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5March 1949
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Ideal #5

Marvel · March 1949 · on sale 1948-12-10

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Identification plate

Series
Ideal (Marvel, 1948 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
March 1949
Key date
1949-03-00
On-sale date
1948-12-10
Indicia publisher
Timely Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Heartbreak at Night; My Love Letter to Youcover1pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); colors: ? (photograph)
1Good-Time Girl in Paris!comic story6Genevieve "Jen" Carol; Phillip "Fleep" La Swan; Harry Billings
2Love on Borrowed Time!comic story13pencils: Pierce Rice, Mike Sekowsky; inks: Frank GiacoiaLynn Forrest; Lance Barkley; Big Mike Valente; Captain Pedro Rodriguez; Doctor; Reverend
3Sport Fans Read Sport Lifepromo (ad from the publisher)1
4Heartbreak at Night!comic story6pencils: Lin Streeter; inks: George KleinStephanie Saunders; Douglas Dodson; Betty Bradford; Barbara Bradford; Frank; Peter Stacy
5Movie Star's Doubletext story2
6Forbidden Love!comic story7inks: Christopher RuleCarole Dean; Charles Banford; Mr. Dean; Mrs. Dean; Spud
7Hi, Friendspromo (ad from the publisher)1
8Unfaithful!comic story9pencils: Pete Tumlinson; inks: Pete TumlinsonJoan Burton; Larry Dix; Aunt Louella; Archer Buckley; Sandra

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