(December 1953-January 1954)

DC, 1950 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1953-10-26
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Signal Publishing Company
Editing
?

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

No Orchids for Me! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
Bernard Sachs
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
romance
Characters
Florist; Brian; Cynthia
Synopsis
Full-page illustration depicts a scene from "No Orchids for Me!"

Contents (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (spot illustrations)
Inks
? (spot illustrations)
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
List of the issue's four full-length stories with brief synopses and the issue's two features. Black and white spot illustrations depict young lovers.

Indexer Notes

inside front cover

This Time It's Love! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
romance
Characters
Diane; Edwin Willis; Jerome Willis
Synopsis
Diane wants to marry Edwin as soon as possible, but he asks her to wait until his brother Jerome returns from one of his adventures. When Jerome finally returns, he falls in love-at-first sight with Diane and she with him. Edwin generously steps aside. Jerome pursues an ordinary lifestyle, thinking it will please Diane, but Diane realizes she is not in love with the everyday Jerome, but with a romanticized image of him as a world traveler. She decides to end the relationship, but Edwin tells her Jerome has taken a job far away. Edwin makes love to her. She realizes he is truly all she wants.

Love Must End (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
romance
Characters
Marjorie Steele; Phillip; Pete (flower vendor); Phillip's inamorata
Synopsis
Marjorie looks forward to marriage with Phillip. One day, she spots him on a street corner walking away with a strange woman. She cannot believe he is unfaithful and is sure there's a logical explanation for his behavior. That evening however, he remains silent and she grows anxious. She confronts him. He declares his love for her and says the other woman was only "a crazy, final fling". He begs her forgiveness. She readily grants it, tearfully falling into his arms.

Never Let Him Go! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mort Drucker
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
romance
Characters
Eve; Joel Powers; Miriam Adams; Mrs. Oglevie (boarding house operator); Town Gossips
Synopsis
Following a two week courtship, Eve accepts Joel's offer of marriage. His ex-girlfriend Miriam makes herself very pleasant, even congratulating the two on their forthcoming nuptials and throwing a party in their honor. Eve suspects Miriam is playing the "good sport" in order to win Joel back and to garner sympathy from onlookers. She accuses Miriam of being a cunning, deceptive poor loser. Later, Joel reveals that Miriam's domineering selfishness forced him to end their relationship and to seek real love elsewhere. They renew their relationship.

Indexer Notes

Pencil credit from Ger Apeldoorn.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Oddities in Romance / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mort Drucker
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In many African tribes and several American Indian tribes...
Genre
non-fiction; romance
Synopsis
Descriptions of historical oddities in romance, courtship, and marriage around the world.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Julia Roberts' Romance Report / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Julia Roberts (house name)
Pencils
? (header illustration)
Inks
? (header illustration)
Colors
? (header illustration)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Miss Roberts...
Genre
non-fiction; romance
Synopsis
Julia Roberts dispenses advice on dating, relationships, marriage, and romance etiquette.

No Orchids for Me (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
romance
Characters
Florist (narrator); Brian; Cynthia (Brian's fiancee); Grey-Eyed Customer
Synopsis
A florist becomes obsessed with a sexy young man who gazes in her shop window. One day, he orders a bouquet, and instead of sending a messenger boy to deliver the flowers, the florist delivers the bouquet herself. Alone with the young man in his apartment, she suddenly finds herself in his arms. He kisses her. A few days later, the young man enters the shop and advises the florist not to take the kiss seriously. He is engaged. He apologizes for his impulsive conduct, and leaves. She then begins weaving fantasies about a grey-eyed customer in the shop.

[Dinnerware Offer] (Table of Contents: 8)

Hi-Lite Industries / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
? (photos)
Inks
? (photos)
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Full-page black and white ad for a 67-piece plastic dinnerware set ($6.95) from Hi-Lite Industries of Chicago, Illinois.

Indexer Notes

inside back cover

[Clothing Offer] (Table of Contents: 9)

Broadway Fashions / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
? (photos)
Inks
? (photos)
Colors
? (photos)
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Full-page color ad for two different women's rayon suits ($7.98 and $8.98) from Broadway Fashions of New York, N.Y..

Indexer Notes

back cover

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. No Orchids for Me!
  2. 1. Contents
  3. 2. This Time It's Love!
  4. 3. Love Must End
  5. 4. Never Let Him Go!
  6. 5. ["In many African tribes and several American Indian tribes..."]
    Oddities in Romance
  7. 6. ["Dear Miss Roberts..."]
    Julia Roberts' Romance Report
  8. 7. No Orchids for Me
  9. 8. [Dinnerware Offer]
    Hi-Lite Industries
  10. 9. [Clothing Offer]
    Broadway Fashions
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Juan Gonzalez
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Edgar Loftin
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Kathryn Wright