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Romantic Hearts v1 001

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Issue: #1
Published: March 1951, 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
Notes: Indexed from scanned copy at http://digitalcomicmuseum.com

Comic Contents:

Cover (1 page)	Experiment with Love
Credits:	Pencils: Walter Johnson (signed) \| Inks: Walter Johnson
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Dr. John Crandall Phyllis Stevens Valerie Thompson

Comic Story (8 pages)	Experiment with Love!
Synopsis:	Nurse Phyllis loves Dr. John, and when he’s promoted to resident surgeon at the clinic, they make wedding plans. However, he falls for wealthy Valerie and breaks up with Phyllis. John decides to quit the hospital and go into private practice, financed by Valerie. But when Valerie is badly injured in a car wreck, Phyllis saves her life. John’s new surgical technique will allow Valerie to recover fully. Now John knows that he loves Phyllis and his altruistic medical work.
Credits:	Pencils: Al Fass (signed) \| Inks: Al Fass (signed)
Genre:	Medical Romance
Characters:	Dr. John Crandall Phyllis Stevens Valerie Thompson Mr. Thompson

Comic Story (7 pages)	Love on the Run
Synopsis:	Dianne and her husband Jerry spend a week’s vacation with a wealthy client. Dianne is impressed by handsome Pietro, and when Jerry cuts his vacation short to fly to an engineering project in trouble, Dianne refuses to accompany him. She goes with Pietro to his home, only to discover he is married. Pietro and his wife both openly have affairs: "it is the Continental way." Dianne flees and rejoins Jerry.
Credits:	Pencils: Bob Mack (signed) \| Inks: Bob Mack (signed)
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Dianne Clark Jerry Clark George Dyck Pietro Marche Henry Myrna Marche

Text Story (2 pages)	Bluebeard's Eleventh Wife
Credits:	Letters: typeset
Genre:	Romance

Comic Story (7 pages)	Love Conquers All
Synopsis:	Marcy is directing the town’s amateur theatre show. Jessica brings in professional singer Crane to help. He says Marcy will have a great show business career and she falls in love with him. But Crane is recalled to military service for the Korean War and dies in a plane crash. Marcy becomes a star. One night, her singing helps Crane recover his memory: he survived the crash but had amnesia and was working in the theatre as a doorman. Marcy and Crane are reunited.
Credits:	Letters: typeset
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Crane Mallon Marcy Blake Jessica Walton Mrs. Blake Bill Jean Mr. Deems Mr. Walton Dr. Jones

Comic Story (7 pages)	K.O. for Cupid...
Synopsis:	Student Janey has a crush on college professor Peter, but “campus coquette” Marla also wants him. Janey sees Marla kissing Peter and is angry, although Peter later claims Marla was the aggressor. Janey and Peter are stranded on a island after their boat sinks during a campus activity. By the time they are rescued, they are engaged. Janey never tells Peter that she deliberately caused the boat to sink.
Credits:	Pencils: Walter Johnson (signed) \| Inks: Walter Johnson (signed)
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Marla Stevens Professor Peter Trane Janey Livingstone Professor Bolton

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