Love Diary
#42
(April 1954)
Orbit-Wanted,
1949 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Our Publishing Co.
- Editing
- Rae Herman (editor)
Pick-Up!
comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Marge Nelson; Mark Williams; Doug Forrester
- Synopsis
- Aircraft factory worker Marge gets a lift after her night shift from fellow employee Mark. She makes it clear she’s not a “pick-up” and he agrees. They fall in love but he has to leave town for 5 months on business. While Mark is gone, Marge accepts a ride from Doug but after he makes a pass at her, she vows never to accept lifts from strangers again. After Marge hears Mark is engaged to another woman, she allows herself to be picked up once more. This time, she is badly beaten and nearly raped. Mark visits her in the hospital and says he is engaged: to her.
Indexer Notes
Woolfolk credit from Martin O'Hearn at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/
The Way to a Man's Heart!
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Perry Barnes; Doris; Ellen; Jane
- Synopsis
- High school student Doris has a reputation as a bossy, efficient organizer of activities. She has a crush on Perry but he doesn’t like being bossed around. Doris relinquishes her responsibilities and becomes “a dependent female” and Perry is now willing to date her.
Indexer Notes
Woolfolk credit from Martin O'Hearn at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/
How I Found Glamor!
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Johnny Alders; Barbara "Buzz"; Priscilla "Pug" Walsh; Larry
- Synopsis
- Buzz is a teen-age tomboy who never has a date. When she visits her childhood friend Priscilla, Buzz gets a glamour makeover and is a hit with the boys in that town. She comes home and immediately attracts the attention of her crush Johnny. She informs him that she’s now to be called by her real name, Barbara.
[no title indexed]
Prescription for Happiness / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In the office of Ray Mann, famed counsellor of Love diary, a beautiful young girl, Ilene N., has come for guidance...
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Ray Mann; Ilene N.; Ted; Barry
- Synopsis
- Ilene’s long-time boyfriend is sent to Japan on business for a year. Lonely, Ilene goes to a party and meets Brad. They date and fall in love. Ted comes home and Ilene realises she never really loved him. She asks Ray Mann for advice on how to break the news to Ted.
Blonde, Beautiful, and Bad!
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Francie; Murray; Irene
- Synopsis
- Murray, although a steady fellow engaged to Irene, falls for cheap but attractive waitress Francie. His infatuation with the cynical, gold-digging Francie costs him Irene’s love and his job. Murray catches Francie with her real boyfriend and is badly beaten; Irene comes to the hospital and says she still loves him. He swears he’ll be worthy of her from now on.
Indexer Notes
Woolfolk credit from Martin O'Hearn at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/
A relatively rare example of a romance comic story told from a man's point of view.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
Pick-Up!
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2.
The Way to a Man's Heart!
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3.
How I Found Glamor!
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4.
["In the office of Ray Mann, famed counsellor of Love diary, a beautiful young girl, Ilene N., has come for guidance..."]
Prescription for Happiness -
5.
Blonde, Beautiful, and Bad!
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katy Hayhurst
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Daniel Thingvold
- Richard Thomson
- Jim Van Dore
- David Wilt
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