Dates
- Cover date
- August-September 1951
- On sale
- June 25, 1951
- Pages
- 52
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
Stories
- Second Sweetheart · 8 pages
Jill starts dating Doug, then learns he’s the ex-boyfriend of her roommate Renee. Feeling bad for Renee, Jill tries to bring them back together, even though she has feelings for Doug herself. Doug and Renee bury the hatchet, but realise they’re not in love any more, so Doug and Jill can be happy together.
- Immune to Love · 8 pages
Nora’s married friends constantly introduce her to single men, hoping she’ll find a husband. Nora and Bill meet casually and hit it off, but when they’re “matched” by mutual friends, Nora rebels against her own feelings. Bill dates Marie and Nora becomes jealous, which was Bill’s plan: he and Nora finally decide to get married.
- Imprisoned Heart! · 9 pages
Laura falls for Ray, but he hates “any reference to love or marriage,” preferring to “not think of the future!” Ray takes Laura for granted and she begins to date Steve, who is more considerate. Laura finally breaks with Ray for good when she meets Joan, another of Ray’s girlfriends who’s also been treated badly. Laura is now free to love Steve.
- Carol · 1 pages
Carol plays tennis, badly.
- Exile from Happiness · 9 pages
Aspiring actor Wayne plays up to famous actress Amanda to further his career. This upsets Amanda’s assistant Penny, who loves Wayne. After Wayne triumphs, Amanda announces that she was aware of his scheme the whole time. Wayne can now admit his love for Penny.
- Linda and Larry · 1 pages
Linda dreams Larry saves her life.
- Leave Me, My Love! · 9 pages
Barbara falls in love with Jeff, an employee at the vacation resort. He says he doesn’t make enough money to get married and “people can’t live on love!” Jeff urges Barbara to consider wealthy guest Philip as a potential husband instead. When the still-single Barbara returns the following summer for her vacation, Jeff says he loves her enough to marry her even though he’s poor.
- Jenny · 1 pages
Poetry and 4 black-and-white illustrations.
Reprinted in
Girls' Love Stories (1949), Secret Hearts (1949), Heart Throbs (1957)