Confessions of the Lovelorn #77

(January 1957)

The Man Who Got Away! (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Pencils

Ken Bald ?

Inks

Ken Bald ?

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Letters

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Genre

romance

Characters

Jayne Finchley; Harry Gifford; Paul Winters; Mr. Finchley

Synopsis

High school student Jayne has a crush on Harry, a “much older” business associate of her father (he’s 29), but Harry marries another woman. After graduation, Jayne moves to New York and meets “dozens of men” but they all pale in comparison to her memory of Harry. She dates lawyer Paul but after three years still can’t commit to marriage; she promises an answer after she visits her hometown. Harry is now a “rapidly-aging male going soft and paunchy, his hair receding fast.” Harry makes a pass at her and Jayne rejects him. Now freed from her “fantastic memories,” she decides to marry Paul.

Little Hick (Table of Contents: 2)

text story / 1 page (report information)

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Letters

typeset

Genre

romance

Moods Can Be Dangerous! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Pencils

John Rosenberger

Inks

John Rosenberger

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Letters

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Genre

romance

Synopsis

Be yourself: don't pretend to be something you're not, your boyfriend won't like it.

Man on a Train! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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Genre

romance

Characters

Susie Nord; Aunt Prissy; Richard B. Terrence; Grandma

Synopsis

Susie leaves her small town to visit her grandmother, “300 whole miles away!” Her maiden Aunt Prissy warns her to avoid “big city men.” On the train, Susie is suspicious of fellow passenger Richard, slapping his face when they accidentally stumble into each other, but changes her mind when he defends her from a masher. However, Susie doesn’t speak to him before she gets off the train. Susie confesses to her grandmother that he might have been her “big chance” for romance. Grandma tracks down Richard and gets him to the farm on a pretext: he and Susie are reunited.

Just For Love! (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 1 page (report information)

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typeset

How to Make Him Propose! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Genre

romance

Characters

Peggy; Bob

Synopsis

Peggy takes various steps that eventually make her longtime boyfriend Bob propose marriage.

Heart of a Nurse! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Kenneth Landau (signed)

Inks

Kenneth Landau

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Genre

romance

Characters

Joan Manners; Mavis Whitford; Rod Willis

Synopsis

Joan is hired as a private nurse for invalid Mavis. Mavis is visited each day by Rod, who blames himself for the accident that left her in a wheelchair. Rod and Joan fall in love. Joan discovers Mavis is faking her condition so Rod won’t leave her: Mavis warns Joan not to reveal the truth or she’ll have the nurse blacklisted. But Rod learns the truth anyway, and realizes the accident wasn’t his fault either. He and Joan will be married.