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Cover: Matt Baker
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Blue Ribbon Comics #2

Apr 1949 · St. John · 0.10 USD
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This anthology issue contains multiple romance stories featuring young women navigating relationships and romantic complications. "Diary Secrets" follows a high school girl whose desire for love and glamour leads her to pursue a boy she barely knows, ultimately resulting in heartbreak and a lesson about superficial attraction. Another featured story, told through diary entries dated January 1 and June 23, centers on a young woman named Jane who discovers her best friend's boyfriend Elmer is actually a two-faced romantic who courts multiple girls simultaneously, leading to romantic deception and social betrayal. The stories emphasize themes of youthful naiveté, romantic rivalry, and the consequences of chasing fleeting affections.

Contains 4 stories
Loneliness Made Me a Pickup
8 pp · Romance

Desperate to understand why no boy in her hometown will date her despite being genuinely popular, Terry takes a drastic step: she travels to a neighboring town to try picking up a stranger, only to be caught red-handed by Artie Robbins, an old friend from her past. What Artie reveals about her reputation forces Terry to confront an uncomfortable truth about herself and the choices that have kept her lonely.

I Cheated to Win His Heart
6 pp · Romance

A chance library encounter with Tommy Duval, the school's star athlete, sets Arlene's heart racing—but when he asks her to help with his English report, she finds herself drawn deeper into a situation that tests her honesty and her heart. As Arlene spends her evenings at Tommy's side, she begins to wonder whether his affection is genuine or built on something far more troubling, forcing her to confront what she's willing to sacrifice for glamour and romance.

And Now My Best Friend Calls Me a Love Thief
7 pp · Romance

A shy young woman discovers unexpected confidence with a makeover from her sophisticated cousin—and when she accepts a New Year's Eve date with a charming boy who'd once mistaken her for her best friend, everything shifts in ways neither of them anticipated. As Jane Leeland learns to see herself differently, her newfound appeal threatens the one friendship she cherished most, leaving her caught between the thrill of finally being noticed and the guilt of what her transformation has cost. C. Miller weaves a poignant tale of youth, jealousy, and the complicated price of transformation in this 1949 romance.

Jealousy Taught Me to Love
6 pp · Romance

When Janet starts working alongside Elmer in the shipping department, she's too caught up in her usual dating routine to notice his quiet charm—until jealousy sparks something deeper. After a chance encounter at a dance and a heartbreaking discovery at the jewelry store, Janet realizes her feelings run far stronger than she ever expected, and a late-night movie about unrequited love might just show her the path forward. This 1949 romance explores how sometimes we don't recognize love until we're afraid of losing it.

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $133
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $1,138*
CGC 8.0 none in existence
CGC 7.5 none in existence
CGC 7.0 · 2 in census $688
CGC 6.5 · 1 in census $499*
CGC 6.0 · 3 in census $432*
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CGC 5.5 · 2 in census $347
CGC 5.0 · 1 in census $339
CGC 4.5 · 3 in census $295*
CGC 4.0 · 5 in census $269
CGC 3.5 · 2 in census $228
CGC 3.0 · 1 in census $202*
CGC 2.5 · 1 in census $164*
CGC 2.0 none in existence
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Full credits

writer Dana Dutch
cover pencils Matt Baker

Reprints

Reprinted in Illustrated Romances #2 (1950), Pictorial Romances #6 (1951), Pictorial Romances #7 (1951), Diary Secrets #20 (1953), Teen-Age Temptations #9 (1954), True Love Pictorial #11 (1954), Teen-Age Romances #44 (1955), Illustrated Romance Library #1 (1960), Romance Without Tears #[nn] (2003), Diary Secrets #1

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