Digital Comic Museum - Love Diary 013 -JVJ


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Love Diary 013 -JVJ (c2c)

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Issue: #13
Published: February 1951, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 52, Editing: Ray Hermann
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: ? (photograph) \| Inks: ? (photograph) \| Colours: ? (photograph) \| Letters: typeset

Comic Story (10 pages)	Prisoner of Love!
Synopsis:	Orphan Ruth lives her with miserly Aunt Mary. Ruth spends her own money on piano lessons with Derek and is devastated when her aunt says this must stop. Derek agrees to teach her at no charge but becomes enraged when Ruth dates music store clerk Bob, and stops her lessons. Ruth tries to forget her music but her life seems empty; she realizes she loves Derek and playing the piano, and returns to his side.
Credits:	Script: Dorothy Woolfolk \| Pencils: Mort Leav (signed) \| Inks: Bob Rogers (signed) \| Letters: Ed Hamilton
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Ruth Andrews Derek Masters Aunt Mary Bob Simmons

Comic Story (9 pages)	I Was a Fat Girl!
Synopsis:	Plump office clerk Nancy loses her boyfriend Johnny to her slim sister Pat. Nancy goes on a diet to attract co-worker Clyde, but fears Pat will steal him as well. However, Clyde proves he loves Nancy and Pat vows to help her sister get down to a “normal weight” for her wedding.
Credits:	Script: Dorothy Woolfolk \| Pencils: Syd Shores \| Inks: Syd Shores ? \| Letters: Ed Hamilton
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Nancy Pat Johnny Marshall Clyde Morgan Nancy's Mother

Comic Story (4 pages)
Featuring:	Prescription for Happiness
Synopsis:	Rhonda meets Tom on vacation and they fall in love. However, she discovers Tom is engaged to her best friend Celia. Rhonda asks Ray Mann if she should warn Celia that Tom is a “trifler” or keep her mouth shut. Ray suggests Love Diary readers write in with their opinions.
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Ray Mann Rhonda R., Tom G. Celia

Comic Story (8 pages)	Not Meant for Love
Synopsis:	Irene’s parents think her health is delicate, so they are reluctant to move to a mining town in Alaska, where Mr. Grey has a new job. Irene insists, and they settle in, helped by handsome Mike. Mike and Irene fall in love, but her frailty limits her activity. Mike says it’s because she’s pampered, not ill, and Irene realizes he is correct. She proves she’s fit and can live a normal life, and she and Mike reconcile.
Credits:	Script: Dorothy Woolfolk \| Pencils: John Buscema \| Inks: John Buscema
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Mike Lowry Irene Grey Mr. Grey Mrs. Grey Mrs. Warner Jimmy Warner

Text Story (2 pages)	Femme Fatale
Credits:	Letters: Typeset
Genre:	Romance

Comic Story (7 pages)	The Man of My Dreams
Synopsis:	High school student Phyllis meets actor Fredric Parker and decides he is her model for the perfect man. Even when she goes to college, she turns down dates, preferring to dream about finding her perfect mate. After Fredric Parker is involved in a scandal, Phyllis realizes there is no perfect man. She reluctantly dates football player Jimmy. Jimmy’s behavior during an emergency makes her realize that he’s brave and sweet and she discovers he is the man of her dreams.
Credits:	Pencils: John Forte ?
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Phyllis Prentice Ted Fredric Parker Dean Wilson Tommy Prentice Mrs. Prentice Mr. Prentice Marge Jimmy Morrison Al

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