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True Love Pictorial #2

Feb 1953 · St. John · 0.10 USD
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This anthology issue contains multiple romance stories. "Grant City Versus Elaine Trent" follows a woman who hides a brooch beneath her dress and sells a struggling ranch to a man named Wade Townsend, later discovering he had been cruel to her and attempting to reclaim the property. The issue also includes "The One Flaw in Our Romance," in which Joy recounts how she met Brad, a gas station attendant who became a dancer, and their budding relationship after they began dating and going out together.

Contains 5 stories
Grant City Versus Elaine Trent
6 pp · Romance

When a waitress named Elaine meets Dr. Paul Horton during his Miami Beach vacation, their week-long romance ignites so intensely they impulsively marry—but their happiness crumbles once they settle in his Nebraska hometown of Grant City, where the townspeople coldly reject the outsider bride. As Elaine struggles under the weight of feeling responsible for Paul's suffering, a catastrophic flood forces the couple to work side by side, revealing who they truly are to each other and their community.

When Dreams Come True
7 pp · Romance

When Dreams Come True follows Faye, a young woman who buys a small ranch with her inheritance and arrives wearing her great grandmother’s necklace—its family legend says every woman in the line marries the first man she meets while wearing it. She meets the man who sold her the land, a quiet man with a secret: he believes treasure from the Mexican War lies buried on the property, and he’s been searching for it ever since he was forced to sell part of it to survive. Though their goals clash—she tends her crops, he digs for gold—their paths keep crossing, and a quiet affection grows between them.

No Greater Love
6 pp · Romance

A woman torn between duty and desire must navigate an impossible choice after her irresponsible husband abandons her during her pregnancy—leaving her no choice but to place her newborn son for adoption to give him a better life. Two years later, when she finally reconnects with her baby and begins falling for a kind man named Fred, her estranged husband Ralph resurfaces with promises of redemption, claiming he's changed and wants to reclaim both her and their son. Mary must decide whether Ralph's transformation is genuine, what she owes to the child she gave up, and whether she can trust her own heart when so much is at stake.

Girl of Deceit
1 pp · Romance

Joan, a department store salesgirl working nights in the kitchen of an exclusive country club, meets an attractive member who mistakes her for part of the wealthy crowd—and she lets him believe it. As their romance deepens, Joan wrestles with her deception, knowing she'll have to tell him the truth eventually. When the truth finally emerges, Joan must face whether Guy's love for her can survive the revelation that everything about her social standing was a lie.

The One Flaw in Our Romance
5 pp · Romance

A young woman working in her father's diner falls for Brad Waring, a charming gas station attendant who becomes her fiancé—but his past catches up with him when an old criminal associate blackmails him into planning a robbery. When Joy discovers the truth and calls the police, she's forced to confront the man she loves and the consequences of her choice, testing whether their relationship can survive the weight of his secrets and her betrayal.

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (Good) $228
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $5,563*
CGC 8.5 none in existence
CGC 8.0 none in existence
CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $2,445*
CGC 7.0 · 1 in census $2,131
CGC 6.5 · 4 in census $1,705
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CGC 6.0 · 3 in census $1,170
CGC 5.5 · 3 in census $1,170*
CGC 5.0 · 2 in census $1,170*
CGC 4.5 · 4 in census $958
CGC 4.0 · 5 in census $958
CGC 3.5 · 2 in census $729
CGC 3.0 · 3 in census $690*
CGC 2.5 · 2 in census $558*
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Full credits

artist, inker Matt Baker
cover pencils, inks Matt Baker

Reprints

Reprinted in Love and Romance Library #122 (1960), My Secret Heart Pictorial #111

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