(November 1949)
Ace Magazines,
1949 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- A. A. Wyn, Inc.
- Brand
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An Ace Magazine
- Editing
- ?
Blackmailed by My Sister
comic story / 7.5 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Kay Jordan; Bettine Jordan; Rex Blake; Lee Blake; Aunt Martha; Phyllis Garwood
- Synopsis
- Kay overcomes a poverty-stricken childhood to become a gym teacher at a small town high school and is engaged to wealthy Rex. Kay’s sister Bettine arrives, intent on making money from Kay’s good fortune. Bettine dates Rex’s brother Lee and borrows cash from him. Rex’s ex-girlfriend Phyllis is suspicious of Kay’s background and offers Bettine $1000 for the truth; Bettine demands a monthly payment from Kay or she’ll ruin her romance with Rex by revealing her humble origins. Kay confesses everything and Rex says he still loves her.
Indexer Notes
Last half of last page is prize contest.
Dangerous To Flirt With
comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Judy Kerry; Paul Carson; Scott Bryant; Jim Higgins
- Synopsis
- Stenographer Judy bets her fellow employees she’ll get a date with woman-hater Paul, although she already has a boyfriend, Scott. Judy and Paul go out and are seen by Scott. Both Paul and Scott want Judy to commit to an exclusive relationship, but she stalls them. On another date with Paul, Judy discovers he is terribly jealous and possessive. He proposes marriage but she refuses. “If I can’t have you, no man will!” declares Paul and tries to strangle Judy, but Scott saves her. Paul, who for some reason isn’t charged with attempted murder, fires Scott and Judy. A year later, they are wed.
Her Sinister Influence
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- March Harper; Brick Harper; Lola Cavendish; R.T. Willoughby; Tom Keeley
- Synopsis
- Divorcee Lola urges her friend March to defy her husband Brick’s request that she dress and behave demurely at the company picnic, so he can get a coveted promotion. March wears a tight sweater and scandalizes Mr. Willoughby, the boss. She also flirts with Tom. The promotion goes to another man. Brick is angry, and March catches him in a roadhouse with Lola. Lola wanted Brick to dump March so she could marry him. Brick and March reconcile and Lola goes off with Tom.
I Wanted Security
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Faith Carey; Greg Logan; Steve Brooks; Mrs. Logan; Grandmother; Jim; Mrs. Carey
- Synopsis
- Greg and Steve compete for Faith’s affections. Steve is an explorer, and this turns Faith off: her parents are globe-trotting explorers who dragged her around the world as a child, and now she wants to settle down. Steve refuses to change his life, and challenges Faith to spend a week with Greg’s family to see if she likes his lifestyle better. Faith is bored by the Logan's stuffy society life. When her parents are reported missing in a plane crash, she realizes she loves Steve more. Her parents are safe. Steve says he and Faith can spend 6 months in town and 6 months exploring each year.
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Table of Contents
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1.
Blackmailed by My Sister
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2.
Dangerous To Flirt With
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3.
Her Sinister Influence
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4.
For Beauty's Sake
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5.
Man-Hater
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6.
I Wanted Security
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