Lovers' Lane #21

(February 1952)

The Doctor's Secret (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Al McWilliams

Inks

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Colors

?

Letters

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Genre

romance

Characters

Ann Cullen; Dennis Farley; Dobbs; Dr. Brown; Doris Cullen; Mr. Cullen (death); Mr. Farley; Mrs. Farley

Synopsis

Ann thinks the people in her small town disrespect her because her mother ran away with another man. Dennis, son of the town’s richest man, dates her but she rejects him. When her father falls ill, Ann devotes herself to his care. He dies, but the town now respects Ann for her actions. Even Dennis’s parents think she is a suitable match for their son, so Ann and Dennis reconcile.

Indexer Notes

Pencil identification from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.

The title of this story is misleading: there is a doctor character but he is minor and has no "secret."

Test of a Love-Time (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

romance

Characters

Don Lowens; Paul; Wendy

Synopsis

Wendy loves Paul but he says “I’m not the marrying kind.” She dates Don and accepts his marriage proposal. Paul tries to make up with her but when he kisses her, Wendy knows that Don is the one she really loves. She tells Don that she had to test herself, but now Paul is out of their lives forever.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Love Problems / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Eloise Taylor

Pencils

Dick Rockwell [as DR] (signed)

Inks

Dick Rockwell [as DR] (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction; romance

Characters

Eloise Taylor

Keywords

advice column

Indexer Notes

Letters from readers - H.E., Penny, Dorothy, M.B. and S.B.

I Belong to You! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Dick Briefer (signed)

Inks

Dick Briefer (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

romance

Characters

Dick; Flora Winters; Fred Bellows; Rita

Synopsis

Dick asks Rita to marry him before he enters the Army but she refuses. She says she’ll wait for him to return. However, she grows bored and dates Fred, and when he proposes marriage, she accepts. Rita writes Dick a letter with the news, but later changes her mind and breaks her engagement to Fred. Dick comes home from Korea and Rita explains that he is the one she truly loves.

Honeymoon Merry-Go-Round (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Al Wenzel (signed)

Inks

Al Wenzel (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

romance

Characters

Anne Ames; Bill Ames; Dora; Frank Dowling

Synopsis

Anne is surprised when Dora shows up at the hotel where Anne and her husband Bill are spending their honeymoon. Dora is Bill’s ex-girlfriend. Frank, Dora’s new boyfriend, arrives, and he is also jealous of Dora’s former friendship with Bill. Anne and Frank are certain Bill and Dora are still in love, but Anne is just using Bill to make Frank jealous enough to propose marriage to her, which he does.

[Statement of the Ownership, Management, and Circulation] (Table of Contents: 6)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

Hannah Schreiberg (business manager)

Letters

typeset