Lovers' Lane
#17
(October 1951)
Lev Gleason,
1949 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1951
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Authorized A. C. M. P. Conforms to the Comics Code
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Lev Gleason Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Lev Gleason Publications
- Editing
- Charles Biro; Bob Wood
Honeymoon Story
comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Chuck Howard; Lee Dickson; Sue Dickson
- Synopsis
- Sue marries Lee on the rebound from Chuck, but on her wedding night has second thoughts. Lee leaves her in his mountain cabin but returns when she gets lost in the woods during a storm. He cares for her until she recovers; then he falls ill and she has to care for him. They return to town and attend Chuck’s wedding. Sue realizes Lee is the one she loves after all, and they resume their honeymoon with no doubts.
Restaurant Manners
text article / 2 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction; romance
Indexer Notes
Art identification from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
My Deceitful Heart
comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Frank Bolle (signed)
- Inks
- Frank Bolle (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Connie Simpson; Dr. Randy Kearns; Laura Simpson; Mr. Case; Mrs. Case; Sally; Ted Kearns
- Synopsis
- High school student Connie has a crush on her new neighbor Randy, but her older sister Laura starts dating him. Connie overhears Randy and Laura planning to set her up with Randy’s younger brother Ted, a college student on the rebound from a failed romance. Although irritated by the scheme, Connie is polite to Ted and eventually they discover they’ve actually fallen for each other.
- Keywords
- picnic
Floating Safes
Stamp Page / text article / 0.33 page
- Script
- Sidney Elias (credited as Sidney M. Elias)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
[no title indexed]
How Did He Propose? / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Umm! Picture of a pretty girl!
- Genre
- non-fiction; romance
- Characters
- Jack; Rita
- Synopsis
- Rita hopes Jack will propose, but he only gives her “impersonal” gifts. Then he surprises her with an engagement ring in a box of candy.
Indexer Notes
Art identification from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Allegedly based on a reader submission but no attribution is given.
I'm In Love
comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Ken Martel; Lois Stone; Vera Martel; Walt Stone
- Synopsis
- Vera and Walt attend the same high school; Vera’s father is a widower and Walt’s mother is a widow. The two young people decide to set their parents up romantically, but Vera discovers her father actually loves his lab assistant and Walt’s mother is “married to her career.” However, Vera and Walt have fallen in love with each other.
[no title indexed]
The Love Clinic / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- No, Helen, that is not the way people in love always act!
- Genre
- non-fiction; romance
- Characters
- Eloise Taylor; Helen G.; Warren
- Synopsis
- Helen writes to Eloise asking if it is normal for her to argue constantly with her boyfriend Warren. Eloise suggests Helen analyse the reasons for their arguments and try to work things out.
[no title indexed]
Love Problems / letters page / 2 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction; romance
- Characters
- Eloise Taylor
- Keywords
- advice column
Indexer Notes
Letters from readers - Desperate, Sorry, Puzzled Soldier, H. D., J. J. and Worried.
Another Love Another Kiss
comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Alex Wonderly; Evelyn Curry; Mark Sayers; Mr. Lockridge; Mrs. Lockridge; Olive Lockridge
- Synopsis
- Mark tells his girlfriend Olive he’s going into the Navy shortly. He asks her to marry him before he leaves, but she refuses, so they agree that their relationship is over and they are free to date other people. Olive goes out with Alex but isn’t in love with him. Mark comes home on leave and dates Evelyn, so Olive says she’s engaged to Alex. Mark claims he’s going to marry Evelyn. Mark and Olive have “one last kiss” and then they confess that they’ve each been lying: they only want to marry each other.
Indexer Notes
Art identification from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Another Love, Another Kiss
-
1.
Honeymoon Story
-
2.
Restaurant Manners
-
3.
My Deceitful Heart
-
4.
Floating Safes
Stamp Page -
5.
["Umm! Picture of a pretty girl!"]
How Did He Propose? -
6.
I'm In Love
-
7.
["No, Helen, that is not the way people in love always act!"]
The Love Clinic -
8.
[no title indexed]
Love Problems -
9.
Another Love Another Kiss
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- Gregory Fischer
- Katy Hayhurst
- Jim Stangas
- David Wilt
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