(1952)

Archie, 1949 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1952-10-24
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Editing
?

Issue Notes

On sale date as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, 1952, page 70, registration number B388814.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob White (signed as Bob White)
Inks
Bob White (signed as Bob White)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm crazy about you, Pamela!
Genre
romance
Characters
Roger; Pamela; Sue

Indexer Notes

There is no inside story for this cover.

Cover Thumbnail for Darling Love (Archie, 1949 series) #11
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The Secret of Treasure Cave (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

She Wanted My Man (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Harry Lucey
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sometimes the foundations of marriage are built on the...
Genre
romance
Characters
Fred; Laura; Sue
Synopsis
Laura’s “selfish man-crazy Jezebel” cousin Sue moves in with Laura and her husband Fred. Sue flirts with Fred and Laura goes home to her mother. Repentant, Fred arrives and they reconcile.

Indexer Notes

Art credit from JVJ index card attached to online scanned version.
Previous indexer credited Bob White ? with art.

Love is for the Living (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
Harry Lucey
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
For six long years, I'd worshiped the memory of my father, and now I...
Genre
romance
Characters
Doreen Abbott; Martha Abbott; Agnes; Charles Watts; Greg Saunders
Synopsis
Office worker Doreen reveres her late father’s memory and is shocked when her mother Martha says she’s engaged to Charles. Greg consoles Doreen and they fall in love. Greg reveals that he’s a widower, and asks Doreen if she would deny him and her mother a second chance at love. Doreen apologizes to her mother and agrees to marry Greg.
Keywords
cemetery; tombstones

Indexer Notes

Art credit from JVJ index card attached to online scanned version. Previous indexer credited Bob White ?

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

Ask Alice / text article / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
? [as Alice]
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Question: Dear Alice: My boy friend's family...
Genre
non-fiction; advocacy
Synopsis
Questions about an invitation, pie baking, thigh and abdomen fat, travel wardrobe.
Keywords
Ann Delafield Appetite Reducing Plan; Rexall drug stores

Jealousy! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Lucey (signed as Harry Lucey)
Inks
Harry Lucey (signed as Harry Lucey)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Can a person love someone too much?
Genre
romance
Characters
Jack Walton; Linda Walton; Evelyn Tyler; Mary; neighbor lady
Synopsis
Linda, recently wed to Jack, is jealous of the other women in his life, including Mary, his secretary. When Evelyn, Jack’s old girlfriend, moves back to town, Linda worries. Finally, her jealousy provokes an outburst from Jack. Linda realizes she’s gone too far and begs him to forgive her.

Indexer Notes

Story has female lingerie and partial nudity scenes.

The Corpse Came Back! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Sam Hill Private Eye / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

I Hate Men! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
They say one picture is worth a thousand words, but...
Genre
romance
Characters
Hester Harlow; Mrs. Spanner; Gary Harlow; Gene Harlow; Liz; Richard [Dick] Chambers
Synopsis
Carhop Hester is fired for tossing coffee on a lecherous customer. Hester is a single mother who hates men because her husband Gene cheated on her. She's hired as a secretary by private detective Dick, who falls in love with her. Hester rejects his romantic advances because of her previous bad experiences. Dick saves Hester’s young son from a mad dog and tells Hester that Gene is dead, and he wasn’t unfaithful to her after all. Hester can now allow herself to love Dick.
Keywords
Chicago; mad dog; rabies

Indexer Notes

Previous indexer credited Bob White with art but the realistic style of this story is completely different than White's cartoony cover art.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Darling Bandbox / text article / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Earring Economy: If you lose one of a...
Genre
non-fiction; advocacy
Synopsis
Advice on earrings, high heels, inexpensive presents and candles.

It's Easy to Win Someone When You Know How! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Plaza Book Company / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Write Thrilling Love Letters (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Plaza Book Company / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Here's Real Fun for You! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Seagee Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Draw Instantly (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Master Art Helper Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Look at These 4 Wonder Bargains (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Novelty Mart Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["I'm crazy about you, Pamela!"]
  2. 1. The Secret of Treasure Cave
    Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
  3. 2. She Wanted My Man
  4. 3. Love is for the Living
  5. 4. ["Question: Dear Alice: My boy friend's family..."]
    Ask Alice
  6. 5. Jealousy!
  7. 6. The Corpse Came Back!
    Sam Hill Private Eye
  8. 7. I Hate Men!
  9. 8. ["Earring Economy: If you lose one of a..."]
    Darling Bandbox
  10. 9. It's Easy to Win Someone When You Know How!
    Plaza Book Company
  11. 10. Write Thrilling Love Letters
    Plaza Book Company
  12. 11. Here's Real Fun for You!
    Seagee Company
  13. 12. Draw Instantly
    Master Art Helper Company
  14. 13. Look at These 4 Wonder Bargains
    Novelty Mart Toys
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Bill Devine
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
  • David Wilt
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