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Top Love Stories #12

Apr 1953 · Star Publications [1949-1954] · 0.10 USD
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An anthology issue containing multiple romance stories. The lead story features a woman named Pearl who becomes romantically involved with a man named George; after George confesses his love and proposes, Pearl initially accepts but later struggles when she encounters Ray, a former flame, leading to emotional conflict between her feelings for both men. A secondary story involves a woman named Lin dealing with relationship troubles, including a confrontation with another woman and uncertainty about her romantic future with a man named Ray, ultimately deciding to leave with Ray after he persuades her to give their relationship another chance.

Contains 3 stories
Why Break a Girl's Heart?
6 pp · Romance
Alex GloverMary HadleyJack GloverBob Ainsley [Bob Ainsly]Frank Bricker

When a soldier mistaken for his deceased brother receives a kiss meant for him from Mary Hadley, he makes a split-second choice that spirals into deception—accepting her love under his brother Alex's name. Now home from Korea with a wound and a secret, Jack Glover must navigate the web of lies he's created while Mary waits, believing her lost love has miraculously returned, and a persistent rival circles closer with the truth.

True Love Showed Me the Way
10 pp · Romance
Pearl WrightMartha WrightMrs. BunteMrs. NoreyBobHelenGeorge Pailey

In the quiet town of her childhood, Pearl Wright returns after her mother’s passing, reuniting with her father and sister Martha after years apart. Adjusting to small-town life, Pearl feels out of place—her city ways drawing quiet judgment from neighbors like Mrs. Bunte and Mrs. Norey—while her growing bond with George Pailey stirs both hope and doubt. When self-doubt pushes her to leave, George follows, determined to prove that love sees beyond appearances.

I Tormented Men
9 pp · Romance
Dee TurnerLin TurnerRay FultonJoanBrad Saber

After their parents died, orphaned sisters Dee and Lin Turner grew close—but Lin's selfish nature soon poisoned that bond. When the charming Ray Fulton arrives at a friend's engagement party and becomes smitten with devoted Dee, Lin sees only a prize to claim, and she'll do whatever it takes to win his affection, consequences be damned. A sharp, unflinching look at how one woman's jealousy and manipulation test the limits of sisterly love.

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Raw (Good) $163
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $1,230
CGC 8.0 none in existence
CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $740*
CGC 7.0 · 2 in census $644
CGC 6.5 none in existence
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CGC 5.5 none in existence
CGC 5.0 · 2 in census $364
CGC 4.5 none in existence
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CGC 3.5 · 2 in census $238
CGC 3.0 · 1 in census $208*
CGC 2.5 · 2 in census $173*
CGC 2.0 none in existence
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Full credits

artist, inker Jay Disbrow
cover pencils, inks L. B. Cole

Reprints

↩ Reprints My Desire, Intimate Confessions #31 [1] (1949)

Reprinted in Wally Wood: Classic Tales of Torrid Romance #[nn] (2014)

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