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Issue Details

Issue #39
Published September-October 1963
Frequency bi-monthly
Cover Price 0.12 USD
Pages 36
Editing Larry Nadle [as L. M. Nadle]
Notes First DC issue. First appearance of the Mary Robin, R.N. feature.

Cover Details - "No Cure for Love!"

Characters Mary Robin
Genre romance
Pencils John Romita
Letters Ira Schnapp
Notes Cover art is taken from the splash page of the first story in this issue.

12 page Mary Robin, R.N. story "No Cure for Love!"

Characters Mary Robin; Dr. Will Ames; Vera; Dr. Alex; Miss Van Ackland
Synopsis When Mary and Dr. Ames commiserate over a patient who died during surgery, she misunderstands his attention to her, but finally realizes that he doesn't love her.
Genre romance
Pencils John Romita
Letters Ira Schnapp ?

1 page Romance in Fashion illustration "Sun Fabrics"

Synopsis fashion page
Notes Fashions submitted by Paulette Chin Sue; M. Catapano; Margie Essary

8 page story "You've Always Been Mine!"

Synopsis When Eileen returns home to her Texas ranch after three years in Europe, she tries to attract the attention of her late father's hired hand but he seems uninterested.
Genre romance

1 page Romance in Fashion illustration "Sun 'n' Fun"

Synopsis fashion page
Notes Fashions submitted by Connie Wilson; Diana Llewellyn; Ethel Taniqucky; Marilyn Leibovitch; Patricia Henderson

2 page As Jane Ford Sees It letters page "I have been going steady with a boy for almost a year..."

Script ? [as Jane Ford]
Pencils John Romita (logo illustration)
Inks ? (logo illustration)
Letters typeset
Notes Advice Column

8 page story "The Eve of His Wedding"

Synopsis Bridesmaid Martha resents bride Lola for marrying Martha's former boyfriend Kirk. Fortunately, a near-fatal car crash the night before the wedding shows Lola's true colors and Martha's undying devotion to Kirk.
Genre romance
Pencils Bernard Sachs
Inks Bernard Sachs