(February 1954)
St. John,
1952 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bimonthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- St. John Publishing Company
- Brand
-
St John Approved Comics
- Editing
- Archer St. John; Marion McDermott
My Name Was Caroline Gray
comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Tim Downes; Joyce; John Robertson-Smythe; Mrs. Griggs; Emma Robertson-Smythe; Nick Porter
- Synopsis
- Model Joyce agrees to rent a safe deposit box under the name “Caroline Gray” for her boyfriend Nick. He’s indicted for racketeering and she flees to New York and falls in love with artist Tim. Fellow rooming house resident John, a religious sort, urges her to repent of her sins. However, when the hypocritical John makes a pass at Joyce, Tim rescues her. He says the whole Nick situation was resolved long ago and she has nothing to fear.
- Reprints
They Branded Me Immoral
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Vic; Joe Bailey; Stella; Stan Owen; Aunt Helen
- Synopsis
- Stella plans to marry Stan, who can give her financial security, but she really loves Joe. Stella and Joe elope, and the constant gossip of the town--suggesting Stella is pregnant and "had" to marry Joe--begins to affect their marriage. However, they stick it out and begin a happy life together.
Stormy Road to Love
comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Laura Wiley; Peter Wills; Andre Charbolet
- Synopsis
- Laura lies about having a sick father to get a job as a theatre usher. When bus driver Peter proposes marriage, Laura puts him off by claiming her father needs her income. Laura dates wealthy Andre, lying to him as well, and borrows money from Pete under false pretenses. However, Andre finally admits he has a fiancée and breaks up with Laura. Pete also dumps her when he learns she’s been cheating on him. Laura goes to work as a waitress to repay Pete’s money. They reconcile.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- New Orleans
The Real Dorothy Dix!
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; biography
- Characters
- Dorothy Dix
- Synopsis
- The life of advice columnist Dorothy Dix.
The Golden Goddess
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- June Winters; Mark Phillips; Ray; Maggie; Manning Barret
- Synopsis
- June is a struggling singer and would-be actress in New York. She arranges to meet producer Mark and romances him to get a dramatic role. He says she’s not ready, and breaks their engagement. Sponsor Manning invites June to his office and makes a pass at her. Mark rescues June but says “You don’t want a man to love you. You want a stepping stone!” June enrolls in an acting class so she can achieve her dream, and hopes someday to be worthy of marrying Mark.
- Reprints
-
in Secret Dreams Romances (K. G. Murray, 1963 ? series) #4 ([1964] ?)
-
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
They Branded Me Immoral
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1.
My Name Was Caroline Gray
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2.
They Branded Me Immoral
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3.
Stormy Road to Love
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4.
Correspondence Club
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5.
The Real Dorothy Dix!
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6.
The Golden Goddess
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- Michael Hoskin
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- David Wilt
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