Untamed Love
#1
(January 1950)
Quality Comics,
1950 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Comic Magazines
- Brand
-
A Quality Romance Publication
- Editing
- Harry Stein; Elaine Allen (associate); Gloria Bley (associate); Alfred Grenet (associate); Everett M. Arnold (general manager)
Issue Notes
Indexed from a scanned copy at goldenagecomics.co.uk.
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, Roger, how can I show you...
- Genre
- romance
- Reprints
-
in Untamed Love (Bell Features, 1950 series) #1 ([circa February 1950])
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They Called Me Shameless
comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Donna Raines; Freda Conrad; Mardi Conrad; Mrs. Henly; Mrs. Raines; Miss Primm; Rick Hudson
- Synopsis
- Donna and Rick are engaged, but Rick is smitten by the slinky Mardi and goes off with her to New York. Donna follows and tricks Mardi into admitting she considers Rick a “yokel” and that she goes out with him “strictly for laughs!” Rick overhears and returns to Donna.
Homeless Heart
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Aunt Leila; Bill; Ella; Joe; Marsha Marlow; Roger Marlow; Sally; Ted
- Synopsis
- 17-year-old Marsha and her wealthy father return to the USA after 10 years in Europe. Marsha doesn’t fit in at first, but makes friends with Sally. Marsha and Sally’s brother Bill fall in love, but she is shocked to learn he’s working as a mechanic because he can’t afford college. Bill thinks she’s a snob and breaks up with her. Marsha gets a job as a waitress to prove she’s no snob. Bill finds her there and apologizes; they reconcile.
Star Chaser
comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Audrey Morgan; Dev Degan; Lana Sharp; Paula Wilson; Professor Scott Morgan
- Synopsis
- Lana dates Dev but he doesn’t “stir” her. Dev gives her 3 days to decide if she loves him or not. Lana goes to a friend’s desert cabin to think, discovering astronomer Scott and his sister Audrey are already there. Lana and Scott fall in love. Dev arrives with news of a job offer, and falls in love with Audrey, so Lana doesn’t even have to break up with him.
The Wrong Road to Love
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Becky; Hank Barstow; Julie; Steve Chatsworth
- Synopsis
- Julie falls in love with truck driver Steve, but he moves to Alaska to become a fisherman. She follows him there, only to discover local resident Becky considers Steve "her man." Julie is consoled by Steve’s partner Hank. Steve and Becky run off, taking all the money Steve and Hank have earned. Julie decides to go home, but Hank says she can stay: as his wife.
- Keywords
- Alaska
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Saltarella.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["Oh, Roger, how can I show you..."]
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1.
Quality Romance Publications Bring You a Thrill-Packed Hit!
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2.
They Called Me Shameless
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3.
Homeless Heart
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4.
Star Chaser
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5.
Wild Desire
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6.
The Wrong Road to Love
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7.
Now You Can Play Real Songs
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8.
Small Bust
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9.
["Yipes! Could I use a belly-flattener!"]
This issue was modified by, among others
- Keith Chandler
- Peter Croome
- Gregory Fischer
- Katy Hayhurst
- David Wilt
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