Digital Comic Museum - Romantic Story 008


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With an additional fc from HA and replacement ifc, ibc and bc
which come from Romantic Secrets #12, the originals
being heavily taped.

Scans by Rangerhouse,
edits by Dave H.

From a book in the JVJ collection.

Issue: #8
Published: January 1951, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 36, Editing: John Graham [as J. Graham]; 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
Notes: Indexed from scanned copy at http://digitalcomicmuseum.com

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 Romantic Secrets.
Credits:	Letters: typeset

Comic Story (13 pages)	Beyond Redemption!
Synopsis:	College student Jackie agrees to a date with Lefty, who is “much older” than her. They spend time together, but one night he robs a jewelry store while she is with him. Lefty says he made Jackie his accomplice so she will pressure her police detective father to get one of his gang released. Jackie tells her father and he is crushed. She flees, pursued by Lefty. Lefty’s car goes off a cliff and he’s killed, so Jackie and her father are in the clear.
Genre:	Crime Romance
Characters:	Jacqueline "Jackie" Enright Laura Mr. Enright Lefty Lewis

Comic Story (9 pages)	The Lie
Synopsis:	Factory worker Inez bets she can get foreman Jim to ask her for a date. She does, by telling him lies about her sick mother and impoverished student brother. They go out and eventually fall in love, but Jim keeps asking about her family’s problems and giving her money to help. When he learns the truth, Jim breaks up with her. Inez’s brother returns the money to Jim and explains that Inez is heartbroken. Jim comes back and they reconcile.
Credits:	Pencils: Bob Powell \| Inks: Bob Powell
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Inez Potter Jim Denton Ed Potter Mrs. Potter

Text Story (2 pages)	Love's Not-So-Sweet Song
Featuring:	Melody Ames
Credits:	Script: Robert Lucas \| Pencils: ? (illustration) \| Inks: ? (illustration) \| Colours: ? (illustration) \| Letters: typeset
Genre:	Romance Western-frontier

Comic Story (8 pages)	My Guilty Heart
Synopsis:	Aspiring fashion designer Velma leaves her job and boyfriend Steve to join famous designer Ray. However, she learns Ray is a lecher and a fake who passes off his wife’s designs as his own. Velma goes home to Steve and apologizes: “I’ve learned my lesson!”
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Velma Carr Mrs. Stephens Steve Ray Ford Minna Ford Mrs. Lewis

Statement Of Ownership (1 page)
Credits:	Letters: typeset

Promo (ad From The Publisher) (1 page)
Synopsis:	House ad for Sweethearts.
Credits:	Pencils: Bob Powell \| Inks: Bob Powell \| Letters: ?; typeset

Promo (ad From The Publisher) (1 page)
Synopsis:	House ad for "True Confessions" magazine.
Credits:	Letters: typeset

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