My Life (1948) comic books

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Art by Vernon Henkel and Warren Broderick. Fox Feature Syndicate presents the third romance title to launch the romance comics craze, following Crestwood's "Young Romance" and Timely/Marvel's "My Romance". A reporter bends the facts to help his actress girlfriend's career, and loses his job over it; Linda wants to steal her sister Beth's man through trickery, and when that doesn't work, she tries to do Beth in; Nell tries to lure lawyer Sam away from her polio-stricken sister Wilma, then causes an auto wreck. Plus love advice to readers. I Broke Her Heart and Laughed About it; Kill for Love; Facts You Wouldn't Believe; May I Tell You About Anne?; I Was a Love Thief. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"My Past Was a Shadow"; Mary is an orphan who lives with her invalid Uncle Jack; Their poverty means she has no social life in high school; Fellow student Fred is nice to her but the other girls are mean and catty; After graduation, Mary gets a job as a waitress at a low-class "hash house" to save money for college; Fred asks her to marry him but his father objects and Fred backs down; Uncle Jack dies; Mary moves away and enrolls in college; She dates Walter but he dumps her when he learns of her lower-class origins. "I Loved a Thief," art by Bruce Darrow; On vacation, office worker Ann meets handsome, free-spending Paul; They fall in love but she learns hes a career criminal when hes arrested and sentenced to 5 years in prison; He vows to go straight when hes released, because he loves Ann. "My Love Was a Secret" text story. "I Lived a Lie!"; Wealthy Betty fears shell never find a man who loves her for herself; She and her Aunt Kate move to another town and Betty gets a job as a department store sales clerk, incognito; She falls in love with her supervisor Tom, but realzes he wont marry her if shes rich and hes poor; Betty arranges to have him "inherit" some money from a nonexistent rich relative, but Tom finds out and leaves. "MY LIFE, True Stories in Pictures." 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $399.95 or Best Offer View scan 6" cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Cover oxidation. Water spotting. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Fox Feature Syndicate presents the third romance title to launch the romance comics craze, following Crestwood's "Young Romance" and Timely/Marvel's "My Romance". Broadway drama queen Helen must adjust to a slower pace when she marries single father Marvin; Ruth has an affair with Bill and decides to divorce her husband, only to learn Bill is already married; Bored secretary Rosalie fools around with her boss while her teacher fiance is working late. Plus love advice to readers and advice on getting pretty hands. I Wanted Good Times; I Was a Brazen Cheat; What Am I to Do?; Gloom Chasers; My Two-Timing Heart. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.