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Issue: Romantic Marriage #1 Public Domain
Publication Date: January 1950
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Issues: #1 of 17 Issues
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Publisher: FlagZiff-Davis
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Indicia Publisher: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 10 (7 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Indexed from scanned copy at http://digitalcomicmuseum.com
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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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I Was a Selfish Wife

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Feature(s): Romantic Marriage
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Pages: 1
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The Widow and the Veep

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Genres: non-fiction, romantic
Character(s): Alben Barkley; Jane Hadley; Mary; Mrs. Clark Clifford
First Line: The true story of how Alben VArkley, Vice-President of the United States, found romance at 70 with a secretary.
Synopsis: At the age of 70, widowed U.S. Vice-President Alben Barkley marries 37-year-old widow Jane Hadley.
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Disclose Notes: Interior front cover with indicia.
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Love Was Not Enough

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Genres: romantic
Character(s): Alice Davis; Jeff Davis; John Martin; Marcia; Randel
First Line: When Alice married Jeff Davis, she saw him as a knight in shining armor...
Synopsis: Alice boasts to her friends and family about her new husband Jeff’s stellar career as a reporter but he tells her to curb her enthusiasm. When the district attorney asks Jeff to help investigate gangster Big Jim, Alice brags to a friend and Jeff is fired from the newspaper for violating confidentiality. Big Jim sends some thugs to abduct Jeff but Alice calls the police. Jeff is rescued and gets his job back after writing a big story about it.
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.
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Second Wife

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Genres: romantic
Character(s): Michael Saunders; Loretta Saunders; Sue Collins; Nelda Saunders
First Line: I lived in the shadows of my husband's first wife...
Synopsis: After his wife Nelda dies in a car accident, Michael weds Loretta on the rebound. However, Michael constantly compares Loretta to Nelda, unfavorably. Loretta decides to leave him, and tells her story to Sue, Nelda’s sister. Sue explains that Nelda only married Michael for his money, and was going to leave him for another, richer man but died before she could carry out her plan. Loretta refuses to destroy Michael’s illusions about his first wife. But Michael overheard Sue telling the truth about Nelda, and apologizes to Loretta for his insensitivity to her feelings. They reconcile.
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Disclose Notes: Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.
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The Turning Point

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Genres: romantic
Character(s): Laura Carter; Mark Carter; Mrs. Carter
First Line: Laura, you hid this telegram!
Synopsis: Actress Laura marries screenwriter Mark. He is unhappy in his work and suffers a nervous breakdown. Laura and Mark go to his family farm in Wisconsin to recover. Mark starts writing a play. When Hollywood tries to lure him back, Laura hides the messages. Mark eventually finds out and decides to return to writing films for the money. Mark changes his mind, since he can’t face leaving Laura or giving up his newfound creative freedom. His play is a success and attracts a big Broadway producer.
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The Kiss I Couldn't Forget!

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Genres: romantic
Character(s): Alex Horn; Eva Lynton Ellison; Martin Ellison
First Line: Alex, please. I've married a man I admire and respect. What I felt for you can never be again!
Synopsis: Eva refuses to marry her hometown sweetheart Alex until she discovers if she has the talent to become a writer. She moves to New York and is hired as an advertising copy writer in Martin’s agency. Martin proposes to Eva and she accepts, although she believes she still loves Alex. When Martin discovers this, he leaves her. Eva soon finds out that her love for Alex was only a youthful illusion, and she is reunited with Martin, her true love.
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I Was a Selfish Wife!

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Genres: romantic
Character(s): Pat Bowen; Sue Bowen; Joe Riley; Marian Sullivan; Chet Sullivan
First Line: I made you do it, Pat! It's my fault!
Synopsis: Sue convinces her husband, boxer Pat, to accept a fight with Tiger Madison because she wants the money for a trip to visit her family. Pat knows he isn’t ready to face Madison, but accepts the bout anyway. He fights bravely but loses as expected, and Sue realizes she’s been selfish. She apologizes to Pat.
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Disclose Notes: JVJ index card attached to online scanned version suggests Sparling for pencils and ?? for inks. The chubby faces and pug noses are typical Sparling but this story does look rather different than Sparling's other work in this issue ("Love Was Not Enough").
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Second Chance at Love!

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Genres: romantic
Character(s): Ralph Saunders; Marie Borden; Johnny
First Line: Marie's love had proved to be a sad mistake!
Synopsis: Marie is divorced and has a five-year-old son. She falls in love with engineer Ralph, but Johnny doesn’t want a “new daddy,” and so Marie says she can’t see Ralph anymore. One day Johnny falls into a construction pit; when he’s rescued by Ralph, Johnny calls him “Daddy.” Now Marie can marry Ralph and they’ll form a new family.
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Problems of the Newlywed

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Jane Clarke Advises
First Line: Falling out of love
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Disclose Notes: Interior back cover.
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Hollywood's Handsomest Newlyweds

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): RKO Radio
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Disclose Notes: Back cover advertisement for RKO Radio's comedy drama "Every Girl Should be Married" featuring Cary Grant and Betsy Drake (photographed).

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