Digital Comic Museum - Popular Romance 027 -JVJ


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Popular Romance 027 -JVJ

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Issue: #27
Published: February 1954, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 36, Editing:
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age US, Later Standard Silver 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)	Heartbreak Moon
Synopsis:	Steve and Anna grow up together; he becomes a doctor and she is a nurse. However, Anna is angry because Steve cultivates a fashionable clientele and dates wealthy Beryl, snubbing his immigrant parents and the poor people of the town. Steve eventually realizes his place is with the people who need him. Also, he’ll marry Anna.
Credits:	Pencils: Alex Toth (signed) \| Inks: Mike Peppe (signed)
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Dr. Stefan "Steve" Kryak Papa Kryak Mama Kryak Anna Beryl Lindley Mrs. Van Arpels Mrs. Kranski

Comic Story (1 page)	Long on Love
Synopsis:	Edna tells her friends that she doesn’t care that her boyfriend Jerry is shorter than she is: “Jerry certainly isn’t short on character…and he’s long on understanding, sympathy and everything else that really counts!”
Credits:	Pencils: Alex Toth \| Inks: Mike Peppe
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Edna Jerry

Text Article (1 page)	Just Beween Us....
Credits:	Script: ? [as Brenda Brant]

Comic Story (5 pages)	I Belong With You
Synopsis:	While visiting her father on a construction job in the Northwest, Shelley meets Rock, a demolition expert. They fall in love and marry, but Shelley grows bored with their itinerant life. She convinces Rock to take her to a dance and to allow another man to handle a job, but something goes wrong and workers are killed. Rock and Shelley separate but she realises his work is his life and she loves him anyway. They reconcile.
Credits:	Pencils: Mike Roy (signed) \| Inks: Mike Roy (signed)
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Shelley Lane Rock Gordon Chuck Lane Ed Casey

Text Story (2 pages)	The Broken Date
Credits:	Script: ? [as Margaret Isbell] \| Pencils: Vince Colletta \| Inks: Vince Colletta
Genre:	Romance

Comic Story (6 pages)	I Lied with Kisses
Synopsis:	Claire grew up in an orphanage and is bitter about her life there. When she becomes a radio announcer, Claire gives newscaster Grant anonymous tips about poor conditions at the orphanage. New director Dan complains this information is outdated. Claire feigns interest and even though she sees improvements have been made, still wants revenge. Claire dates Dan to get the inside story, and eventually changes her mind. Dan discovers she’s been spreading the false stories and breaks up with her. A repentant Claire spearheads a fundraising campaign for the orphanage and Dan forgives her.
Credits:	Pencils: Art Saaf \| Inks: Art Saaf
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Claire Brewster Grant Dennis Dan Hunt

Letters Page (1 page)	Let's Talk it Over
Credits:	Letters: typeset

Comic Story (6 pages)	Ashamed of Love
Synopsis:	Kay marries her longtime sweetheart Walt and eventually wonders if she had “missed the real excitement in life!” because she never dated anyone else. Kay is attracted to Greg, the mature architect hired to design Walt and Kay’s new home. However, when Greg’s interior designer Elise seems to be making a play for Walt, Kay becomes jealous and realizes she loves Walt. Even though she learns this was a deliberate scheme of Greg and Elise, Kay doesn’t care.
Credits:	Pencils: John Celardo \| Inks: John Celardo
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Walt Faring Kay Faring Greg Sherwood Elise

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