(January 1954)
Master Comics,
1953 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Master Comics Inc.
- Editing
- ?
[Give Me Back My Ring!]
cover / 1 page
- Genre
- romance
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Although there is an interior story in this issue titled "Give Me Back My Ring" and it features a somewhat similar situation (a woman catches her bed-ridden husband kissing another woman), neither the names nor the set-up on the cover is really related to the story inside.
No Law in Love!
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Marcia Gray; Monroe Morton; Pete Nagy; Charley; President Lewis
- Synopsis
- Law professor Marcia agrees to marry stuffy Dean Monroe, although he is 20 years older than she is. Former Korean War POW Pete enrolls as a student and Marcia falls in love with him. Marcia overhears Monroe threatening to ruin Pete’s future if he doesn’t dump Marcia, so she breaks up with Pete for his own good. She then discovers Monroe is giving Pete failing grades anyway. She informs the president of the school. Monroe is removed from his post and Marcia and Pete can be together.
- Keywords
- Korean War; law school; veteran
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Give Me Back My Ring
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Gordon Harris; Detective McLane; Patti Pringle; Johnny Morton; June McKay; Jack Weston
- Synopsis
- Patti is engaged to Johnny; he leaves on a business trip and she agrees to escort his former Army buddy Gordon around town. Gordon feels ill and while they are waiting for a doctor, Gordon’s wife and some private detectives catch him and Patti in his hotel room. A newspaper falsely reports it as a "love nest" scandal and Johnny breaks their engagement. Patti discovers jealous reporter June wrote the misleading story; so does Johnny, and he reconciles with Patti.
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Confession of a Heel!
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Roger L. Layton; Wanda; Jeanne Field; Elaine
- Synopsis
- Photographer Roger is a womanizer, who even flirts with his secretary Elaine. Elaine announces she’s engaged to someone else, but Roger thinks she’s lying. He romances her on a business trip to Bermuda, then discovers he really does love her. Elaine explains that she is truly engaged to someone else. Roger is left alone, hoping some day he’ll find another woman to love.
One Moment of Love
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Rod Harvey; Linda; Frank; Howard Norton; Butch Norton; Mr. Morris; Sylvia
- Synopsis
- Linda’s boyfriend Rod moves to Chicago to become an actor. She agrees to wait for him as long as it takes. Rod becomes famous and marries someone else. Linda marries lawyer Howard on the rebound, even though she still loves Rod. Five years pass, and Linda and Howard have a son. Rod comes home and tells Linda he’s divorced. They have an affair and Linda decides to leave her husband for him, but discovers Rod considers her “just another little tramp.” Linda returns to Howard and he admits he knew about her affair, but wanted to let her get Howard “out of your system.” They reconcile.
- Keywords
- adultery
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[Give Me Back My Ring!]
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1.
No Law in Love!
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2.
Give Me Back My Ring
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3.
Love Thief - My Sister
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4.
Confession of a Heel!
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5.
One Moment of Love
This issue was modified by, among others
- Tillmann Courth
- Jochen G.
- Katy Hayhurst
- Jim Van Dore
- David Wilt
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