Sweethearts (1948-1954 Fawcett) comic books

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Sweethearts was the first monthly romance title. Cynical, world-weary Joan meets idealistic Gil on the train to New York City, and sparks fly. Julie is dating many men at once, and wearing herself out trying to keep each of them from finding out about the others. Mary tries to get guys to feel sorry for her, but Greg doesn't find that appealing in a mate. Plus a comics biography of actor James Mason, a romance-themed horoscope, and a romantic story serial. Disillusioned; Merry-Go-Round Romance; I Wanted Sympathy!; Too Flighty for Love; The Happiness and Heartbreak of Vicki Carter; Picture Biography and Dream-Beau of the Month: James Mason; Star Mates. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by George Evans and others. Sweethearts was the first monthly romance title. Homeless Enid feigns amnesia when wealthy Bruce takes her in, but when she falls for him she knows the truth will come out, in a story with art by EC legend George Evans. Blind Audrey meets Michael and it's love, but she wonders if he just feels sorry for her, in a story that shows attitudes toward disability of the era. Lana gets friendly with DA Ben, hoping he will provide connections for her fiance, struggling lawyer Ken. Plus a comics biography of screen legend Montgomery Clift. Enraptured Heart; Romance Oddities; Dark Farewell; Montgomery Clift; Guilt-Tainted Soul; Wait No More; I Betrayed My Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Marc Swayze and others. Sweethearts was the first monthly romance title. Madge loves Doug, but when he learns Madge is trying to manipulate wealthy Mrs. Nevin into leaving her a fortune, Doug breaks it off. Kathie loves Martin, her late sister's husband, but can't tell him that she feels responsible for her sister's death. Switchboard operator Janet tries to convince Bob that she overheard a murder plot on a phone line and needs his help to prevent it. Plus a romantic story serial. I Deceived My Love; The Happiness and Heartbreak of Vicki Carter; Disobedient Heart; False Obsession; The World of Romance. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Sweethearts was the first monthly romance title. Sara gets a chance to reconcile with her ex Jack and Janet, the woman he left her for, but she secretly plans to make them suffer for breaking her heart. Watching her boyfriend Jim in the boxing ring brings out the animal in the normally sweet, tender Clare. Small-town girl Eve goes to college and soon discovers parties, nightclubs, blow-off classes, and Steve. A Humbled Heart; Remember the Past; The Lonely One; Desertion. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Sweethearts was the first monthly romance title. Small-town girl Nora dates boy next door Ray and works at her family's boarding house, until the night she meets the handsome stranger in room 23. Ann and Nat move from their small town to Chicago, planning to marry, but once Ann gets a taste of city life, she changes in a big way. Lorine is bored with jock Chuck, and then she meets handsome poet "Jan St. George" at college. Temptation!; No Greater Folly; So Easy to Love; Spring in My Heart! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover. "No Other Love"; Ruthies high school sweetheart Al goes off to college; She thinks theyll be married when he graduates, but then learns he eloped with fellow student Inez; Ruthie vows never to marry and moves to the city and throws herself into her career; Ruthie dates fellow employee Ben but turns down his marriage proposal. "A Fearful Redemption"; Renée loves Charley but his small business doesnt yet earn enough for them to marry; She feels life is passing her by; Learning her former classmate Neil is now a famous singer and composer, Renée rekindles their acquaintance. "Photo Finish" text story by John Martin. "I Lived For Danger"; Printer Larry agrees to perform dangerous publicity stunts to earn money so he can have his own shop and marry drugstore clerk Irene; Irene is afraid Larry will be hurt and wants him to quit, but ad executive Selma urges him to continue; Irene and Larry break up, but when Larry is injured during a stunt, he sees that Selma only cares about him as a performer, not a person. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"A Stranger on the Road" (art by Bob Powell), "My Kind of Man," and "Bitter Betrayal." Photo cover. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover. I Was a Spy; Madge leaves Delville for Washington, DC; Her boyfriend Dennis nags her to come home but she refuses and gets a job in the State Department; She meets Paul Lavelle and he says he's writing a book about the State Department and invites her to become his collaborator; She accepts and slips department files to him; The FBI on is to her. Love Passed By; Josie, Michael, and Clark manage a successful lumber mill. Josie is in love with irresponsible, carefree Clark while steady and hardworking Michael loves Josie; When Clark sells his share of the business to Michael for ready money to finance his fun-loving ways, Josie is convinced Michael connived to get Clark out of her life. The Letter text story by Bernard Graham. Forlorn, art by George Evans; Dagny cherishes her privacy and buys a small isolated farm where she can have as much privacy as she wants; She believes her neighbors are nosy gossips and avoids them, but falls in love with handsome, young local doctor Jeff Faren; He is annoyed with her coldness to the people of the community and eventually drops her; One winter night, Dagny breaks her leg tumbling down a staircase at home and remains unconscious on the floor for days. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Sweethearts was the first monthly romance title. Annette hopes to marry Murray so he'll take her out of her tiny little seacoast town and its fishing community, but it turns out those are the things he likes best about her world. Postwar WAC (female military officer) Edna has the chance to marry into a wealthy, connected family, but she falls for middle-class reporter Hank. Nina falls for handsome David, but when they keep running into each other, he thinks she's spying on him. Plus the winners of the third "Ideal Man" reader essay contest offer a glimpse of the '50s. A Stranger to Her Own; You Cant Chain the Man You Love; This Time for Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover photo features screen legend Marilyn Monroe and Richard Widmark. Sweethearts was the first monthly romance title. Learning she's failed her school exams, Vivian becomes despondent, breaks it off with Mark and thinks her life is over. Nola and Johnny work in the same factory, but Johnny is put off by Nola's ongoing feud with her supervisor. Joyce loves handsome doctor Rod, but he learns she's been lying about being wealthy because she wanted to impress him. I Failed My School Examinations!; The Conniver; The Mirror of Fate; No Love for Liars. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Mike Sekowsky and Daniel Sheldon. Sweethearts was the first monthly romance title. In a real curiosity, even by atomic-comics standards, Janie and Ben's relationship faces an existential crisis when an atom-bomb test outside their small town gives Janie horrifying visions of an atomic holocaust. May and Ted are engaged, but she gets mixed up in underhanded shenanigans at the carnival where she's working, and he gets dragged into her problems. Kate becomes jealous and manipulative of Magda, the beautiful exchange student who's living with her parents for a year. Plus a comics biography of screen legend Elizabeth Taylor. Big Experiment; I Lived in an Atom Blast Town!; Dream Girl of the Month: Elizabeth Taylor; The Defeated Heart; Dream Beau of the Month: Marshall Thompson; Love Me. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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1st Charlton. Photo Cover of Eva Tanguay (played by Mitzi Gaynor) and Larry Woods (played by Bob Graham). Stories by unknown. Art by Art Cappello and unknown. Thrilling romances! Exciting! Pulse quickening! Real love stories of real people told in dramatic picture stories. Revelations you will never forget! Featuring: "Passion's Plaything"; "I Was a Musician's Girl" (marijuana story); "Candidate's Girl"; and "The Bridegroom"! Plus: 2-page text story "Lillian's Luck"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.