True Life Romance #3
Farrell
United States
- Published
- August 1956
- Page count
- 36
- Cover price
- 0.10 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Size
- Golden Age size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/311390
Credits
- Editing
- , editor
Issue contents
Cover
There's No Romance in Rock and Roll!
Cover, 1 page
"Who is that boy? He looks so..."
Featuring
- Genre
- Romance
- Characters
- Shirley Fox; unnamed teenager; Tom Simmons
Credits
1"Hey! Turn that gal loose!"
Featuring
- Feature
- White Cloverine Brand Salve
- Genre
- Children; western-frontier
- Characters
- Davy Cricket
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art (product illustrations)
- Text
- , typeset
Synopsis
Davy Cricket (a spoof of Davy Crockett) saves a girl from kids playing "Injuns". He then shows her his camp with all the swell premiums he has earned selling salve in his spare time.
Notes
Inside front cover recruitment ad for selling White Cloverine Brand Salve from Wilson Chemical Co., Dept. AJ-11, Tyrone, Pennsylvania.
2"No one understands the teen-agers?"
Featuring
- Genre
- Romance
- Characters
- Shirley Fox; Julie Fox; Dotty; Mister Joe (candy shop owner); George; Marie Simmons; Tom Simmons
Credits
- Writing
- Iger Shop, scripter
- Art
- Iger Shop, penciller
- Iger Shop, inker
- Colours
- Iger Shop, colourist
- Text
- Iger Shop, letterer
Reprint history
- Printed in
- Extinct (New England Comics, 1991 series) #1 (Winter 1991-1992)
- Weird Love (IDW, 2014 series) #3 (September 2014)
Synopsis
It sometimes seems as if Shirley's mother won't let her do anything, but luckily she's introduced to common sense before it's too late.
3"Style No. 254 - Sweet Heart Roses swirl 'round this..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Skylark Originals
- Genre
- Fashion
- Characters
- four female fashion models
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , photographer
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Mail order ad from Skylark Originals, Dept. FC-5, 31 West 47th St., New York 36, New York. Ad appears between pages 3 and 4 of the first comic story.
4"52 balloons that make jumbo giant circus animals..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Carnival Town
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art (illustration)
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Mail order ad for blow-up balloons from Carnival Town, Dept. FC5, 31 West 47th St., New York 36, New York.
5"I like two boys and I can't make up my..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Agnes Wilson Lovelorn Advisor
- Genre
- Romance
Credits
- Writing
- Ruth Roche, scripter [as Agnes Wilson]
- Art
- , line art (illustration)
- Text
- , letterer (feature logo)
- , typeset
Notes
Answers to letters from Mary, Rose and Dorothy.
6
7"A few days from now, how would you like to touch your..."
Featuring
- Feature
- International Biotical Corporation
- Genre
- Medical
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art (illustration)
- Text
- , letterer
- , typeset
Notes
Mail order advertisement for E.H.S. from International Biotical Corporation, Dept. FC-5, 31 West 47th St., New York 36, New York. Appears between pages 3 and 4 of the second comic story. The ad is typeset except for the address which was changed with hand lettering.
8"Look for the Ajax seal! The sign of the best!"
Featuring
- Genre
- Romance
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art (illustration)
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Notes
Promotional ad for Ajax romance comics titles: Bride's Secrets, My Personal Problem, Secret Love, True Life Romance, All True Romance, Today's Brides, Lonely Heart and Bride's Diary.
9"Perhaps you think girls are the only ones who flirt?"
Featuring
- Genre
- Romance
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Jay Disbrow, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
10"Wear the latest personalized engraved jewelry"
Featuring
- Feature
- Jewelry House
- Genre
- Fashion
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art (illustration)
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Mail order ad for necklaces and bracelets from Jewelry House, Dept. FC5, 31 West 47th St., New York 36, New York. Ad appears between pages 3 and 4 of the third comic story.
11"If you are skinny, thin and underweight because of poor..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Wate-On Company
- Genre
- Medical
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art (illustration)
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Mail order ad for weight gaining products from Wate-On Company, Dept. 157B, 230 North Michigan Ave., Chicago 1, Illinois.
12"I'm very fond of a certain girl and I know..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Agnes Wilson Lovelorn Advisor
- Genre
- Romance
Credits
- Writing
- Ruth Roche, scripter [as Agnes Wilson]
- Art
- , line art (illustration)
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Answers to letters from Nelson and M. B. M.
13"Look for this seal on the cover"
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art (illustration)
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Promotional ad for Ajax romance comics titles: Bride's Secrets, My Personal Problem, Secret Love, True Life Romance, All True Romance, Today's Brides, Lonely Heart and Bride's Diary. Appears at the bottom of the page of the Agnes Wilson feature.
14
15"Released for the first time! The amazing..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Pioneer Drug Company
- Genre
- Medical
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , photographer
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Mail order advertisement for diet pills from Pioneer Drug Company, Inc., Dept. DC5, 31 West 47th St., New York 11, New York. Massive amount of text in very small type. Ad appears between pages 3 and 4 of the fourth comic story.
16"Yes, you can be a professional nurse."
Featuring
- Feature
- Post Graduate Hospital School of Nursing
- Genre
- Medical
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art (illustration)
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Inside back cover ad for a home study course in nursing from the Post Graduate Hospital School of Nursing, 93N56 Auditorium Building, Chicago 5, Illinois.
17"$35.00 is yours for selling only 50..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Colonial Studios
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , photographer
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Back cover recruitment ad for selling Christmas and all occasion cards from Colonial Studios, Inc., Dept. 356, White Plains, New York.
Indicia
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