Love Romances
#15
(March 1951)
Marvel,
1949 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Timely Comics Inc.
- Editing
- Stan Lee ? (editor)
Issue Notes
The cover has the character 'K' (for Kable News, the distributor) above a black silhouette of the North American continent with the white letters 'ID" inside (for the independent distributors).
My Secret Love!; I Dared to Dream; Don't Cry My Heart
cover / 1 page
- Genre
- romance
Indexer Notes
Although the scene depicted on the cover resembles an event in "My Secret Love!" inside, the actual scene isn't part of the story and none of the characters are named Carl.
Coloring credit per Stan Goldberg.
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How "Mini-Gym" turns Dateless Dorothy unto Dazzling Dotty!
- Synopsis
- Ad for "Mini-Gym" Corp.
Don't Cry, My Heart!
comic story / 8 pages
- Job Number
- 6957
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Brad Markham; Carol Vane; "Spike" Mallard; Mae; Pat Ainsley; Chester Hall
- Synopsis
- Carol thinks that admitting her past with "Spike" will ruin her engagement to Brad, the attorney prosecuting "Spike" for murdering Chester Hall.
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gorgeous dresses for you without paying 1 cent
- Synopsis
- Ad for Harford Frocks, Inc.
I Dared to Dream!
comic story / 6 pages
- Job Number
- 6991
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Evie Johnson; Joe; David Mace; Hoagy Willett
- Synopsis
- Evie is so determined to escape the tenement district by marrying a wealthy man that she drives away all her friends.
Indexer Notes
Wild stab at Rudy Lapic as the inker based on marquee sneak pg. 2 panel 5. Someone pretty basic is inking Rosen here. Lapic is a wild guess.
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- New! Magic panel feature slims like magic!
- Synopsis
- Ad for Figure-Adjuster Co.
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Your favorite snap enlarged to 8 x 10 inches hand colored & framed
- Synopsis
- Ad for Park Studios
Beauty Unveiled
text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Celia; Nina; Gregg
- Synopsis
- While waiting for his dates with Celia every night, Gregg falls in love with her roommate Nina.
- Reprints
-
from Love Classics (Marvel, 1949 series) #2 (February 1950)
-
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Pimples?
- Synopsis
- Ad for Tri-Son-Ol Company
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Learn to dance in 5 days or pay nothing!
- Synopsis
- Ad for Pioneer Publications Inc.
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 0.14 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Limited time only
- Synopsis
- Ad for H & S Sales
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 0.06 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Song Poems Wanted
- Synopsis
- Ad for Five Star Music Masters
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- For real thrills don't miss Man Comics The Apache Kid Black Rider
- Synopsis
- Ad for Timely Comics, Inc.
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 0.06 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ring for Wolves
- Synopsis
- Ad for Arizona Enterprises
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 0.14 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ugly blackheads out in seconds
- Synopsis
- Ad for Ballco Products
[no title indexed]
How I won the man I love! / comic story / 1 page
- Job Number
- 6853
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How my heart fluttered when out new neighbor, Bob Harris
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Bob Harris; Lois; Jackie
- Synopsis
- Lois can't break through the bitterness of widower Bob next door, until his son Jackie gets sick.
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Glamour set 5 piece ensemble
- Synopsis
- Ad for Jasta Shop, Inc.
My Secret Love!
comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bill La Cava; ? (see notes)
- Inks
- George Klein; Christopher Rule (see notes)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Ann; Frank; Burt Collins
- Synopsis
- Ann agrees to marry Frank, but falls in love with Burt instead.
Indexer Notes
Unknown pencils and Rule inks on splash panel. La Cava pencils and Klein inks on rest of story.
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Bashful Betty
- Synopsis
- Ad for The S. J. Wegman Co.
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Small Bust Women
- Synopsis
- Ad for Tested Sales
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
My Secret Love!; I Dared to Dream; Don't Cry My Heart
-
1.
["How "Mini-Gym" turns Dateless Dorothy unto Dazzling Dotty!"]
-
2.
Don't Cry, My Heart!
-
3.
["Gorgeous dresses for you without paying 1 cent"]
-
4.
I Dared to Dream!
-
5.
["New! Magic panel feature slims like magic!"]
-
6.
["Your favorite snap enlarged to 8 x 10 inches hand colored & framed"]
-
7.
Beauty Unveiled
-
8.
["Pimples?"]
-
9.
["Learn to dance in 5 days or pay nothing!"]
-
10.
["Limited time only"]
-
11.
["Song Poems Wanted"]
-
12.
["For real thrills don't miss Man Comics The Apache Kid Black Rider"]
-
13.
["Ring for Wolves"]
-
14.
["Ugly blackheads out in seconds"]
-
15.
["How my heart fluttered when out new neighbor, Bob Harris"]
How I won the man I love! -
16.
["Glamour set 5 piece ensemble"]
-
17.
My Secret Love!
-
18.
["Bashful Betty"]
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19.
["Small Bust Women"]
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20.
["Let's face it...you need a tummy-flattener!"]
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21.
["Reduce Keep Slim At Home with Relaxing, Soothing Massage!"]
This issue was modified by, among others
- Darci
- Katie
- Nick Caputo
- Peter Croome
- Per Sandell
- Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr (R.I.P.)
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