Issue: #6
Published: March 1950, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 52, Editing:
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age US; Then Standard Silver Age US Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Notes: Indicia: INTIMATE LOVE, a magazine published every other month and copyright 1950 by STANDARD MAGAZINES, INC., 10 East 40th Street, New York 16, N.Y. Subscription (12 issues) $1.20; single copies 10¢; foreign and Canadian postage extra. Application for second-class entry pending at the Post Office, New York, N.Y. In corresponding with this magazine, please be sure to include your local postal zone number, if any. Names of all characters used in cartoons, stories and articles are fictitious. If the name of any living person or existing institution is used, it is a coincidence. Manuscripts and drawings must be accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed envelope, and are submitted at the author's risk. No. 6, March, 1950. PRINTED IN THE U.S.A.
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| Cover (1 page) |
True-to-Life Stories of Young Love |
| Credits: |
Pencils: ? (photograph) | Inks: ? (photograph) | Colours: ? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Romance |
| Comic Story (10 pages) |
No Faith Had I |
| Synopsis: |
Emma and Chris marry while in college, and after graduation move back to his hometown of Columbus where he’ll work as a druggist. Emma is overwhelmed by Chris’s large family and feels out of place living in their house. She gets a job so they can afford to move to a home of their own, but Chris borrows their savings to pay for his father’s medical treatments. Emma decides to go home to her parents but changes her mind and returns to Chris and his family, discovering she loves them now. |
| Credits: |
Pencils: Al Carreno | Inks: Al Carreno |
| Genre: |
Romance |
| Characters: |
Emma Guild Chris Dunham Mr. Dunham Mrs. Dunham Sonny Dunham |
| Comic Story (6 pages) |
My Yearning Heart |
| Synopsis: |
Diane is the daughter of a famous and wealthy surgeon. She meets medical researcher Dr. Fredric Stillman and they fall in love. However, they can’t afford to get married; Diane’s father offers to set up Fred in practice, but the younger man wants to continue his research work. Diane and Fred break up as a result, and Diane resumes her romance with Dr. Alvin Stone, only to discover he’s a womanizing cad. Diane apologizes to Fred for her selfish ways and they reconcile. |
| Credits: |
Pencils: John Celardo | Inks: John Celardo |
| Genre: |
Romance |
| Characters: |
Diane Richards Dr. Fredric Stillman Dr. Richards Dr. Alvin Stone |
| Text Story (1 page) |
Sailor's Song |
| Genre: |
Romance |
| Text Article (1 page) |
Accent on Charm |
| Featuring: |
Martha Hale |
| Synopsis: |
Choosing Your Make-Up; Guide to Color Harmony in Cosmetics; Best Face Forward; Grooming |
| Credits: |
Script: ? [as Martha Hale] | Letters: typeset |
| Comic Story (7 pages) |
Runaways from Love |
| Synopsis: |
After Juanita’s father dies, she operates the family ranch. City-slicker Steve Miller arrives to become the town’s new schoolteacher, and is hazed and humiliated by the local cowboys. Juanita thinks he’s a coward and wishes he was more rough-hewn, but then decides to become more feminine herself in an attempt to please him. Juanita is abducted by outlaw Joe Larkin and his gang. Steve rescues her and admits he was only posing as a weakling: he’s a G-Man who’s been on the trail of the Larkin gang. |
| Credits: |
Pencils: John Severin (signed) | Inks: Will Elder (signed) |
| Genre: |
Romance |
| Characters: |
Juanita Hume Steve Miller Joe Larkin |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
Farewell, My Fancy |
| Genre: |
Romance |
| Comic Story (7 pages) |
How Mad Was My Heart! |
| Synopsis: |
Bookkeeper Nell can’t afford the fashionable clothes she craves. Coworker Ethel says she’s been buying clothes and furs with money she’s made betting. Nell places a bet, wins, and buys a fancy hat with the money, only to have her new acquisition accidentally ruined by Jon Temple. Jon is a wealthy fashion designer and they begin a romance. To keep up appearances, Nell continues to gamble and has to take out loans to cover her losses. She narrowly avoids losing her job and vows to never gamble again. Jon, however, still loves her regardless of how much her dresses cost. |
| Credits: |
Pencils: Mike Sekowsky ? |
| Genre: |
Romance |
| Characters: |
Nell Wade Jon Temple Ethel Mr. Traynor |
| Text Story (2 pages) |
Big Talk by Betty Hill |
| Credits: |
Script: ? [as Betty Hill] | Pencils: ? (illustrations) | Inks: ? (illustrations) | Colours: ? (illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Romance |
| Comic Story (5 pages) |
Heartache Serenade |
| Synopsis: |
Disc jockey Dell repeatedly gets a request for the song “Moonlight Melody” from Vance Powers. They meet and fall in love. Dell thinks Vance was in love with “Moonlight Melody” singer Jane Melden and breaks their engagement. Later, she learns Jane was engaged to Vance’s brother who died in the war and that’s why the song has special meaning for Vance. Dell plays a new song by Jane on her radio show and reconciles with Vance. |
| Credits: |
Pencils: John Severin | Inks: George Evans |
| Genre: |
Romance |
| Characters: |
Dell Loman Vance Powers Jane Melden |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
Love at Last... |
| Credits: |
Pencils: Rafael Astarita |
| Genre: |
Non-fiction Romance |
| Comic Story (6 pages) |
Love on Trial |
| Synopsis: |
Carol is engaged to assistant district attorney Robert Dalton. An innocent outing with old friend Steve Hanley ends with Steve making a pass at Carol. When Steve is later arrested for robbery, he claims Carol can provide him with an alibi. At the trial, Robert is shocked by Carol’s testimony, but elicits information that proves Steve is guilty after all. Although Carol thinks her engagement is off, Steve says he doesn’t blame her and still loves her. |
| Genre: |
Romance |
| Characters: |
Carol Nash Robert Dalton Steve Hanley |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
Poet's Love |
| Credits: |
Pencils: John Severin | Inks: Will Elder |
| Genre: |
Romance |
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