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Issue: Illustrated Romances #2
Publication Date: January 1950
 
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Young's Merchandising Co.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume:
Pages: 32
ISBN:
UPC/EAN:
Price: 6.0 pence GBQ 0-0-6
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 6 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Andrea Court (editor); Helen Churley (associate editor); Raymond Hastings (associate editor); Beryl Greenly (associate editor); Anthony Quirkson (associate editor); Meg Larkson (associate editor); Lola Rose (art director)
Disclose Notes: It isn't known whether the listed editorial staff are Australian, fictional or from the original US comics.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Colour cover; Black and White interior
Dimensions: 175 mm x 265 mm
Paper Stock: Newsprint
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Disclose Images1
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
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Loneliness Made Me a Pick-Up

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
?
? (painting)
? (painting)
? (painting)
?
Subject Matter
romantic
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
This painting could be an Australian original.
They Made Me a Cinderella

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dana Dutch [as Andrea Court]
?
?
typeset
? (original editor)
Subject Matter
romantic
Reprinting
FlagTeen-Age Romances #2 published April 1949
was They Made Me a Cinderella [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
2
This story begins on the inside front cover and ends on the inside back cover. It is reported to be "…as told to Andrea Court", who is listed as editor for the comic. The script credit to Dana Dutch is from John Benson's "St. John Romance Comics Checklist". The original is illustrated, but this reprint is text only. The original story was three pages.
Loneliness Made Me a Pickup

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
? (original editor)
Subject Matter
romantic
Reprinting
FlagBlue Ribbon Comics #2 published April 1949
was Loneliness Made Me A Pickup [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
A number of US terms have been replaced in the text of this story. For example: "steady dates" is "steady girls"; "dated" is "asked me out"; "senior year" is "final year"; "out on dates" is "out often"; and "other girl's dates" is "other girl's boys".
I Threw Away My Reputation on a Worthless Love

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
romantic
Reprinting
FlagPictorial Confessions #1 published September 1949
was I Threw Away My Reputation on a Worthless Love [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
9.5
Hope-Chest Calamity

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
? (original editor)
Subject Matter
romantic
Reprinting
FlagPictorial Confessions #2 published October 1949
was Hope-Chest Calamity [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
4
I Talked Myself Into Love Troubles

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
romantic
Reprinting
FlagPictorial Confessions #1 published September 1949
was I Talked Myself into Love Troubles [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6

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