Daring Confessions #5

(January 1953)

No Other Love! (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Pencils

Doug Wildey (signed)

Inks

Doug Wildey

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Letters

typeset

Genre

romance; sports

Characters

Ray Anthony; Betty Torgler; Arne Torgler; Gary Worth; Ronald Nash

Synopsis

Gary, a singer with Ray Anthony's band, meets ski instructor Betty at Sun Valley. They fall in love but she refuses to marry him because she thinks her father, former skier Arne, needs her since he's too afraid to ski any more due to an accident. Arne tells Ray that Betty is wrong but he can't convince her. Ray has an actor impersonate Arne and enter a ski exhibition to prove to Betty that her father is alright: when the actor is injured at the last minute, Arne conquers his fear and skis. Betty can marry Gary.

Indexer Notes

Ray Anthony was an actual bandleader of the era and Sun Valley, Idaho was a famous ski resort.

I Sold My Heart (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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typeset

Genre

romance

Characters

Margo Bruner; Mark Haven; Ilse Gruen; Karl

Synopsis

In Vienna, Mark meets Margo and makes a pass at her, which she rejects. Margo plans to move to the USA to get married, but she's turned down by immigration. Mark agrees to marry Margo, unaware she's engaged to another man. When they arrive in America, he's shocked when she tells him the truth and asks for a divorce. However, her fiancé has also gotten married in the interim so Margo will remain Mark's wife.

Stewart Granger--Swashbuckler (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

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typeset

Backyard Battleground (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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typeset

Genre

drama; crime; romance

Characters

Ann Booth; Bart Edwards; Bill Adams; Mrs. Booth

Synopsis

Ann grows up in poverty. In college, she dates athlete Bart, who takes her to a "Commie club." She agrees with some of their ideas but not their violent methods. Ann convinces soda jerk Bill to join the club as well and they fall in love. Bill decides to tip off the FBI. Ann warns Bart, hoping he can convince Bill otherwise, but Bart shoots Bill to death. Ann is arrested as an accessory to the crime.

Mother Isn't Always Right (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Vince Colletta (signed)

Inks

Vince Colletta

Colors

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Letters

typeset

Genre

romance; sports

Characters

Janie Hathaway; Mrs. Hathaway; Jerry; Jeffry Tarlton

Synopsis

Janie and Jerry plan to marry, but her mother insists Janie pursue a professional tennis career. As Janie becomes more successful, she sees less of Jerry and he insists that she choose: marriage or a career. She picks Jerry, but her mother tells him otherwise. Janie has a nervous breakdown. Her mother tells Jerry the truth and he and Janie are reunited.