Digital Comic Museum - Diary Loves 016 -JVJ


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Issue: #16
Published: November 1951, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 36, Editing: Alfred Grenet; Richard Arnold (associate); Everett M. Arnold (general manager)
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S. Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Notes: Copyright 1951 by Comic Magazines. Most information on this issue provided by Ger Apeldoorn (March 2011).

Comic Contents:

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

Advertisement (1 page)
Featuring:	Bud and Sis; Wilson Chemical Co.
Characters:	Bud Sis

Comic Story (9 pages)	Spoiled Brat
Synopsis:	Radio singer Sally's boyfriend is boring accountant Ray, but she's conceited and mistreats him. Sally dates sports announcer Don but her jealousy and demanding ways cause him to leave her for receptionist Cynthia. Realizing she loves Don, she changes her attitude and they reconcile.
Credits:	Pencils: John Forte ? \| Inks: Chuck Cuidera
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Sally Blake Don Forbes Ray Cynthia Roland

Comic Story (6 pages)	Husband Hunter
Synopsis:	High school senior Carol wants to marry her boyfriend, rookie cop Vance, right away, but he insists they wait until she finishes school and he saves some money. Carol meets Terry and after a few dates he asks her to elope. Vance stops them and reveals Terry's scheme: he marries young women and forces their wealthy parents to pay for an annulment. Carol agrees to wait until they're both ready before she marries Vance.
Credits:	Pencils: Gene Colan \| Inks: Gene Colan ?
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Carol Halloway Janie Terry Wade Tom Vance Mr. Halloway

Comic Story (7 pages)	Pathway to Temptation
Synopsis:	Fran is engaged to writer Jim, but is in no hurry to get married, wanting to try an acting career first. She winds up singing, scantily-clad, in a New York cabaret. Jim finds her but she insists her career is doing well, introducing a stranger as her "agent." The stranger is Nick Ferranti and he hires her to sing in his club. Fran falls for Nick but he kills a man in a gambling dispute and is sent to prison. Fran is hired by a big producer for a Broadway play--arranged by her faithful ex-boyfriend Jim. Fran agrees to marry Jim.
Credits:	Pencils: Charles Quinlan \| Inks: Pete Costanza ?
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Fran Morgan Jim Randall Mr. Morgan Mrs. Morgan Miles Lichstein Nick Ferranti [also As Steve Adams] Walter Regent

Text Story (1 page)	Lost and Found
Credits:	Letters: typeset
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Jack Hargrove Myrna Jamison

Comic Story (9 pages)	The Life I Chose
Synopsis:	May and Chick quit their small-time dance act and open The Silver Dollar club near the Big Bend Dam construction site. May's sexy dancing is the big attraction; Chick rakes in money from liquor and gambling. May is unhappy at the sleazy nature of it all. Construction worker Deek Weems thinks The Silver Dollar is sinful and clashes with Chick. Business falls off and May tries to ruin Deek's reputation by kissing him in public. Deek apologizes for judging her too harshly and departs. May and Chick realize they love each other.
Credits:	Script: Paul Gustavson \| Pencils: Paul Gustavson \| Inks: Bill Ward \| Letters: Paul Gustavson
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Chick Dawson Deek Weems May Carney

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