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Romantic Picture Novelettes (1946) comic books graded by CGC

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    Romantic Picture Novelettes (1946) #1 CGC 6.0
    Published 1946 by Magazine Enterprises.

    Romantic Picture Novelettes (1946) 1 CGC 6.0

    Paper: Off white

    From The Collection of Jon Berk

    Label #1485503002

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    Story by Allen Saunders. Art by Ken Ernst and Paul McCarthy. An early precursor to romance comics. The bulk of the issue is taken up with a collection of a Mary Worth strip from 1944. Mary's new tenant, Senora Lisa De Leon, keeps her face hidden under a veil while she undergoes a mysterious treatment from Dr. Karen Ward. But how will the new love of her life feel when her procedure is done? Also featuring pinup photos of movie stars John Hodiak and Alan Ladd, and a one-page Gertie O'Grady gag strip. Romantic John Hodiak; Mary Worth: Doctor Ward's Secret; Gertie O'Grady; Romantic Alan Ladd. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.