.
Beauty Begins at Home
Help Yourself to Allure / text article / 2 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Reprints
- from Glamorous Romances (Ace Magazines, 1949 series) #45 (March 1950) [feature title changed]
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Branded by My Past
comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Penny Bland; David Lee; Mr. Lee; Mrs. Bess Lee; Bill Lee; Alex
- Synopsis
- Waitress Penny quits and takes the money owed to her from the cash register. She’s hired as a maid by the Lee family and learns she’s been accused of robbery by the diner owner. Agent Alex gets Penny a job as a dancer in a nightclub and they fall in love. Penny is arrested after a jealous suitor denounces her. However, witnesses are located who testify that Penny only took what was owed to her, and her boss later framed her for robbery. Penny and Alex will wed.
Indexer Notes
In the splash panel, Penny introduces herself as "I'm Penny Thurston." However, on page 3 of the story she says her last name is "Bland" and this is how she is referred to for the rest of the story.
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
Love Locked Out
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2.
With All Her Wiles
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3.
They Called Me 'Man-Chaser'!
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4.
Beauty Begins at Home
Help Yourself to Allure -
5.
Branded by My Past
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- Katy Hayhurst
- Michael Hoskin
- David Wilt
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