Glamorous Romances #55 Values

Publisher: Ace Magazines, 1951

About Glamorous Romances #55

Painted cover.

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COVER DETAILS

Pencils: ? (painting)

Inks: ? (painting)

Colors: ? (painting)

Notes: This cover is a painting of Lauren Bacall during her years as a New York model

STORY DETAILS

(5 Stories)

Title: In Love With a Wolf

Characters: Gloria Ware; Tony Parker; Dirk Barnes; Betty Ware

Synopsis: Gloria asks her sister Betty to steal some of Gloria's old love letters from “wolf” Tom’s apartment, since Gloria loves Dirk now. Tom catches Betty but hands over the letters and kisses her. Gloria urges Betty to be nice to Tom and Betty falls in love with him. She then discovers “Tom” is actually Tony, Tom’s cousin, so Betty and Tony can be together without guilt.

Pages: 7.000

Reprints: Real Love (Ace Magazines, 1949 series) #68 (June 1955)

Title: Not Glamorous Enough

Characters: Ruth; Owen Leonard; Gran; Mrs. Leonard; Dora Wentworth; Gary Stevens; Madame Fannette

Synopsis: Ruth is dumped by her boyfriend Owen because she doesn’t dress stylishly. She makes friends with Gary, who decides to help Ruth get a makeover in New York. They then attend a party at Owen’s house and all of the male guests are attracted to Ruth. Owen wants to reconcile with Ruth but she tells him “we’re through.” Owen accuses Gary of paying for Ruth’s clothes, etc., but it was really her grandfather who sold some of his book collection to raise the cash. Gary and Ruth realise they love each other.

Pages: 8.000

Title: Afraid of Marriage

Characters: Lynn Michaels; Stan Owens; Sam Martin; Bess Martin; Pedro di Franco

Synopsis: Lynn dates Stan although he makes it clear from the start that “I’m interested in my [engineering] career, and it’s the kind that doesn’t fit in with marriage!” Lynn suggests that the “right kind of girl” could handle his globe-trotting lifestyle, but he thinks any woman would try to change him. Stan leaves, and Lynn has herself transferred to Trinidad where he’s working. Stan is upset when she arrives; Lynn is courted by Pedro. Stan admits he loves Lynn and was going to return to the USA to marry her anyway. They reconcile.

Pages: 8.000

Title: Her Heart's Dilemma

Characters: Tina Baron; Trevor Drake; Bob Fallon; Mr. Genner

Synopsis: Tina gets a job as a designer with a fashion house, where she has to fend off the advances of partner Trevor. Tina and Trevor’s partner Bob fall in love and when Trevor proposes to Tina, she worries that revealing her love for Bob will ruin Trevor and Bob’s friendship. She leaves town and takes a job elsewhere. Trevor tracks her down and says he won’t stand in the way of her romance with Bob.

Pages: 7.000

Letters: typeset

Reprints: Love Experiences (Ace Magazines, 1951 series) #32 (June 1955)

Notes: This is the only comic story in this issue with typeset lettering.

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Restored	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5

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