Digital Comic Museum - Romantic Story 017


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From a book in the JVJ Collection.

Issue: #17
Published: July 1952, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 36, Editing: Roy Ald; Will Lieberson (executive editor); Al Jetter (art editor)
Color: Full Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S. Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing
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Comic Contents:

Cover (1 page)
Credits:	Pencils: ? (photograph) \| Inks: ? (photograph) \| Colours: ? (photograph) \| Letters: typeset
Genre:	Romance

Promo (ad From The Publisher) (1 page)
Synopsis:	House ad for Sweetheart Diary, Exciting Romances, True Sweetheart Secrets.
Credits:	Letters: typeset

Comic Story (9 pages)	Along Came Steve
Synopsis:	Down and out drifter Delores winds up in Brookville and is befriended by Amos, orphan Aggie, and Mrs. Nelson. She considers it a "soft touch." Reporter Steve arrives for the brief annual tourist season and he and Delores fall in love. However, when his assignment is up, Steve returns to the city, disappointing Delores. She follows him and he says he wants to move to Brookville to be with Delores, but she admits she doesn't care about the town and he gets angry. Delores returns to the town to get her things, then realises she loves the town and its people. Steve shows up and they reconcile.
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Delores Grady Steve Delles Amos Sweeny Aggie Mrs. Nelson

Comic Story (1 page)	Stanzas for Music
Credits:	Script: George Gordon Byron (poem)
Genre:	Romance

Comic Story (1 page)	Gordon MacRae
Synopsis:	A biography of radio and film star Gordon MacRae.
Genre:	Non-fiction Biography
Characters:	Gordon MacRae

Comic Story (9 pages)	Alliance of Hate
Synopsis:	Miriam and Reg both hold grudges against banker Amdanos: he refused her father a loan and they lost the family store; he also foreclosed on Reg's service station while Reg was in the service. Miriam and Reg team up to get revenge; they also fall in love. Miriam convinces Reg to date the banker's daughter Amy and even suggests he marry her. Reg turns her down: "our impulse of vengeance was wrong to begin with!" He leaves town. Reg returns and is reunited with Miriam.
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Miriam Reg Clayborne J.C. Amdanos Amy Amdanos

Comic Story (1 page)	Courtship Customs
Genre:	Non-fiction

Comic Story (1 page)	A Birthday
Credits:	Script: Christina Georgina Rossetti (poem)
Genre:	Romance

Text Story (2 pages)	Borrowed Love
Credits:	Script: Raymond Kent \| Pencils: ? (illustration) \| Inks: ? (illustration) \| Colours: ? (illustration) \| Letters: typeset
Genre:	Romance

Comic Story (1 page)	Farley Granger
Synopsis:	A biography of Hollywood film star Farley Granger.
Genre:	Non-fiction Biography
Characters:	Farley Granger

Comic Story (7 pages)	The Deceptive Heart
Synopsis:	After losing her boyfriend Dan because of her excessive jealousy, Kate leaves town. She gets a job in a diner and finds a new boyfriend, truck driver Jack. They become engaged but she continues to be jealous. When an upset Judy arrives and asks for Jack, Kate turns her away and the distraught woman, the widow of a war buddy of Jack's, is badly injured in an accident. Jack breaks up with Kate because of her "insane jealous streak." Kate confesses everything and helps Judy recover; Jack says "let's give it another whirl."
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Kate Jack Lawrence Mamie Dan Emma Judy Crane

Promo (ad From The Publisher) (1 page)
Synopsis:	House ad for "Sweethearts" comic.
Credits:	Letters: typeset

Promo (ad From The Publisher) (1 page)
Synopsis:	House ad for "Motion Picture and Television Magazine."
Credits:	Pencils: ? (photograph) \| Inks: ? (photograph) \| Letters: typeset

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