Weird Love
#15
(November 2016)
IDW,
2014 Series
- Price
- 4.99 USD
- Pages
- 52
- On-sale Date
- 2016-11-09
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Idea and Design Works, LLC
- Brand
-
Yoe Comics; IDW
- Barcode
- 827714006445 01511
- Editing
- Clizia Gussoni (editor); Craig Yoe (editor)
They Called Me Tramp!
cover / 1 page
- Genre
- romance
- Reprints
-
from Dear Lonely Hearts (Comic Media, 1953 series) #4 (February 1954)
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They Called Me a Tramp
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Marty Elkin (signed)
- Inks
- Marty Elkin (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Jim Paine; Louise Farrell; Fenton Bliss
- Synopsis
- Hoping to help her boyfriend get a better job, Louise is seen around town with various influential men and soon gets a bad reputation.
- Reprints
- from Dear Lonely Hearts (Comic Media, 1953 series) #4 (February 1954)
-
Empty-Headed Beauty!
comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Diana Welles; Noel Hartley; George Bedford; Tom Johnson; Robert Hunt; Mr. Welles; Martha
- Synopsis
- Beautiful Diana works at her father's Grand Mesa tourist motel. Handyman Tom tries to molest her and she's rescued by writer Noel. Diana likes Noel but realises she’s not cultured or educated enough for him and his friends; Noel tells her physical attraction isn’t enough. After fending off lecherous guest George, Elaine decides to go to the city and study. “I can’t go through life just being a good-looking nitwit!” She improves her mind and “now that you’ve changed,” Noel says she’s good enough to marry him.
- Reprints
- from Love Diary (Orbit-Wanted, 1949 series) #30 (August 1952)
-
It's Like Love Pussycat
comic story / 8 pages
- Job Number
- A-5392
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Chuck Larkin; Rita; Patti; Len; Ginnie; Steve Behak; Lou Garini
- Synopsis
- Rita let's herself be pushed around by Chuck.
- Reprints
- from Teen-Age Love (Charlton, 1958 series) #48 (July 1966)
-
Kissproof Katie!
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- John Forte (signed)
- Inks
- John Forte (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ed Hamilton
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Katie Engle; Joe Briggs
- Reprints
- from My Romantic Adventures (American Comics Group, 1956 series) #94 (October 1958)
-
Motel!
comic story / 8 pages
- Job Number
- 6407
- Genre
- romance
- Reprints
- from Teen-Age Confidential Confessions (Charlton, 1960 series) #1 (July 1960)
-
How Can You Forgive Me?
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Elsa Brown; Clint Carroll; Mother Murphy
- Synopsis
- Elsa becomes pen pals with Clint, but when she unexpectedly goes to see him, she discovers he’s the ugly wrestler they call “The Monster.” She hysterically rejects him. Later, she decides to write and apologise, but is interrupted by the arrival of Clint—who is now handsome. He suffered from a glandular disease and was wrestling to earn money for an operation. Elsa shows him the letter she had written begging for his forgiveness. They reconcile.
- Reprints
- from All True Romance (Farrell, 1955 series) #33 (February 1958) which is reprinted
- from Dear Lonely Hearts (Comic Media, 1953 series) #5 (April 1954) [With minor art alerations.]
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Indexer Notes
This story features "Mildred Norton" (a drawing modelled on actress Joan Crawford), usually used in "advice columns" and comic stories. In this story, she appears in one panel as the narrator and identifies herself only as Elsa's sister.
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Table of Contents
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0.
They Called Me Tramp!
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1.
They Called Me a Tramp
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2.
Empty-Headed Beauty!
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3.
It's Like Love Pussycat
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4.
Kissproof Katie!
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5.
Motel!
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6.
How Can You Forgive Me?
This issue was modified by
- Katie
- Mike Nielsen
- Ramon Schenk
- John Walden
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