Love Diary
#40
(February 1954)
Orbit-Wanted,
1949 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly except April, June, August, and November
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Our Publishing Co.
- Editing
- Rae Herman (credited as Ray R. Hermann) (publisher, business manager)
Cold, Cold Heart
comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Ann; Owen Robbins; Jeff Cameron; Uncle Fred; Aunt Ella
- Synopsis
- As a teen, Ann lives with her brutish Uncle Fred and downtrodden Aunt Ella. Ann is abducted and nearly raped by an escaped convict, but is rescued at the last moment. In college, Ann dates Jeff but has a flashback to her earlier ordeal and panics when he kisses her, earning a campus reputation as “the human icicle!” Ann and young professor Owen fall in love but she can’t overcome her fear of men. When they’re trapped in a forest during a storm, Ann tells Owen her story and discovers her repressed fear is now gone. She can now reciprocate his love.
Indexer Notes
Writer credit from Martin O'Hearn.
Title probably taken from the Hank Williams song of the same name.
Don't Marry That Man!
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Jill Conlin; Tex; Ellen
- Synopsis
- Jill wants to quit her trick-riding job with a rodeo and settle down to raise a family. She is attracted to fellow performer Tex, but doesn’t think rodeo men are capable of giving up their wandering lives for a home life. Tex is injured by a bull and decides to retire to run a ranch. Jill agrees to marry him.
[no title indexed]
Secrets from a Love Diary / text article / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; romance
Indexer Notes
Advice column.
[no title indexed]
Prescription for Happiness / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Bill Woolfolk
- Pencils
- Chuck Miller (credited as C. F. Miller)
- Inks
- Chuck Miller (credited as C. F. Miller)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Few people are ever granted a look into the heart of a woman in love!
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Ray Mann; Renee T.; Sam Howell; Mrs. Howell
- Synopsis
- Model Renee meets Sam, a college-educated farmer, and they fall in love. Sam’s mother wonders if Renee can give up her glamorous life to be a housewife on a farm. Sam visits Renee in the city, and says she must choose between her modeling career and marriage to him. Renee isn’t sure, and goes to Ray Mann for assistance. As usual, he passes the question to Love Diary readers.
Indexer Notes
Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn.
Ray Mann is back to having his usual black hair in this issue after changing to brown for the previous 5-6 issues.
[no title indexed]
Frankly Speaking / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Rae Herman (credited as Ray Mann)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I've been going with Bob for six months...
- Genre
- non-fiction; romance
[no title indexed]
statement of ownership / 0.4 page
- Script
- Rae Herman (credited as Ray R. Hermann) (publisher)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
On the bottom of a house-ad page.
No Wedding Dress For Me!
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Cynthia; Eddie Matthews; Judy
- Synopsis
- Cynthia meets lawyer Eddie at a church social and they begin to date, but he’s still upset because his former girlfriend dumped him. He tries to forget her and eventually proposes to Cynthia. She picks out her dream wedding gown, then learns Eddie’s ex is back in town. Cynthia is sure Eddie will resume his romance with the other woman. He shows up and says now he’s sure that Cynthia is the only woman he will ever love. Cynthia doesn’t get her formal church wedding and fancy wedding gown: she rushes Eddie to a justice of the peace for a quick ceremony, to seal the deal.
Indexer Notes
Woolfolk credit from Martin O'Hearn at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
Cold, Cold Heart
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2.
Beads Contain Water from the Miraculous Fountain at Lourdes
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3.
Don't Marry That Man!
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4.
[no title indexed]
Secrets from a Love Diary -
5.
["Few people are ever granted a look into the heart of a woman in love!"]
Prescription for Happiness -
6.
["I've been going with Bob for six months..."]
Frankly Speaking -
7.
[no title indexed]
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8.
No Wedding Dress For Me!
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katy Hayhurst
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Richard Thomson
- Jim Van Dore
- David Wilt
- Len Wolinsky
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