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Issue: Darling Romance #7
Publication Date: January 1950
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Issues: #7 of 7 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: A Darling MagazineView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Close-Up Inc.
On Sale Date: 11/10/1950
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 12 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: On sale date as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, January-June 1951, page 39, registration number B280104.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U. S.
Paper Stock: Glossy cover
Binding: Saddle-stitched
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Not Fit for Love

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: romantic
Character(s): Bonnie Blair; Mr. Blair; Bill Scott
First Line: I told you to stay away from men...
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Disclose Notes: Cover art has been taken from the splash page to the first story.
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Look Slimmer, More Youthful Reduce Your Appearance Instantly

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Feature(s): Tranzform, Inc.
First Line: The Tranzform Girdle must be the best girdle you ever...
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Disclose Notes: Inside front cover mail order ad for a girdle from Tranzform, Inc., Dept. HF, 15 East 18th St., New York 3, New York.
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Not Fit for Love

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Genres: romantic
Character(s): Bonnie Blair; Mr. Blair; Mrs. Blair; Bill Scott; Professor Sternberg
First Line: A black veil of uncertainty hung ominously over my life, and for...
Synopsis: Bonnie’s parents are very strict, so she sneaks out to date Bill. He proposes marriage; when Bonnie’s parents find out, they beat her. Her “father” says he is really her uncle: her real father was a murderer and her “mother was a--well, no better!” They fear Bonnie has “bad blood.” Bonnie breaks up with Bill. Bill brings Professor Sternberg, “head of the psychiatric department at State University,” to tell Bonnie “your fears are absolutely groundless! There is no such thing as ‘bad blood’…crime…is caused by environment…” Bonnie’s adoptive parents apologize and Bonnie can now marry Bill.
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Genres: educational, informational
Feature(s): The Darling Bandbox
First Line: Apron Happy: Now that summer is over, you probably...
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I Wanted a Real Man

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Genres: romantic
Character(s): George Caine; Eve Caine; Hal Villon
First Line: Romance to me was the very essence of passionate love!
Synopsis: Eve is “disappointed” at the “emptiness” she feels in her marriage to George, who seems to take her for granted. They go on a Caribbean cruise and Eve meets handsome Hal Villon. They fall in love and George offers to give Eve a divorce “if that’s what you want, dear.” Hal is taken aback at this news, and when the ship begins to sink, he shows that he’s a selfish coward and George proves his bravery and love for Eve. Afterwards, Eve and George reconcile although he’s “the same old George!”
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Love on the Sly!

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Genres: romantic
Character(s): Brenda Joyce; Allan Ross; Fred Lynn; Tony Wood
First Line: What would you do if you found out that the...
Synopsis: Brenda dates Allan but “the spark was missing.” She prefers college basketball player Fred and dumps Allan, saying “I could never love you! You’re just not my type!” However, Fred makes it clear he’s not interested in a long-term commitment so Brenda turns to Tony on the rebound. She finds him “weak and unassuming” but agrees to marry him anyway. Fred says he and Brenda “can still have fun” but Tony steps and knocks him out. Brenda realizes “Tony was willing to battle to the death to hold my love” and decides he’s the man she loves.
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Have No Fear

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Genres: romantic
First Line: Have no fear, my love, of me -
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Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Cinema Chatter
Character(s): James Cagney; Gary Cooper
First Line: Gals who cuddle disappearing from the screen
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Hot Number

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Genres: romantic
Character(s): Rita; Anna; Jim; Al Connors; Gil; Boots; Jack
First Line: Please, Rita.. don't waste your life like this!
Synopsis: Rita has an inferiority complex about her appearance from an early age: her own mother says she “looks like a circus clown!” with her snub nose, red hair and freckles. In college, Rita decides to become a “hot number” who doesn’t “object to a little fast romance” and thus attracts many young men. When Rita meets Al and he professes his love for her, Rita doesn’t believe he’s sincere. She tries to return to her old ways, but can’t stop thinking of Al. Al returns and says he loves “the real you”--they decide to get married.
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Genres: non-fiction, opinion
Feature(s): Personality... and You from Your Handwriting
First Line: Practically anyone can do a great deal to...
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Disclose Notes: Ellyn Lee analyses handwriting from two submitted samples.
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The Truth About Hair Loss

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Genres: science and technology
Feature(s): Comate
First Line: The following facts are brought to the attention of the...
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover mail order ad for a hair growing product from Comate Laboratories Inc., Dept. 4C, 1432 Broadway, New York 18, New York.
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Reduce Keep Slim at Home

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Genres: science and technology
First Line: Take pounds off- keep slim and trim with Spot Reducer!
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Disclose Notes: Back cover mail order ad for a weight reducing device from Spot Reducer Company, Dept. E-177, 1025 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey.

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