(1950)

Ziff-Davis, 1950 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Ziff-Davis Publishing Company
Brand
A Ziff-Davis Publication
Editing
Jerry Siegel (executive editor)

Issue Notes

Indexed from scanned copy at http://digitalcomicmuseum.com

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
L. Willinger (photograph)
Inks
L. Willinger (photograph)
Colors
L. Willinger (photograph)
Letters
typeset

Genre
romance

The Widow and the Veep (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mort Leav (signed)
Inks
Mort Leav (signed)
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; romance
Characters
Alben Barkley; Jane Hadley; Mary; Mrs. Clark Clifford
Synopsis
At the age of 70, widowed U.S. Vice-President Alben Barkley marries 37-year-old widow Jane Hadley.

Indexer Notes

On inside front cover.

Love Was Not Enough (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Sparling
Inks
Jack Sparling
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
romance
Characters
Alice Davis; Jeff Davis; John Martin; Marcia; Randel
Synopsis
Alice boasts to her friends and family about her new husband Jeff’s stellar career as a reporter but he tells her to curb her enthusiasm. When the district attorney asks Jeff to help investigate gangster Big Jim, Alice brags to a friend and Jeff is fired from the newspaper for violating confidentiality. Big Jim sends some thugs to abduct Jeff but Alice calls the police. Jeff is rescued and gets his job back after writing a big story about it.

Indexer Notes

Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.

Second Wife (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Max Elkan
Inks
Ed Moritz ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
romance
Characters
Michael Saunders; Loretta Saunders; Sue Collins; Nelda Saunders
Synopsis
After his wife Nelda dies in a car accident, Michael weds Loretta on the rebound. However, Michael constantly compares Loretta to Nelda, unfavorably. Loretta decides to leave him, and tells her story to Sue, Nelda’s sister. Sue explains that Nelda only married Michael for his money, and was going to leave him for another, richer man but died before she could carry out her plan. Loretta refuses to destroy Michael’s illusions about his first wife. But Michael overheard Sue telling the truth about Nelda, and apologizes to Loretta for his insensitivity to her feelings. They reconcile.

Indexer Notes

Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.

The Turning Point (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mort Leav (signed)
Inks
Mort Leav (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
romance
Characters
Laura Carter; Mark Carter; Mrs. Carter
Synopsis
Actress Laura marries screenwriter Mark. He is unhappy in his work and suffers a nervous breakdown. Laura and Mark go to his family farm in Wisconsin to recover. Mark starts writing a play. When Hollywood tries to lure him back, Laura hides the messages. Mark eventually finds out and decides to return to writing films for the money. Mark changes his mind, since he can’t face leaving Laura or giving up his newfound creative freedom. His play is a success and attracts a big Broadway producer.

The Kiss I Couldn't Forget! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Borth
Inks
Frank Borth
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
romance
Characters
Alex Horn; Eva Lynton Ellison; Martin Ellison
Synopsis
Eva refuses to marry her hometown sweetheart Alex until she discovers if she has the talent to become a writer. She moves to New York and is hired as an advertising copy writer in Martin’s agency. Martin proposes to Eva and she accepts, although she believes she still loves Alex. When Martin discovers this, he leaves her. Eva soon finds out that her love for Alex was only a youthful illusion, and she is reunited with Martin, her true love.

Indexer Notes

Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.

I Was a Selfish Wife! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Sparling ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
romance
Characters
Pat Bowen; Sue Bowen; Joe Riley; Marian Sullivan; Chet Sullivan
Synopsis
Sue convinces her husband, boxer Pat, to accept a fight with Tiger Madison because she wants the money for a trip to visit her family. Pat knows he isn’t ready to face Madison, but accepts the bout anyway. He fights bravely but loses as expected, and Sue realizes she’s been selfish. She apologizes to Pat.
Keywords
boxing

Indexer Notes

JVJ index card attached to online scanned version suggests Sparling for pencils and ?? for inks. The chubby faces and pug noses are typical Sparling but this story does look rather different than Sparling's other work in this issue ("Love Was Not Enough").

Second Chance at Love! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Appel
Inks
George Appel
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
romance
Characters
Ralph Saunders; Marie Borden; Johnny
Synopsis
Marie is divorced and has a five-year-old son. She falls in love with engineer Ralph, but Johnny doesn’t want a “new daddy,” and so Marie says she can’t see Ralph anymore. One day Johnny falls into a construction pit; when he’s rescued by Ralph, Johnny calls him “Daddy.” Now Marie can marry Ralph and they’ll form a new family.
Keywords
divorce

Indexer Notes

Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.

Falling Out of Love (Table of Contents: 8)

Problems of the Newlywed / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jane Clarke
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

On inside back cover.

Cary Grant and Betsy Drake (Table of Contents: 9)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Colors
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. The Widow and the Veep
  3. 2. Love Was Not Enough
  4. 3. Second Wife
  5. 4. The Turning Point
  6. 5. The Kiss I Couldn't Forget!
  7. 6. I Was a Selfish Wife!
  8. 7. Second Chance at Love!
  9. 8. Falling Out of Love
    Problems of the Newlywed
  10. 9. Cary Grant and Betsy Drake
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