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Issue Details

Issue #3
Published May 1950
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing ?
Notes Indicia: PERSONAL LOVE, No. 3, May 1950. Published Bi-monthly and copyrighted by Famous Funnies Publications, 500 Fifth Ave., New York 18, N.Y. Yearly subscription, United States, 60¢, plus 15¢ for mailing, total 75¢. Single copy: 10 cents in United States; Second-class application pending at the Post Office at New York, N.Y., under the act of March 3rd, 1879. Additional second-class entry pending at the Post Office at Meriden, Conn. Editorial and circulation offices, 500 Fifth Ave., New York 18, N.Y. Advertising representatives, Gilman, Nicoll & Ruthman, 19 West 44th St., New York 18, N.Y. Branches  Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit, San Francisco. General Office: 23 Commercial Street, P.O. Box No. 2419, Waterbury 20, Conn., U.S.A.; William J. Pape, President; James H. Darcey, Treasurer. Printed by The Eastern Color Printing Co., Waterbury 20, Conn. Covers printed and books bound by The Curtis Way Corp., Meriden, Conn. PRINTED IN U.S.A. The characters in this magazine are fictitious. If the name of any living person or institution is used, it is a coincidence. Cover features Glenn Ford (1916-2006) and Janet Leigh (1927-2004), M-G-M stars

Cover Details - "Now is the Time for Love"

Genre Romance
Pencils ? (photograph)
Inks ? (photograph)
Colors ? (photograph)
Letters Typeset
Notes Indicia: PERSONAL LOVE, No. 3, May 1950. Published Bi-monthly and copyrighted by Famous Funnies Publications, 500 Fifth Ave., New York 18, N.Y. Yearly subscription, United States, 60¢, plus 15¢ for mailing, total 75¢. Single copy: 10 cents in United States; Second-class application pending at the Post Office at New York, N.Y., under the act of March 3rd, 1879. Additional second-class entry pending at the Post Office at Meriden, Conn. Editorial and circulation offices, 500 Fifth Ave., New York 18, N.Y. Advertising representatives, Gilman, Nicoll & Ruthman, 19 West 44th St., New York 18, N.Y. Branches  Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit, San Francisco. General Office: 23 Commercial Street, P.O. Box No. 2419, Waterbury 20, Conn., U.S.A.; William J. Pape, President; James H. Darcey, Treasurer. Printed by The Eastern Color Printing Co., Waterbury 20, Conn. Covers printed and books bound by The Curtis Way Corp., Meriden, Conn. PRINTED IN U.S.A. The characters in this magazine are fictitious. If the name of any living person or institution is used, it is a coincidence. Cover features Glenn Ford (1916-2006) and Janet Leigh (1927-2004), M-G-M stars

12 page story "First Choice"

Genre Romance

10 page story "I Was The Girl He Forgot!"

Genre Romance
Pencils Mo Weiss [as M. S. Weiss]
Inks Mo Weiss [as M. S. Weiss]

2 page letters page "Dear Anne Hirst..."

Characters "Anne Hirst" (advice columnist)
Synopsis "Dear Anne Hirst... Three words that tell a story of heartbreak, despair, of the need to confide and seek counsel...D EAR ANNE HIRST... starts the thousands of letters to the woman they know can help them. Adolescent girls, older women, young married people, men and women...all have their problems, and all are guided by the understanding, warm-hearted answers of this remarkable woman."
Genre Romance; Advice Column
Script ? [as Anne Hirst]
Pencils ? (photograph)
Inks ? (photograph)
Letters typeset
Notes With black & white photo of "Ann Hirst".

8 page story "Scorned"

Genre Romance
Pencils Sam Burlockoff (signed)
Inks Sam Burlockoff (signed)

1 page text article "Let's Explore Your Mind by Albert Edward Wiggam, D. Sc."

Synopsis 1. Is it true that most wives like a jealous husband? 2. Coeds ask: "Would most people rather be admired or loved?" 3. "Are people born with the knack of making friends, or can it be acquired?", "Anxious High School Student?"
Genre Romance; Advice Column
Script Albert Edward Wiggam
Pencils ? (illustrations)
Inks ? (illustrations)
Letters typeset
Notes Includes illustrations with text; combination feature piece and paid ad. Includes solicitation to send away for "Are You Emotionally Grown Up?" pamphlet by Dr. A.E. Wiggam c/o Famous Funnies.

11 page story "My Father's Wife"

Genre Romance
Pencils Fran Matera (signed)
Inks Fran Matera (signed)

1 page biography (nonfictional) Glenn Ford "Our Cover Man"

Genre Celebrity; bio
Pencils ? (photograph)
Inks ? (photograph)
Letters typeset

1 page biography (nonfictional) Janet Leigh "Our Cover Girl"

Genre Celebrity; bio
Pencils ? (photograph)
Inks ? (photograph)
Letters typeset

1 page advertisement "Famous Funnies Patterns"

Genre Fact; Dress Patterns