Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1950-01-18
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Secret Hearts (DC, 1949 series) #4 Edit Cover
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You Only Love Once!
(Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:romance

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photograph "from Globe"

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Contents
(Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page

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Inside front cover. Art is a border around the words listing the issues contents.

You Only Love Once
(Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 10 pages

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  • Genre:romance
Characters:
Shan [Sharon]; Emily; Bill Cummings; Tommy; Harriet Breen; Eugene
Synopsis:
Shan and Bill go on a blind date and fall in love, but she loves living in the city and he hates it. They argue and when Shan later tries to call Bill, she learns he’s moved away. Another young woman tells her that she had an argument with her boyfriend then realised love was more important than pride. Shan tracks down Bill at a farm he’s purchased and they reconcile.

Dreams for Sale
(Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 8 pages

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  • Genre:romance
Characters:
Jane Gordon; Stephen Drake; Doug Manners; Paula
Synopsis:
Jane is irked when her longtime boss Mr. Drake hires Doug as the new store manager instead of giving her the promotion. She swallows her pride and does a good job as Doug’s assistant, and they fall in love. However, Paula arrives and informs Jane that she’s going to marry Doug. Mr. Drake tells Jane he didn’t promote her because he felt the job was consuming her whole life. When a fire breaks out, Doug goes back into the burning building to save Jane, proving he loves her, not Paula.

Romantic Outcast
(Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 8 pages

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  • Genre:romance
Characters:
Doris Manning; Craig Wilson; Linda Stevens; Mrs. Manning; Aline Rogers; Bob
Synopsis:
Doris goes on a blind date with college student Craig, although she works in a florist shop and feels a bit inferior. They fall in love and Craig invites her to his school’s winter festival. Doris goes, nervously, but everyone is friendly except Aline, Craig’s snobbish ex-girlfriend. Doris saves Aline from injury on the ski slopes and that night Aline nominates her to be Snow Queen. Craig and Aline kiss.

Afraid to Love
(Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 8 pages

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  • Genre:romance
Characters:
Sharon; Sharon's mother; Philip Martin; Viv Browne; Tom Dean; Rita
Synopsis:
Sharon refuses to get involved with Philip because her previous romance with Tom ended badly. Philip won’t give up, and she decides to leave town. However, a distracted Sharon wanders into the street and Philip has to wreck his car to avoid her. This makes Sharon realise she does love him.

Secret of the Rose
(Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 2 pages

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  • Genre:romance

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 7)

Linda Lee / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:It looks adorable!
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Linda Lee; Hal
Synopsis:
Linda has a new hat.

Heartbreak Express
(Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 10 pages

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  • Genre:romance
Characters:
Vera Fields; Jim Eastly; Connie; Mr. Kent
Synopsis:
Vera waves to a train that passes by her farm each day, and the engineer waves back. She fantasizes that he’s young and handsome. One day Vera asks her friend Connie to wave since she’ll be away, and that’s the day that Jim, the engineer, took the day off and came to see who was waving. He thinks Connie is his faithful greeter, but quickly figures out Vera is the one, and they fall in love. However, Vera refuses to leave her farm, and Jim wants to live in the city. After Vera prevents a dangerous train derailment, she and Jim agree to split their time between the city and country.

For You Only!
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Girls' Romances / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page

Statement of the Ownership
(Table of Contents: 10)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page

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4 Hearts in 3/4 Time
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comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:romance
Synopsis:
Four stanzas of a poem illustrated by black and white drawings.

Indexer Notes

inside back cover

Straight to Your Heart!
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Girls' Love Stories / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. You Only Love Once!
  2. Contents
  3. You Only Love Once
  4. Dreams for Sale
  5. Romantic Outcast
  6. Afraid to Love
  7. Secret of the Rose
  8. ["It looks adorable!"]
    Linda Lee
  9. Heartbreak Express
  10. For You Only!
    Girls' Romances
  11. Statement of the Ownership
  12. 4 Hearts in 3/4 Time
  13. Straight to Your Heart!
    Girls' Love Stories
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