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Cover: Alice Kirkpatrick
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Real Love #28

Feb 1949 · Ace Magazines [1940s-1950s] · 0.10 USD
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# "Love Snob" A woman neglects her boyfriend Ray due to household duties and her mother's demands, causing them to drift apart. When a handsome stranger named Adam meets her on the street and pursues her romantically, she becomes so focused on him that she loses sight of Ray, who eventually marries someone else. Realizing too late that she has sacrificed genuine love for a superficial romance with an unreliable man, the protagonist learns a bitter lesson about prioritizing the wrong relationships.

Contains 4 stories
Love Snob
7 pp · Romance

Sue, a young woman determined to build a life defined by ambition and independence, finds her carefully planned future upended when her sister Marjorie marries Jimmy Williams, a man she once dismissed as beneath her. As Sue tries to maintain her resolve—refusing to be swayed by emotion and setting her sights on a wealthy suitor—she unexpectedly begins to fall for Chris Greenleigh, a humble engineer whose quiet presence and genuine affection challenge everything she’s tried to believe about love.

No Time for Romance
7 pp · Romance

Lee, a young woman caring for her invalid mother and managing a house full of boarders, finds her personal life slipping away as her duties consume her time and energy. Amid the strain, she begins to lose the affection of Raymond Graham, the boarder she’s grown close to, as she’s too worn down to maintain their relationship. When a new doctor, Dr. Bill Lansing, steps in with an unexpected plan to rekindle her romance, Lee must confront whether she’s willing to fight for her own happiness.

His Unknown Past
8 pp · Romance
Pencils "TAL"Inks "TAL"

A young woman named Betty grows close to Adam Arnold, a charming man with no memory of his past, after he confesses he can’t recall anything before she gave him a ride into town. As their relationship deepens, Adam’s fear of being a criminal or someone with a hidden past creates tension, especially when a stranger recognizes him as a man named Andy and claims he’s married to a woman named Isobel.

Farewell, My Darling
8 pp · Romance

Aunt Ginny returns to her sister Harriet’s home after a long absence, only to find her sister gravely ill and her sister’s husband, Herb, making unwanted advances. As Ginny struggles to protect her niece Penny and honor her promise to Harriet, she’s torn between her growing feelings for her fiancé Denny and the pressure to marry Herb to secure Penny’s future.

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CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $243*
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CGC 6.5 · 1 in census $139*
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Full credits

artist, inker Al Hartley
cover pencils, inks Alice Kirkpatrick

Reprints

Reprinted in Love Experiences #29 (1954), Love Experiences #30 (1955), Ten-Story Love #2 / 200 (1955)

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