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Exciting Romances #12

Jan 1953 · Fawcett · 0.10 USD

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This anthology issue contains at least three stories. "Trapped by Love" follows a woman named Janet who is conflicted about her engagement to Danny, wanting to call him to confess her love but hesitating due to anxiety about disrupting his life, only to have the situation escalate when her ex-fiancé Jeff arrives and pressures her to abandon Danny, leading to a confrontation where Janet must choose between them. Another story depicts a couple, Gig and a young woman, who go on a date to an amusement park after Gig convinces her that she should have fun and enjoy herself, resulting in a lighthearted evening where they experience rides and laughter together. The issue features typical 1950s romance comic storytelling with dramatic emotional conflicts and romantic resolutions.

Contains 3 stories

Trapped -- By Love

11 pp · Romance

A young woman arrives in town with her sights set on marrying a wealthy, charitable man—but her carefully calculated plans begin to unravel when genuine feelings threaten to derail everything. Torn between ambition and the heart, Sheila finds herself caught between two very different men, each offering her a different future. As proposals arrive and her true desires come into focus, she must reckon with what she really wants.

Smashup

10 pp · Romance

Janet works as a bookkeeper at a sports shop that fronts for a gambling operation run by Tim Morgan, and though the pay is good, her boyfriend Jeff becomes convinced the racket is poisoning their community—determined to organize citizens against it despite Janet's pleas that he drop the dangerous crusade. When Jeff's activism makes headlines and threatens everything Janet values, their love becomes collateral damage in a battle between conscience and security.

Wild Girl

9 pp · Romance

An orphan raised by her aunt drifts into a reckless crowd, living for thrills and mayhem—until she sets her sights on Matt Sawyer, the handsome detective determined to keep her out of trouble. What starts as a calculated scheme to distract him from her wild gang spirals into genuine feelings, forcing Gig to reckon with who she really wants to be. Can she break free from the code of recklessness that's defined her, or will the pull of her old life prove too strong?