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Issue: Wartime Romances #11
Publication Date: November 1952
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Issues: #11 of 18 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagSt. John
Brand: St. JohnView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: St. John Publishing Company
On Sale Date: 1952
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 8 (4 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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The Colonel's Daughter

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic, war
Feature(s): Wartime Romances
Character(s): Don Towers; Madge Towers; Joyce; Nancy; Kevin Stearns; Susan Hoyt
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Disclose Notes: The large illustration refers to "Love Pirate." The upper drawing on the left is a reference to "Target: Sailor" and the lower drawing refers to "The Colonel's Daughter."
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Love Pirate

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: romantic, war
Feature(s): Wartime Romances
Character(s): Joyce; Don Towers; Tommy; Mr. Towers; Mrs. Towers; Madge Towers
Synopsis: Joyce has a crush on Don but he isn’t interested in her. She rejects Tommy’s love. When Don goes into the service, she writes to him frequently, and tells her friends they’re “practically engaged!” Don returns with a British wife, Madge, and Joyce decides to break them up. She arranges for Madge to think she and Don are having an affair, but he forces Joyce to confess the truth. Tommy makes Joyce admit she’s been lying and he says he still loves her; she agrees to change.
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The Colonel's Daughter

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Subject Matter
Genres: romantic, war
Feature(s): Wartime Romances
Character(s): Kevin Stearns; Susan Hoyt; Mrs. Hoyt; Col. Hoyt; Greg Scotter; Gretchen
Synopsis: On her way to live with her military father in Germany, Susan meets and falls in love with Kevin, a civilian military employee. Although warned that he’s a ladies’ man, Susan refuses to give him up. She tricks soldier Greg into driving her to the city where Kevin is working; when Kevin learns what she did, he’s afraid it will affect his career. The military police pick up Greg but he doesn’t snitch on Susan. Susan realises he’s a better match than Kevin would be.
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Target: Sailor

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Genres: romantic, war
Feature(s): Wartime Romances
Character(s): Nancy; Joan; Jack Stone
Synopsis: Nancy performs at the servicemen’s canteen but only because she thinks it’ll help her career. Some of the other girls falsely tell Nancy that sailor Jack is a good friend of a theatrical agent, so Nancy cultivates Jack’s friendship. She learns he doesn’t know the agent, but it doesn’t really matter, because they’re in love.
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[untitled]

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Feature(s): Correspondence Club
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One Heart -- Missing in Action

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: romantic, war
Feature(s): Wartime Romances
Character(s): Lt. Vicky Kerr; Captain Peter Riggs; Betty
Synopsis: Army nurse Vicky is engaged to pilot Peter. She learns he has been blinded and doesn’t want to be a burden to her. She arranges a transfer to the hospital where he’s staying and introduces herself as “Jane Knight,” his new nurse. Vicky tries to help Peter regain his will to live. An operation will restore Peter’s sight. He admits to Vicky that he knew it was her all the time.
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St. John Subscription Form

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Disclose Notes: House Advertisement for St. John Flying Eagle Comics Series (subscription page), $1 for 12 issues of series such as MIGHTY MOUSE COMICS, TEEN-AGE ROMANCES, PICTORIAL ROMANCES, FIGHTIN MARINES, ATOM-AGE COMBAT, etc. plus free as a gift three genuine ball-point pens that write three different colors (each pen packed with a mile of ink: 1. Brilliant Ruby Red, 2. Rich Royal Blue, 3. Emerald Green).
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Ads

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Disclose Notes: Total of 7 one-page advertisements for: $100 in a Month just for wearing and showing Lovely Dresses (modeling, Fashion Frocks), Get Prizes ... (sales club, American Specialty Company), Longer Hair (shampoo, Juel Company, 1/2 page), Borrow Money by Mail (loan, State Finance Company, 1/2 page), Angel Chimes (Illinois Merchandise Mart), 1/2 Price Sale (jewelry, U.S. Diamond House), Appear Slimmer (tummy flattener, Ward Green), Lose Ugly Fat (tablets, Junex Products).

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