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Issue: First Romance Magazine #38 Public Domain
Publication Date: February 1956
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Issues: #38 of 52 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagHarvey
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Indicia Publisher: Home Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 9 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Leon Harvey
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: glossy covers; newsprint interiors
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Clinging Vine

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Al Avison ?
Inker(s): Al Avison ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Leon Harvey ?
Penciller(s): Bob Powell; Howard Nostrand ? Al Avison ?
Inker(s): Bob Powell ?; Howard Nostrand ?; ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Clinging Vine

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bob Powell
Inker(s): Bob Powell ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Rosen
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Midge; Gordon; Mr. Fraser; Joe Broome; Will Howard
Synopsis: Midge can’t stand to be separated from her new husband Gordon. He says “I want a wife—not a clinging vine! You’re smothering me—choking me!” and walks out. Midge is notified that Gordon was the victim of a hit-and-run accident. In the hospital, he apologises for being angry at her, and Midge vows to be “a wife in the true sense of the word!”
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The Romantic Season

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bob Powell
Inker(s): Bob Powell ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
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I Know, My Love

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bob Powell
Inker(s): Bob Powell ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Rosen
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Lois Downing; Arnold Downing; Phil; Dan Bennett; Craig Manley
Synopsis: “Common-sense” Lois wants a husband who is “rich and reliable!” On a trip to Hawaii, she meets beachcomber Dan and they are attracted to each other, but she tells him “I’ve always been taught to hate shiftlessness---irresponsibility!” She urges him to get a job: “You’ve got to decide between me and your way of life! You can’t have both!” “You love only the dollar sign,” he replies, and they break up. Her father advises her to “follow your heart,” and Lois returns to Dan.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bob Powell
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Acclaimed by millions!
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Disclose Notes: House ad for 5 romance titles (First Love, Love Problems, Hi-School Romance, First Romance, True Brides) with black-and-white cover reproductions and a black-and-white illustration.
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Forbidden Love

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Al Avison ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Rosen
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Bruce; Sue; Lila; Alan Herne; Sue's mother
Synopsis: Just before her boyfriend Bruce returns from service in Korea, Sue meets Alan and falls in love with him. Gossip about their relationship spreads through the town, because Bruce is a hero who received the Silver Star. Alan and Sue break up, and Sue is reunited with Bruce. He confronts her about the stories and Sue admits she loves Alan. Bruce helps Sue and Alan get back together.
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A Letter from My Love

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Al Avison ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
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Love's Decision

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jack Sparling
Inker(s): Jack Sparling
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Rosen
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Carol Emrick; Phil Taine; Roger Mayo
Synopsis: College students Carol and Roger fall in love, but star football player Phil steals her away. Carol discovers Phil is unfaithful to her. After Roger, who also plays football, plays a great game, Carol apologises to him and he takes her back.
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Disclose Notes: Roger is drawn playing in the football game without a helmet, although the other players are wearing them.

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