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8 [1]October 1949
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True Life Tales #8 [1]

Marvel · October 1949 · on sale 1949-07-18

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Identification plate

Series
True Life Tales (Marvel, 1949 series)
Issue
#8 [1]
Publication date
October 1949
Key date
1949-10-00
On-sale date
1949-07-18
Indicia publisher
Comic Combine Corp.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Heartbreak of Ellen Chase!cover1pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); colors: ? (photograph); letters: typeset
1When a Love Is Dead!comic story7pencils: Mike Sekowsky; inks: Mike SekowskyAlice; Barton Corwin; Greg Franklin
2Should I Forget Him?letters page1letters: typeset
3The One Who Didn't Belong!comic story7pencils: Gene ColanAllison Grant; John Rawlings; Annie; Mrs. Casrow
4It Happened to Youletters page2letters: typeset
5The Heartbreak of Ellen Chase!comic story8pencils: John Buscema; inks: John BuscemaEllen Chase; Mickey Stevens; Mr. Vane; Mrs. Vane
6My Love Is an Arttext story2letters: typeset
7You Can't Hide Romance!comic story8Victoria; Brian; George; Captain Flint; Miss Abbott
8The Legend of Sarah Hale!comic story8Donna Hale; Bob Andrews; Tom Graves; Diane Hale

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