(September 1950)
Pines,
1950 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- On-sale Date
- 1950-07-18
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Standard Magazines, Inc.
- Brand
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Standard Comics
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1950 Periodicals, page 216.
I Scorned Love!
comic story / 10 pages
- Job Number
- R-174
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Nancy Terris; Ken Ford; Roy Winters; Dr. Michael
- Synopsis
- Nancy’s friend Ken Ford is badly injured in an auto accident. The doctor says he must have a reason to live, and Nancy agrees to marry Ken to save his life. Nancy, feeling trapped, tries to find a way to get out of the engagement. She dates coworker Roy, who insists she break the news to Ken that she doesn’t want to marry him. Nancy can’t do it, but Ken finds out anyway. But then Nancy realizes she really has fallen in love with Ken, and they reconcile.
Sweethearts Forever - Mark Twain and Olivia Langdon
comic story / 3 pages
- Job Number
- R-180
- Genre
- non-fiction; romance
Tears for Two
comic story / 8 pages
- Job Number
- R-163
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Linda; Ken; Linda's mother; Linda's father
- Synopsis
- Ken and Linda return from their honeymoon to discover Linda’s wealthy parents have completely furnished their new home in expensive style. Ken is upset. Later, when Linda’s mother continues to shower them with gifts, Ken tells his wife that he’s nearly lost his job because his rich wife is making him live beyond his income. Linda leaves him and moves back in with her parents. Ken convinces his in-laws to allow the newly-married couple to live independently and Linda promises to live on Ken’s salary from now on.
Heart for Rent
text story / 1 page
- Job Number
- R-118
- Genre
- romance
Indexer Notes
The illustration signature appears to be a D over an L, with the vertical part of the D becoming the vertical part of the L. Could also possibly be a PL.
My Rival Heart
comic story / 6 pages
- Job Number
- R-146
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Priscilla Brooks; Dad Brooks; Jon Blake; Sheila Granby
- Synopsis
- Priscilla, the daughter of a humble fisherman, meets wealthy artist Jon Blake, who’s staying at a nearby resort hotel. He uses her as a model and invites her to a dance, but she learns he’s engaged to rich Sheila Granby and runs off angrily. Jon is later injured in a car accident; Priscilla agrees to pose so he can finish an important painting. Sheila destroys the painting and this makes Jon realize he loves Priscilla, not Sheila.
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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[no title indexed]
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1.
I Scorned Love!
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2.
Accent on Charm
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3.
Land of Romance
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4.
Sweethearts Forever - Mark Twain and Olivia Langdon
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5.
Tears for Two
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6.
Heart for Rent
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7.
My Rival Heart
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8.
Love Letters
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