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Issue: Lovelorn #4 Public Domain
Publication Date: February 1950
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Issues: #4 of 75 Issues
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Publisher: FlagAmerican Comics Group
Brand: American Comics Group ACGView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Best Syndicated Features Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 9 (7 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: full color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing
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[untitled]

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Genres: romantic
First Line: You were in my arms...
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Romance Can Be Risky

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Genres: fantasy, romantic
Character(s): Gloria Lindsay; Dr. Andrew Morgan; Regnor
Synopsis: Gloria graduates from junior college and opts for a secure, civil service job as secretary to Andrew, head of the Office of Zoological Research. She falls in love with him but he’s “married only to my work” and leaves on an expedition to Peru. Gloria memorises his notes then destroys them so he’ll have to take the “blackmailing moron” along. They discover an immortal lost tribe whose king Regnor wants Gloria to be queen. Although she thinks she loves Regnor, Gloria saves Andrew’s life and they flee the secret valley: Regnor dies of old age when he pursues them. Andrew admits he loves Gloria.
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The Star and the Starlet

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Genres: romantic
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My Heart Went Astray!

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Genres: romantic
Character(s): Tina Day; Jean; Mr. Fallon; Bob; Annette
Synopsis: Salesclerk Tina dreams of a life of riches and luxury. She spends her savings on a vacation to Sun Valley, hoping to find a millionaire husband. She falls in love with handsome Bob but learns he’s only the valet to wealthy Mr. Fallon. Tina turns her attention to the middle-aged Fallon, but when Bob saves her life on the ski slopes, she changes her mind. Bob confesses that he’s the rich one: he had switched roles with Fallon to avoid fortune-hunters.
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The Real Thing

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Genres: romantic
Character(s): Jane; Ken
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Man in Love!

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Genres: romantic
Character(s): Ed Morley; Sylvia Harris; Judy Sawyer; Jack Wilson
Synopsis: College freshman Ed falls for Sylvia, a self-confident coed who mocks and dislikes him. By the next year, Sylvia is dating football hero Jack. Sylvia tricks Ed into kissing her to win a bet, and Ed decides to forget her by dating nice girl Judy. Ed graduates and becomes a noted scientist, with Judy as his secretary. Seven years later, Jack goes to work for Ed and through him Sylvia learns Ed’s discoveries may make him rich, so she pretends she loves him. Ed learns Sylvia is a fortune-hunter but risks his life to save her after a lab explosion, then tells her off. He now knows he loves Judy.
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Disclose Notes: This is a rare example of a romance comic story told from the male viewpoint, and Ed's opening narration points this out: “Must all love stories be told by girls-—and about girls? How’s about giving a man a break for a change?”
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Strange Marriage Customs

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Genres: non-fiction, romantic
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Love of a Government Girl

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Genres: espionage, romantic
Character(s): Fay Galen; Philip Wolfe; Timothy Baldwin; Andy
Synopsis: Bored government typist Fay is happy when she becomes a confidential secretary in the Defense Department. She rejects the advances of fellow worker Philip and falls in love with scientist Timothy instead. Timothy tells her he’s gotten a fatal dose of radiation and will die in three days, but Fay knows the government has a secret device that can save him. Fay steals the plans for the device then learns Timothy is a foreign agent and has been using her. Philip, a counter-intelligence agent, saves her life and captures the spy ring.
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