Digital Comic Museum - True Sweetheart Secrets 005 -JVJ


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Issue: #5
Published: December 1951, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 36, Editing: Roy Ald; Will Lieberson (executive editor); Al Jetter (art editor)
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age US Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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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 Romantic Secrets.
Credits:	Letters: typeset

Comic Story (11 pages)	The Big Shot
Synopsis:	Gangster Danny's car breaks down and he decides to stay on a nearby farm owned by Laura's father. Danny and Laura fall in love. Danny is identified by Laura's brother; Danny promises Laura to go straight. He returns to the city to see his mother but she rejects him. Danny learns his assistant Mitch has taken over his mob. Danny returns to Laura but is shot down by his former associates. As he dies, he says "I guess I wasn't such a big shot after all!"
Credits:	Pencils: Bob Powell \| Inks: Bob Powell
Genre:	Crime Romance
Characters:	Danny "Dutch" Ritchett Mitch Laura PeeWee Mr. Keefer Mrs. Ritchett Laura's Father Don

Comic Story (10 pages)	My Darkest Hour
Synopsis:	Jean's parents don't like the rough crowd she socializes with; in contrast, they are proud of her older sister Lil and her bank manager fiancé Dale. When Jean's date Kip is killed in a nightclub brawl, Jean asks Lil to say it was she who was there. Lil becomes the subject of gossip and Dale's parents say the scandal will harm his career. Lil agrees to break up with him but Dale is fired anyway. Lil is called to testify in court; Jean repents at the last minute and confesses all. Jean decides to change her life and become a nurse.
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Jean Dawson Lil Dawson Dale Clayton Kip Panto Mr. Dawson Mrs. Dawson Henry Clayton Mrs. Clayton

Text Story (2 pages)	The Late Miss Early
Credits:	Script: John Martin \| Pencils: ? (illustration) \| Inks: ? (illustration) \| Letters: typeset
Genre:	Romance

Comic Story (9 pages)	Sheltered Love
Synopsis:	Talent agent Sheila receives a recording of Don's singing. She discovers he is a coal miner who sings on the weekends, and thinks her offer of a contract is a scam. Sheila and Don fall in love and she "admits" he's right about the contract. Sheila is prepared to give up her career and marry Don, but her partner Steve arrives. Steve says Sheila is being selfish: "that's not love! That's narrow, suspicious possession!" Sheila changes her mind and Don becomes a star. Sheila thinks Don'll hate her for deceiving him, but he still loves her.
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Sheila Sedgewick Jerry Lynn Steve Shayne Marge Don Morton Mrs. Morton Vic Raymond

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

Promo (ad From The Publisher) (1 page)
Synopsis:	House ad for "True Confessions" magazine.
Credits:	Pencils: ? (photograph) \| Inks: ? (photograph) \| Letters: typeset

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