(September-October 1963)
- Price:
- 0.12 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- bi-monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- Arleigh Publishing Corporation
- Brand:
- Superman DC National Comics
- Editing:
- Larry Nadle [as L. M. Nadle]
- Color:
- color
- Dimensions:
- standard Silver Age, then Modern Age US
- Binding:
- saddle-stitched (squarebound #69, 107-114)
- Publishing Format:
- was ongoing series
Issue Notes
First DC issue.
First appearance of The Private Diary Of Mary Robin, R.N. feature.
No Cure for Love!
The Private Diary Of Mary Robin, R.N. / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- John Romita
- Inks:
- John Romita
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ira Schnapp
Content Information
- Genre:
- romance
- Characters:
- Mary Robin; Dr. Ames
- Reprints:
-
in Showcase Presents: Young Love (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([March] 2012) [black and white]
-
Indexer Notes
Cover art is taken from the splash page of the first story in this issue.
No Cure for Love!
The Private Diary of Mary Robins, R.N. / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Robert Kanigher
- Pencils:
- John Romita
- Inks:
- John Romita
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ira Schnapp
Content Information
- Genre:
- romance
- Characters:
- Mary Robin; Dr. Will Ames; Vera; Dr. Alex; Miss Van Ackland
- Synopsis:
- Mary Robin has just become a Registered Nurse, and is working at County General Hospital. When she and Dr. Ames commiserate over a patient who died during surgery, she misunderstands his attention to her, but finally realizes that he doesn't love her.
- Reprints:
- in Heart Throbs: The Best of DC Romance Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1979 series) #[nn] (1979)
- in Showcase Presents: Young Love (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([March] 2012) [black and white]
-
Indexer Notes
Writer and artist credit from Nadle's record book.
Sun Fabrics
Romance in Fashion / illustration / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Tony Abruzzo
- Inks:
- Tony Abruzzo
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Synopsis:
- fashion page
Indexer Notes
Fashions submitted by Paulette Chin Sue; M. Catapano; Margie Essary
You've Always Been Mine!
comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Werner Roth
- Inks:
- Mike Peppe
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- romance
- Synopsis:
- When Eileen returns home to her Texas ranch after three years in Europe, she tries to attract the attention of her late father's hired hand but he seems uninterested.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Showcase Presents: Young Love (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([March] 2012) [black and white]
-
Sun 'n' Fun
Romance in Fashion / illustration / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Tony Abruzzo
- Inks:
- Tony Abruzzo
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Synopsis:
- fashion page
Indexer Notes
Fashions submitted by Connie Wilson; Diana Llewellyn; Ethel Taniqucky; Marilyn Leibovitch; Patricia Henderson
["I have been going steady with a boy for almost a year..."]
As Jane Ford Sees It / letters page / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ? [as Jane Ford]
- Pencils:
- John Romita (logo illustration)
- Inks:
- John Romita (logo illustration)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Advice Column
The Eve of His Wedding
comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Miller ?
- Pencils:
- Mike Sekowsky
- Inks:
- Bernard Sachs
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- romance
- Synopsis:
- Bridesmaid Martha resents bride Lola for marrying Martha's former boyfriend Kirk. Fortunately, a near-fatal car crash the night before the wedding shows Lola's true colors and Martha's undying devotion to Kirk.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Showcase Presents: Young Love (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([March] 2012) [black and white]
-
Indexer Notes
Previous indexer credits Sachs as the story artist, but a group of art spotters on the GCD in April 2012 noted Sekowsky pencils.
Editing
Table of Contents
-
0.
No Cure for Love!
The Private Diary Of Mary Robin, R.N. -
1.
No Cure for Love!
The Private Diary of Mary Robins, R.N. -
2.
Sun Fabrics
Romance in Fashion -
3.
You've Always Been Mine!
-
4.
Sun 'n' Fun
Romance in Fashion -
5.
["I have been going steady with a boy for almost a year..."]
As Jane Ford Sees It -
6.
The Eve of His Wedding
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Edgar Loftin
- Dwayne Best
- Steve Belknap
- Nick Caputo
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Bob Cherry
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