Dates
- Cover date
- November-December 1950
- Pages
- 52
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
Stories
- Knight of Love · 13 pages
Graduate student Norma accidentally reveals her crush on fellow student Jules, to his chagrin. Their professor assigns them to work together translating a medieval manuscript. The manuscript tells the story of French princess Georgette, whom Philippe suggests marry Germanic prince Frederick to save their country from invasion. Norma finds it romantic, Jules thinks rationally. Philippe falls in love with Georgette and defeats Frederick in combat. As Philippe loved Georgette, Jules admits he loves Norma.
- The Kiss Test · 1 pages
Types of kissers: Kiss Bestower, Kiss Hater, Kiss-and-Teller, Hand-kisser, Hunt-and-Peck Kisser, Dream Kisser
- Flight into Romance · 1 pages
- Meant for Each Other · 4 pages
Jane and Phil are jilted by their prospective spouses on the same day. They each vow to get revenge on the opposite sex by breaking hearts. Coincidentally, they wind up at the Mountain Mist Lodge and each tries to make the other fall in love with them. The scheme works too well: Phil and Jane get married.
- Men You Shouldn't Marry · 1 pages
"Men who drink heavily," flirts, "inveterate gamblers," and men who show "signs of neuroticism."
- Lesson in Heartbreak · 1 pages
- The Romance of Little Miss Mouse · 7 pages
As a child, Lisa is "fat and clumsy" and grows up insecure, working "a dull, stupid job." Her only solace is painting. Meg makes friends with Lisa and arranges to sell her work, but takes credit for it and gives Lisa only a fraction of the money she makes. Art collector James buys Meg's work and apparently falls in love with her. However, he realizes Lisa is not only the real artist, but also the woman he loves.
- Love Charms · 1 pages
Various purported love charms.
- Women Who Never Wed · 2 pages
The Self-Worshipping Woman, the Idealistic Dreamer, Victim of a Father Complex, Ambition Fanatic.
- The Guilty Heart · 11 pages
Laura's father invents a new synthetic oil. Fellow researcher Gregory congratulates him, and also romances Laura. He and Laura will be wed. Laura gets tipsy at her engagement party on her father's yacht, and apparently triggers an explosion that destroys the boat and kills her father. Laura is found responsible and Gregory rejects her. Laura moves to New York to start over, and meets Alex. They fall in love, but she reveals her identity and says "I'm not worth loving!" Alex proves Gregory killed her father to steal his invention, framing Laura. Alex and Laura can now marry.
- Lost Love Letter · 1 pages
- Look Before You Love! · 3 pages
"Be very cautious before rushing into a new love affair."
- How He Proposed · 1 pages
Henry punctures Sally's inner tube while she's in the ocean and won't rescue her until she agrees to marry him.
Reprinted in
Weird Love (2014), Weird Love (2015)