Complete Love Magazine
#v29#5 [173]
(October 1953)
Ace Magazines,
1951 Series
- Volume
- 29
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- Bi-Monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Ace Magazines Inc.
- Brand
-
Ace
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
Since Ace used Leroy lettering exclusively by the end of 1952, the handlettered second and fourth story are reprints from earlier romance titles.
Remarkable fact: three of the four artists in this issue are women.
Remarkable fact: three of the four artists in this issue are women.
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Her Threat Over Us
comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Alice Kirkpatrick
- Inks
- Alice Kirkpatrick
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset (Leroy lettering)
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Arlene Dunne; Zelma Neal; Burke Stevens; Mary Robbins; Cliff Robbins
- Synopsis
- Arlene visits Cuba to buy items for her Connecticut gift shop. She’s mistaken for Zelma by Burke. Burke and Arlene fall in love but he refuses to discuss Zelma. Back in the USA, Arlene learns Zelma was a gold-digger who only wanted Burke’s money. Arlene decides to break her engagement because she’d always remind Burke of her evil double. After a confrontation with the real Zelma, Arlene changes her mind, since she and Zelma are totally different in personality, and Burke knows this.
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
When He Found Out -
comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- March Ferris; Alan; Pudge; Clara; Iris; Diane
- Synopsis
- March works for Alan but he thinks she’s a glamorous, unattached career girl. She actually lives with her married sister and her husband, and helps care for their young son Pudge. Although he and Arlene love each other, Alan breaks off their romance. Arlene thinks it’s another woman, but it’s because Alan is caring for his orphaned niece, and doesn’t believe March would be happy as a mother and housewife. March reveals her true nature and they will wed.
- Reprints
-
from Real Secrets (Ace Magazines, 1949 series) #4 (March 1950)
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Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
She Wolf!
comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Valerie Barclay
- Inks
- Valerie Barclay
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset (Leroy lettering)
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Bill Clarke; Cynthia; Madge; Kirkwood; Ruth; Gloria; Mr. Carrington
- Synopsis
- Model Cynthia is known as a man-stealer. She falls for her new boss, Bill. However, she discovers he’s the brother of a woman who had a breakdown after Cynthia stole her man, and Bill wants revenge. The other models were in on the plot. Cynthia falls ill and Bill apologizes. He loses his job over his scheme but he and Cynthia are in love and get married.
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
For a More Glamorous You
text article / 2 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Advice on "How independent should a girl be?".
He Didn't Mean Forever
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Jack Damon; Betsy Baxter; Vernon Radcliff; Georgia Thornton
- Synopsis
- Jack and his fiancee Betsy live in a resort town. Jack is happy with his life as a fisherman but Betsy admires the rich summer visitors. Wealthy Vernon is attracted to Betsy but she rejects his lecherous advances. Georgia, Vernon’s equally rich friend, tries to seduce Jack but their boat is sunk in a storm: Betsy and Vernon rescue them. Betsy and Jack realize they are meant for each other, as do Georgia and Vernon.
- Reprints
- from Real Secrets (Ace Magazines, 1949 series) #5 (May 1950)
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Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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[no title indexed]
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1.
Her Threat Over Us
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2.
When He Found Out -
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3.
She Wolf!
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4.
For a More Glamorous You
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5.
He Didn't Mean Forever
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- Tillmann Courth
- Katy Hayhurst
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Ramon Schenk
- Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
- David Wilt
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