Romantic Secrets (1949 Fawcett) comic books
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Issue #7
$9.90
This early romance comic from Fawcett had particularly complex plots to go with the tears and kisses. Claudia runs an apple orchard and that doesn't leave her any time for love, until she meets handsome farmhand Ralph. Sharon goes to work as a cigarette girl at Club Miguelle so she can land a rich husband, but she hadn't reckoned on falling in love with sailor Danny. Successful businesswoman Beth returns to her hometown, and finds that handsome old flame Ward is now managing the store that she's supposed to audit. Challenge to Love; Only for You; My Vagabond Heart. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #11
$29.00
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Photo cover. "Tragic Farewell"; Jessica refuses to marry Stan because she believes shell have a singing career like her late, great father, although she has "none of [her] fathers great talent"; When Stan suggests she change her last name to see if she can get bookings, Jessica learns the truth--she can't--and agrees to wed Stan. "Love Stands Accused!", art by Al McWilliams; Helen is lawyer Georges secretary and girlfriend; She wants him to become wealthy and influential but he prefers to serve the clients who need him the most; Helen tricks political boss Manell into offering George work, over Georges objections. "Bermuda Idyll" text story by Daniel Bailey. "My Desolate Heart"; 24-year-old Laura teaches high school and is treated "like one of the gang" by her students, especially the boys; Dan, the older brother of Jerry, one of the students, says Laura should socialize with people of her own age; Her lack of "dignity" also threatens her job; Dan and Laura fall in love; When Jerry is caught embracing Laura in school, hes suspended but shows up at the prom and makes a scene. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #16
$32.00
View scan- Cover oxidation. Water damage.
Stories and art by John Martin and Marc Swayze. This early romance comic from Fawcett had particularly complex plots to go with the tears and kisses. Cynthia is raising her brother Bob, who wants to be a doctor, but tragedy results when she insists that he become a boat designer like their late father. In a hybrid Western-romance story, lawman Cole meets Lila, daughter of late lawman Ace, as they try to figure out why Ace's old foe is celebrating his memory in an old ghost town. Ted makes a play for a woman just to get even with her for dumping his friend, but he didn't expect to fall in love with her. Blueprint for Love; Rendezvous; Candy Kisses; Forsake Me Never. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #27
$12.25
Stories and art by Marc Swayze and John C. Adler. This early romance comic from Fawcett had particularly complex plots to go with the tears and kisses. Janie gets a job at the circus and meets handsome Ben, learning only later that he's a clown. They fall in love, but she doesn't think being a clown is a serious job, in a story with art by Marc Swayze. Lying in wait in the park to commit a murder, Johnny thinks back on Joanie and how it all came to this. General's daughter June tires of men in uniform, tells Bob she won't marry him while he's in the Army, and rebels against the military's rules and order. Weep, Clown, Weep!; Girl in the Park; Color Girl; Retaliation. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #32
$14.00
Stories and art by Howard Boughner, Marc Swayze and John Martin. This early romance comic from Fawcett had particularly complex plots to go with the tears and kisses. In a story full of '50s phobia over "juvenile delinquents," Eileen falls in with a rough crowd when she has a falling-out with steady Stan. Soon she's in the back of a convertible full of dope-smoking teens, who are taking her for a forced elopement to Joey. Kathy loves pulling pranks on her friends, but when she enlists in the Army as a joke, she risks losing Steve, the man she loves. Lois starts her life over in a new town with Eddie, but then she runs into Sue, who comes from her hometown and knows the secret she's been trying to forget. I Was a Member of a Teen-Age Thrill Gang; Dizzy Daisy; Deserter; Doc Sorebones; Wilbur the Waiter; Brake on Love; The Secret. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
