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Issue: Romantic Confessions #1 Public Domain
Publication Date: October 1949
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Issues: #1 of 25 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Authorized A. C. M. P. Conforms to the Comics Code
Publisher: FlagHillman
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Hillman Periodicals, Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/30/1949
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Authorized A. C. M. P. Conforms to the Comics Code
Content Items: 13 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Ed Cronin
Disclose Notes: On sale date as given in the copyright application as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, July-December 1949, page 257, registration number B208274.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Full Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): John Prentice
Inker(s): John Prentice
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Mary; man; woman
First Line: Oh--- there he is!
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Pages: 1
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Now You Can Have Daring Newest Look Beauty

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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (illustrations)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ? (ad agency)
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Tri-Lette; Wilco Company
First Line: Put your figure in style! Look feminine,E
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover mail order ad for the Tri-Lette garment from Wilco Co., Dept. 697-M, 45 East 17th Street, New York, New York.
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Love Me...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dick Rockwell (signed)
Inker(s): Dick Rockwell (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Lynden Russell; Mrs. Marshall; Emile; Tyler Adams; Ginny; Mayor Phelps
First Line: How loyal and true should we be with our friends-
Synopsis: Lingerie shop owner Lynden falls in love with Tyler but later thinks her roommate Ginny has stolen him away. Tyler shows up and says Ginny was lying: he only cares for Lynden.
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Jealousy Was My Undoing

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Al McWilliams (signed)
Inker(s): Al McWilliams (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ben Oda
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Dorothy; Pierre; Bill Darcy; Kitty Darcy; Elaine Darcy; Bob
First Line: Do you, Dorothy, take Pierre to be your lawful wedded husband?
Synopsis: Newlyweds Dorothy and Pierre host Pierre’s old friends Bill and his wife Kitty. Dorothy learns Kitty used to be Pierre’s dance contest partner and is jealous. Bill and Kitty are later killed in a plane crash. When Pierre arranges to care for their orphaned 4-year-old daughter Elaine, Dorothy walks out on him. She gets a job and a new boyfriend, loser Bob. When Kitty falls ill, Bob can't be bothered but Pierre shows up and she asks him to take her back.
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Pages: 7
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You'll Come Back

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): John Prentice
Inker(s): John Prentice
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ? (Leroy lettering)
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Eddie Evans; Nora Nash; Sam Sloan; Mrs. Beckett; Max Reibert; Delilah Sansone; Herb
First Line: Lots of things can happen that can make a man forget-
Synopsis: Dance team Eddie and Nora audition for a Broadway show but star Delilah insists that only Eddie be hired. When Eddie refuses, Delilah takes them both, but splits up the act. Nora quits, but when the show flops because of Delilah, Nora becomes Eddie’s partner again and they are a hit.
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Pages: 8
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I Had To Choose

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ben Oda
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Pam Streete; Madge; David; Miss Turkle; Bert; Dr. Watkins; Dr. White; Miss Marten
First Line: It was a date... the details of...
Synopsis: Business executive Pam is too busy for her friend David, so she asks her assistant Madge to keep him company. Madge sets up Pam with a blind date: David. Pam realises she has been neglecting her friends and her personal life for business.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Story begins and ends with Pam Streete writing a letter to Miss Marten, a romance advice columnist.
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I Found My Heart In the Past...

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Loretta; Dale; Dixon; Peggy; Jack Carstairs
First Line: It was such a lovely June day.
Synopsis: Loretta attends a party with Dixon, a rather dull man she had been dating for a couple of months, however at the party she runs into Jack, a man she had once rejected when they were both teenagers.
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Take Me As I Am...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Lee Elias ?
Inker(s): Lee Elias ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Royce Winters; Helen Kroll; Mrs. Kroll; Vicky; Becky Thorp; Percy Thorp; Dr. Ellsworth
First Line: When a girl falls in love it's too late...
Synopsis: Office worker Helen meets wealthy Royce at a skating rink. She conceals her working class background from him, pretending to live at the mansion where her mother is employed as a cook. Her mother agrees to go along with the deception but only temporarily, warning Helen that she must eventually be honest with Royce. Royce’s former girlfriend Becky, whose father owns the company where Helen works, discovers the truth. Royce says it doesn’t matter to him, he loves Helen.
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Pages: 8
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Electronic Juke-Box Bank

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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (illustrations)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ? (ad agency)
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Shar-Lee Company
First Line: Now you can get a kick out of saving!
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Disclose Notes: Mail order ad for a juke-box bank from Shar-Lee Company, 425 West Superior Street, Dept. G, Chicago, Illinois.
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Unwelcome

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ed Smalle [as EJS] (signed)
Inker(s): Ed Smalle [as EJS] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; (Leroy lettering)
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Tom Craig; John Craig; Wilma Craig; Martha; Aunt Lucy; Sid
First Line: No strange woman could ever replace Tom's mother,E
Synopsis: Tom’s widowed father John returns from Europe with a new wife, Wilma, and her teen-aged daughter, Martha. Tom makes friends with Martha, who grew up in a concentration camp, but he spreads nasty rumours about Wilma. When his father finds out and angrily strikes him, Tom runs away and is hit by a car and injured. Learning Wilma and Martha are planning to leave, Tom goes home and begs them to stay: a happy family is formed.
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Send Secret Messages With the Lone Ranger

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Penciller(s): ? (illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (illustrations)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ? (ad agency)
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Lone Ranger; Fun Industries
Character(s): The Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver; boy
First Line: Hey kids, here's your chance to get the Lone Ranger's own Silver Bullet Pen Set!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Mail order ad for the Lone Ranger Silver Bullet Pen Set from Fun Industries, Dept. PK26, 45 East 17th Street, New York 3, New York. Same address as the ad on the inside front cover.
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Pimples Disappear Before Your Eyes!

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Penciller(s): ? (illustration); ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ? (illustration); ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ? (ad agency)
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Dornol Products
First Line: Today, it is old-fashioned to neglect...
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover mail order ad for skin treatment from Dornol Products, Inc., Dept. 10-HCG, 4257 Katonah Avenue, New York 66, New York.
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Have a Slimmer Youthful Feminine Appearance Instantly!

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Penciller(s): ? (illustration); ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ? (illustration); ? (photographs)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ? (ad agency)
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Adjust-o-belt Company
First Line: Don't look old before your time. Do as thousands...
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Disclose Notes: Back cover mail order ad for an undergarment from Adjust-o-belt Company, Dept. 43, 1025 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey.

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