(Summer 1952)

Fiction House, 1950 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1952-07-07
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Love Romances Pub. Co. Inc.
Brand
Fiction House Magazines
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
S. M. Iger (credited as Jerry Iger) (art director)

Issue Notes

Indexed from scanned copy at http://digitalcomicmuseum.com
On sale date as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, 1952, page 64, registration number B366919.

Two Hearts Against the Vigilantes (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Maurice Whitman ? (sourced); ?
Inks
Maurice Whitman ? (sourced); ?
Colors
?

Genre
romance; western-frontier
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Piper Brace Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Big Six of the Comics! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

Two Hearts Against the Vigilantes (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
romance; western-frontier
Characters
Nina Dodd; Polly Dodd; Tom Henderson; Bill Desmond; Hero (dog); Mr. Dodd; Mrs. Dodd
Synopsis
Nina can't choose between safe Tom and wild Bill.

A Dream Goes West (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
romance; western-frontier
Characters
Kathy Bennett; Dave Whitaker; Rush Benton; Nan Whitaker; Juanita; Voiler
Synopsis
Kathy is invited to her friend Nan and Dave's ranch to discover things aren't as good as the letters said they were.

Zanzibar (Table of Contents: 5)

Stamps / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Sidney Elias (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Technically only about a third of the page is an article, another third are ads for buying stamps, and the final third is a weight-loss ad.

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

American Combat Judo / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Mirror (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Ed Miller; Clay Corbin; Doc Storeman; Steve Martin; Nate Newcomer; Old Guy Higgins; Fanner Farrow
Synopsis
After the town marshal is killed Clay is appointed the new marshal, because he had outdrawn a notorious fast-draw.

The No-Girl of Stampede Valley (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Katz (signed)
Inks
Jack Katz (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
romance; western-frontier
Characters
Luke Hanley; Julie Curtis; Art Hobbs; Jackie Gaydon
Synopsis
Luke reminisces about Julie Curtis as he prepares to see her for the last time.

Dear Mary (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
romance; western-frontier
Characters
Jim Riggs; Anna Bolton; Mr. Bolton; Mary
Synopsis
Mary gets some letters telling what's happened to Jim out west.

Stars Fell on Arizona (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Matt Baker
Inks
Matt Baker
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
romance; western-frontier
Characters
Tom Hartley; Ivan Petroff; Clint; Bart; Charley; Midnight (horse)
Synopsis
A western girl tries to impress a movie star when a movie films on her ranch.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The artwork comes from the Mitzi in Hollywood story in Movie Comics #4, but has a new story to go with it.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

U. S. Nature Products Corp. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Two Hearts Against the Vigilantes
  2. 1. ["Here is immediate comfort for you with Rupture-Easer"]
    Piper Brace Co.
  3. 2. The Big Six of the Comics!
  4. 3. Two Hearts Against the Vigilantes
  5. 4. A Dream Goes West
  6. 5. Zanzibar
    Stamps
  7. 6. ["You can be a bombshell in any tough spot!"]
    American Combat Judo
  8. 7. The Mirror
  9. 8. The No-Girl of Stampede Valley
  10. 9. Dear Mary
  11. 10. Stars Fell on Arizona
  12. 11. ["Skinny girls don't have oomph!"]
    U. S. Nature Products Corp.
  13. 12. ["Scram! You skinny scarecrow! The boys shouted at me only a few weeks ago!"]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  14. 13. ["New bodies for old!"]
    Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Bill Devine
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Keith Alan Morgan