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Realistic Romances #1

Avon · Series began 1951 · July-August 1951

Dates

Cover date
July-August 1951
Pages
36

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Everett Kinstler, Louis Ravielli, John Forteinks: Everett Kinstler, Louis Ravielli, Jack Abel

Stories

  • I Was A....Bride For Sale! · 8 pages

    Diana weds assistant director Walt. He wants her to use her friendship with movie studio head Jim (she had been Jim’s secretary) to further his career. Walt throws them together and doesn’t even complain when Jim embraces her. Walt is promoted to director but when Diana—who has fallen in love with Jim—asks her husband for a divorce, he begs her to stay. In a drunken, jealous rage, Walt tries to murder Jim but ends up dead himself. Jim and Diana will be together at last.

  • Port Of Missing Girls · 7 pages

    Struggling actress Janis is hired by Karl Norton, then learns he wants her to help smuggle diamonds across the border. She is threatened with death unless she complies. Janis becomes friendly with Karl’s sympathetic henchman Alex but rejects his romantic advances because he’s a criminal. However, Alex is actually an undercover FBI agent. After Karl is captured, Alex and Janis can freely express their love.

  • Love Me Again! · 8 pages

    Ronnie loves Dot but contracts amnesia after a fall. Vivian claims she and Ronnie were engaged. Dot and Vivian compete for Ronnie’s affections anew. Ronnie chooses Dot and eventually regains his memory.

  • Too Many Lovers! · 8 pages

    Anne has a string of wealthy lovers that support her, but her scam is threatened when her innocent, small-town cousin Laura becomes her roommate. Laura thinks Anne is attending school. Laura gets a job in a law office and introduces her friend Don to Anne. Anne becomes obsessed with Don, but her plans go awry and she confesses her scheme to steal him to Laura. Laura moves out and marries Don. Anne meets Tom at the wedding and finds true love at last.

Reprinted in

Romantic Love (1954)

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