My Own Romance
#30
(May 1953)
Marvel,
1949 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Authorized A. C. M. P. Conforms to the Comics Code
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Marjean Magazine Corp.
- Brand
-
Atlas [black & white]
- Editing
- Stan Lee (editor)
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Al Hartley (signed)
- Inks
- Al Hartley (signed)
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- ?
Indexer Notes
Coloring credit per Stan Goldberg.
Linda Nelson Finds Romance
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jay Scott Pike (signed)
- Inks
- Jay Scott Pike (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Joe Letterese ?
- Job Number
- C-286
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Linda Nelson; Ronald; Ben Nelson, Martha Nelson; Doc; Eddie; Larry; David
- Synopsis
- Linda’s father Ben was a famous athlete and he raised Linda to excel in sports: “nobody loves a loser!” At college, Linda shows off by defeating all of her erstwhile boyfriends in sports. She loses a tennis match to Ronald and sprains her ankle; they become friends but when she recovers she humiliates him in a rematch. Ronald says her “win at all costs” attitude is obnoxious. Ben apologises for bring up Linda “as a champ instead of a woman,” and urges her to reconcile with Ronald. She does.
Goodbye Forever!
comic story / 6 pages
- Job Number
- C-453
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Elaine Rafferty; Phil; Martha Rafferty; Jake Rafferty
- Synopsis
- Elaine is engaged to engineer Phil, but his job requires him to travel the world. Because her father had “itching feet” and abandoned his wife and child, Elaine is unsure about marriage to Phil. Elaine’s father Jake returns and her mother Martha confesses that Jake always supported the family financially and begged them to join him, but Martha refused. Jake and Martha reconcile and Elaine tells Phil, “where you go, I’ll go.”
The Girl He Really Loves!
comic story / 6 pages
- Job Number
- C-292
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Beth Collins Bradley; Kirk Bradley; Kathy Hall
- Synopsis
- Beth and Kirk are happily married, but one day she sees a letter that Kathy, Kirk’s former girlfriend, has written to him. Kirk and Kathy were engaged, but she jilted him and Kirk married Beth on the rebound. Now Beth fears Kirk will leave her, but when Kathy calls Kirk, he says “I wouldn’t leave Beth for a thousand like you!”
No Man for Marion
comic story / 6 pages
- Job Number
- C-329
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Marion Telka; Frank Beldon; Mr. Telka; Sue Telka
- Synopsis
- Marion lives in a small town with her widowed, immigrant father and her sister Sue. A government construction project brings many new men to town, including Frank. Sue flirts with Frank and tells him Marion “doesn’t like men,” only cooking and housekeeping. However, Frank finds Sue “frivolous” and realises Marion is “a woman capable of great love.” They embrace.
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
Linda Nelson Finds Romance
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2.
Goodbye Forever!
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3.
Time for Love
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4.
The Girl He Really Loves!
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5.
No Man for Marion
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- Katie
- Nick Caputo
- Peter Croome
- Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
- David Wilt
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