(May-June 1950)

Ziff-Davis, 1950 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
Bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Ziff-Davis Publishing Company
Brand
A Ziff-Davis Comic
Editing
?

Issue Notes

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Norman Saunders (painting)
Inks
Norman Saunders (painting)
Colors
Norman Saunders (painting)
Letters
?

Genre
romance

Indexer Notes

Art credit from David Saunders, Norman Saunders' son, via e-mail (January 6, 2008)

What Price Beauty? (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Art Peddy
Inks
Bernard Sachs
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
romance
Characters
Elaine Brown; Carl Brown; Margaret; doctor; Margaret's father
Synopsis
Elaine is injured while on honeymoon with her husband Carl. Her face is (slightly) scarred, but she’s convinced she’s ugly and that Carl will leave her. Elaine discovers Margaret, the daughter of Carl’s boss, is nearly her double—she decides to make Carl fall in love with Margaret so he’ll be happy. Carl and Elaine argue and he angrily leaves. Elaine decides to visit her mother; on the way her auto crashes into another vehicle. Inside are Carl and Margaret. Elaine rescues Margaret from the flaming wreck. Carl says he and Margaret don’t love each other. He and Elaine reconcile.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Deception! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mike Sekowsky
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
romance
Characters
Dr. Jon Benson; Marilyn Benson; Joan Carson; May; Anna; Marilyn’s father
Synopsis
When her husband Jon’s former girlfriend Joan returns to town, Marilyn feels inferior and fears she’ll lose him. Learning Jon has been called to Joan’s house for a medical emergency, Marilyn decides to fight for his love. However, when she arrives there Marilyn discovers Jon considers Joan a “phony” and Marilyn is the one he loves.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Other Man (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan Barry
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
romance
Characters
Peggy Ashton; Lyle Vanning; Steve Kendell
Synopsis
Peggy loves wealthy Lyle but his family compels him to marry someone in his own social class. She moves away, meets, and marries Steve. Peggy later learns Lyle’s wife was killed in an automobile crash, and she leaves Steve to return to Lyle. But Lyle says he has no interest in getting married a second time, so Peggy goes home to her husband, who accepts her.

Working Wife (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
romance

Love Conquers All! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; historical; romance
Characters
Andrew Johnson; Eliza
Synopsis
Romance of Andrew Johnson and his wife Eliza.

The Other Love (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

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

Genre
romance
Characters
Ann Richards; Fred Richards; Miss Harding; Bobbie Brown; Edna
Synopsis
Ann and Fred have been married for 5 years. Although they both express no interest in adopting a child, Ann feels sorry for the “maladjusted” orphan Bobbie and spends time with him. However, Fred begins to spend extra time at work, and Ann’s divorced friend Edna suggests he’s having an affair. Learning Fred will be at the zoo with a “client,” Ann goes to confront them: she discovers Fred has also been taking Bobbie on excursions. They decide to adopt the boy.

The Blue Danube (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; romance
Characters
Johann Strauss
Synopsis
The story of how Strauss composed "the Blue Danube."

The Truest Love! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; romance
Characters
Mark Twain [Samuel Clemens]; Livy Langdon
Synopsis
The story of Mark Twain's romance with Livy Langdon.

The Rocky Road to Love! (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; romance
Characters
Bing Crosby; Dixie Lee
Synopsis
The story of Bing Crosby’s romance with his wife Dixie Lee.
Keywords
Bing Crosby

Indexer Notes

Bing Crosby and Dixie Lee were married from 1930-1952 (when she died).

Interfering Mother-in-Law (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ralph Mayo
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
romance
Characters
Carl; Jane; Mother
Synopsis
Carl and Jane share an apartment with Jane’s mother after their marriage. Carl is irritated by his mother-in-law’s well-meaning interference in their life, and by his wife’s constant deference to her mother. Carl asks Jane to attend a sales conference with him, but her mother forbids her to fly in bad weather. As a result, Carl loses a contract and is fired. Jane walks out on her mother and promises Carl that things will be different from now on.
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. What Price Beauty?
  3. 2. ["Bob Mitchum: Which of the conflicting reports about him is true?"]
  4. 3. Deception!
  5. 4. ["How was Elaine to know then, that a man’s promises are not always what they seem?"]
  6. 5. The Other Man
  7. 6. Working Wife
  8. 7. Love Conquers All!
  9. 8. The Other Love
  10. 9. The Blue Danube
  11. 10. The Truest Love!
  12. 11. The Rocky Road to Love!
  13. 12. Interfering Mother-in-Law
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Alberto Becattini
  • Merlin Haas
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Jim Van Dore
  • David Wilt