Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1950-01-09
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Julius Schwartz (actual editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Romance Trail (DC, 1949 series) #5 Edit Cover
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[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:romance; western-frontier

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Actual editor info per dccomicsartists.com/DCHISTORY/DCHISTORY-2.htm

[no title indexed]
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Kodak Cameras and Film / advertisement / 1 page

Romance Trail Contents
(Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page

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Indexer Notes

5 small illustrations taken from following stories

Romance by Mail
(Table of Contents: 3)

Molly Adams / comic story / 11 pages

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  • Genre:romance; western-frontier
Characters:
Molly Adams; Vera Allan; Duke Dailey

Indexer Notes

Per Todd Klein, first published lettering work for DC Comics by Gaspar Saladino (posted via the Comics History Exchange on Facebook, 5 August 2016).

Editorial Advisory Board
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DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

Here's Your Chance Boys and Girls...Two Swell Premiums for the Price of One
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Ralston Instant Wheat Cereal [Ralston Hot Cereal]; Ralston Whole Wheat Cereal / advertisement / 0.5 page

The Secrets of Paradise Island Revealed at Last!
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 6)

Wonder Woman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Once and for Always
(Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 8 pages

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?
  • Genre:romance; western-frontier

[Dream of Being a Bullfighter]
(Table of Contents: 8)

Rancho Pancho / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor; western-frontier

Indexer Notes

wordless strip

Movies' Greatest Whip Expert
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Bazooka Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page

Western Serenade
(Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 1 page

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Indexer Notes

illustrated poem; art previously credited to Mort Drucker

My Lost Love
(Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 8 pages

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?
  • Genre:romance

A Complete Picture-Story of a Thrilling New Movie before It Hits the Screen!
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Feature Films / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Pretty Baby!
(Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 1 page

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?
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  • Genre:biography
Characters:
Jackie Durham
Synopsis:
profile of 16-year-old rodeo performer Jackie Durham

Heart of Gold
(Table of Contents: 14)

text story / 2 pages

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typeset

Indexer Notes

Has header illustration. Pencils previously credited to Alex Toth.

[no title indexed]
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Bar-B Cutie / comic story / 0.67 page

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  • Genre:romance
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Babs, isn't he cute?
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Babs

Our Bunch All Munch
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Nestlé's Crunch / advertisement / 0.33 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 17)

Suzy 'n' Slim / comic story / 0.66 page

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  • Genre:humor; western-frontier
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Why don't you want to go dancing tonight, Slim?

Statement of the Management, Ownership and Circulation
(Table of Contents: 18)

statement of ownership / 0.34 page

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typeset
Synopsis:
A list of the owners and editors of Romance Trail.

The Forgotten Woman
(Table of Contents: 19)

comic story / 8 pages

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  • Genre:romance; western-frontier

"It's Fun to Be Healthy!" Says Wonder Woman
(Table of Contents: 20)

Wonder Woman / public service announcement / 1 page

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  • Genre:advocacy; superhero
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Synopsis:
Wonder Woman encourages a young boy to eat healthy and exercise.

Girls Boys Get Your Prize This Easy Way
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American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page

I Will Train You at Home for Good Jobs in Radio-Television
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National Radio Institute Home Study Course / advertisement / 1 page

Get a Daisy Red Ryder Cowboy Carbine
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 23)

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
  2. ["Anytime's snapshot time!"]
    Kodak Cameras and Film
  3. Romance Trail Contents
  4. Romance by Mail
    Molly Adams
  5. Editorial Advisory Board
    DC Comics
  6. Here's Your Chance Boys and Girls...Two Swell Premiums for the Price of One
    Ralston Instant Wheat Cereal [Ralston Hot Cereal]; Ralston Whole Wheat Cereal
  7. The Secrets of Paradise Island Revealed at Last!
    Wonder Woman
  8. Once and for Always
  9. [Dream of Being a Bullfighter]
    Rancho Pancho
  10. Movies' Greatest Whip Expert
    Bazooka Bubble Gum
  11. Western Serenade
  12. My Lost Love
  13. A Complete Picture-Story of a Thrilling New Movie before It Hits the Screen!
    Feature Films
  14. Pretty Baby!
  15. Heart of Gold
  16. ["Babs, isn't he cute?"]
    Bar-B Cutie
  17. Our Bunch All Munch
    Nestlé's Crunch
  18. ["Why don't you want to go dancing tonight, Slim?"]
    Suzy 'n' Slim
  19. Statement of the Management, Ownership and Circulation
  20. The Forgotten Woman
  21. "It's Fun to Be Healthy!" Says Wonder Woman
    Wonder Woman
  22. Girls Boys Get Your Prize This Easy Way
    American Seeds
  23. I Will Train You at Home for Good Jobs in Radio-Television
    National Radio Institute Home Study Course
  24. Get a Daisy Red Ryder Cowboy Carbine
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
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  • Ralf Haring
  • Axel Kahlstorff
  • Dan Kurdilla
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Duc Nguyen
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
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