Digital Comic Museum - Tender Romance 002 c2c


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Tender Romance 002 Key Feb-1954 36p c2c

Issue: #2
Published: February 1954, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 36, Editing:
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age US Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series

Comic Contents:

Cover (1 page)
Credits:	Pencils: Bernard Baily \| Inks: Bernard Baily \| Letters: Ben Oda

Comic Story (5 pages)	Lovers!
Synopsis:	Betsy and Bill want to marry, but her mother opposes the match. Betsy’s Uncle Jim tells them the story of a young man who found out his girlfriend loved another; in the end all three of them separated, unhappily. After Betsy and Bill leave, Jim finishes the story: he was the first young man, who then told Ruth that she should go after the man she really loved. Ruth was Jim’s girlfriend, and she married his brother: Betsy is their daughter.
Credits:	Pencils: Eugene E. Hughes ? \| Inks: Eugene E. Hughes ? \| Letters: Ben Oda
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Betsy Bill Uncle Jim Ruth

Comic Story (4 pages)	The Song in My Heart
Synopsis:	Penny’s mother, a former actress, pushes her daughters Pat and Penny into show business. Penny loves Gene but her mother’s strict regimen harms their relationship. Pat’s romance with Bob was similarly destroyed. Penny deliberately fails an audition, tells off her mother, and leaves with Gene.
Credits:	Pencils: Eugene E. Hughes ? \| Letters: Ben Oda
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Penny Martin Pat Martin Mrs. Martin Gene Bob Josh Stronge

Text Story (2 pages)	Miss Efficiency!
Credits:	Letters: typeset
Genre:	Romance

Comic Story (6 pages)	My Stolen Love!
Synopsis:	Famous model Faith goes on a bond-selling tour with Korean War ace pilot Paul. They fall in love and get secretly married, but Paul is sent back into action and is killed. Faith has twins and leaves them with Paul’s parents, anonymously, to avoid scandal. She takes a job as their nursemaid but eventually decides to leave, for their sake. Paul’s parents tell Faith they knew the truth all the time and insist that she stay.
Credits:	Letters: Ben Oda
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Faith Johnson Charley Paul Kiner Mr. Kiner Mrs. Kiner Paul Jr. Patsy

Comic Story (5 pages)	Summer Romance
Synopsis:	Lynn and Ruth run a travel agency. Ruth books wealthy Tad a vacation at Golden Acres, and suggests Lynn go there as well. Posing as a rich guest, Lynn meets Tad and they fall in love but he doesn’t propose marriage. When Lynn gets back to the agency, she meets the real Tad: he says he sent one of his employees, Josh, to the resort in his place. Lynn and Josh are reunited, now aware that neither of them is rich...but it doesn’t matter.
Credits:	Letters: Jon D'Agostino ?
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Lynn Burns Ruth Thomas Josh Lyons Tad Lowns

Comic Story (5 pages)	Ugly!
Synopsis:	Unattractive Belinda is advised by her psychiatrist to forget about her troubles by volunteering at a veterans’ hospital. She enjoys the work and is accepted by the patients. She spends time with blind veteran Ken and they become friends. Ken's girlfriend Linda has found someone else. An operation restores Ken’s sight and he tells Belinda that she is beautiful to him, because he loves her.
Credits:	Pencils: Sal Trapani (signed) \| Inks: Sal Trapani \| Letters: Jon D'Agostino ?
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Belinda Sauer Mrs. Sauer Dr. Lindsey Charlie Jimmy Ken Linda

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