(March 1952)
Pines,
1952 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- On-sale Date
- 1952-01-18
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Visual Editions Inc.
- Brand
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Standard Comics
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1952 Periodicals, page 251.
Hearts Adrift
comic story / 10 pages
- Job Number
- R-521
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Tom Gerard; Sally Gerard; Jed Miller; Anne; Betty; Dr. Stevens
- Synopsis
- Sally and Tom are married but Tom is in the Navy and away from home often and for very long. Sally does not suffer his absences well and tries anything to bring Tom back until she chins up and keeps busy while Tom is away. With Sally finally happier, the couple experiences a second honeymoon.
I Made Believe ...
comic story / 7 pages
- Job Number
- R-520
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Carol Smith; Scott Winters
- Synopsis
- Carol's childhood is marred by her father's arrest and imprisonment for embezzlement. She leaves her small town and find a job at Scoop Magazine under an assumed name: Smith. There, she meets journalist Scott Winters who courts her. Carol hides her past but Scott persists until Carol reveals the truth and with Scott's help exonerates her father, just in time for their wedding.
Love and Duty
text story / 2 pages
- Job Number
- R-309
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Nancy Underhill; Bill Clayton
Tomtoms in my Heart
comic story / 3 pages
- Job Number
- R-370
- Genre
- romance; western-frontier
- Characters
- Matt Starbuck; Deborah Wayne; Zed; Mr. Wayne
- Synopsis
- Matt leaves Deborah to lead a wagon train through Indian territory. The Apaches go on the warpath and Deborah despairs seeing Matt again, all the while being courted by Zed back in the stockade. Finally, Matt comes back wounded outside the stockade encircled by Indians. Zed goes out to rescue Matt and thus allows Matt and Deborah to finally wed.
Little False Face
comic story / 1 page
- Job Number
- R-505
- Genre
- romance
- Synopsis
- The page contrasts Marge with another girl. While Marge is two-faced, the other girl is honest and then well-liked. "Being considerate is the ideal way to make a boy care ... for you!"
My Dream is You
comic story / 8 pages
- Job Number
- R-507
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Neil Hunter; Mary Drake; Mr. Drake; Mrs. Drake; Alex; Dr. Graham
- Synopsis
- Mary Drake helps Neil Hunter get a seat in the theater and they strike up a friendship and love. Mary is 22 and Neil is ten years older. They face gossip from her friends and the disapproval of her parents. Neil tries to push Mary away for her sake until she realizes what he is doing. In the end, they decide to stay together.
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Table of Contents
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["Sheltered by love, our future held only happiness ..."]
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1.
Hearts Adrift
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2.
I Made Believe ...
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3.
Love and Duty
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4.
Tomtoms in my Heart
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5.
Little False Face
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6.
My Dream is You
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- Pat Conolly
- Peter Croome
- Michaël Dewally
- Katy Hayhurst
- Michael Hoskin
- Scott Milliken
- Jim Van Dore
- David Wilt
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