(February 1949)
Harvey,
1949 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- every other month
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Harvey Enterprises Inc.
- Editing
- Leon Harvey
Broken Prom Date
text story / 1 page
- Genre
- romance
- Reprints
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in First Love Illustrated (Harvey, 1949 series) #68 (September 1956)
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Party Girl
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Kitty Krane; Donna Andrews; Fred Rowe
- Synopsis
- Kitty and Donna are state government workers in Capitol City. Donna is engaged to Fred, but Kitty is ambitious and has many boyfriends. Donna breaks up with Fred and Kitty takes her on the “party circuit,” dating influential visitors. Donna and Fred reconcile and get married; Kitty moves on to “another city where the diplomatic corps had its headquarters.”
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Out of the Past
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Red Damon; Betty Dixon; Ruth; Ruth's mother; doctor
- Synopsis
- Carnival worker Betty falls in love with high-diver Red. When Red is injured in an accident, he calls out for “Ruth” and Betty discovers a letter from Ruth in his wallet. Ruth’s mother says Betty is Red’s sister: he was sent to an orphanage after their mother died, while Betty stayed with their father. Betty has to “adjust...to the twist of fate which had befallen” her. She supports her brother Red, who will marry his longtime sweetheart Ruth.
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Dateless
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Sue Martin; Dick Tanner; Rhoda Lane; Nancy Lane
- Synopsis
- Sue is the head librarian in Sun Valley. Tired of being called an old maid, she flirts with visiting ski expert Dick, even though she doesn’t know how to ski. Dick catches on to her scheme, but he is attracted to her anyway.
- Reprints
in Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
After Hours
Winnie the Waitress / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Winnie; Horatio; Wally
- Synopsis
- Waitress Winnie agrees to date the persistent wolf Horatio if he meets her at closing time. When Horatio shows up, Winnie assigns him various clean-up duties at the restaurant. When he falls asleep, exhausted, Winnie departs.
- Reprints
- in Hello Buddies (Harvey, 1942 series) #43 (Fall 1949)
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Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
She Didn't Ask for Love
Dan Cupid / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; romance
- Characters
- Dan Cupid; Peggy Plainface; Gary Griswold; Cynthia Carter
- Synopsis
- Cupid steps in to help plain college coed Peggy change her dull looks and capture the heart of football player Gary, to the consternation of Peggy’s lovely but mean roommate Cynthia.
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
A Girl Leaves Home
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Linda Barton; Danny; Raven Blaine; Jane; Dr. Bob Roy; Miss Kay
- Synopsis
- After high school graduation, Linda departs for nursing school, leaving her boyfriend Danny at the mercy of vamp Raven. Danny writes and says he and Raven are getting engaged, so Linda leaves school to confront them. On the way, she’s caught by Dr. Roy, who takes her to the scene of a train wreck. Linda uses her nursing skills to help the injured, including Danny and Raven. Later, she congratulates Danny and Raven on their romance. Linda will marry Dr. Roy.
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
[no title indexed]
letters page / 1 page
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Let's hear from you...
- Synopsis
- Appeal for letters and a vote on this issue's stories.
Dream Date
Tommy Tween / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Tommy Tween; Mr. Tween; Buddy; Dawn Rogers; Angel Voice; Gorilla; Mrs. Tween
- Synopsis
- Tommy makes a date with telephone operator Angel Voice, sight unseen. His father insists Tommy escort Dawn, the daughter of a visiting business acquaintance. Tommy recalls Dawn as a fat kid, so he convinces his pal Buddy to substitute for him with her. Tommy is shocked to discover Angel is quite unattractive, and Dawn has blossomed into a beautiful young woman who actually likes the nerdy Buddy.
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Table of Contents
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0.
A Girl Leaves Home
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1.
Broken Prom Date
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2.
Party Girl
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3.
Out of the Past
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4.
Dateless
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5.
After Hours
Winnie the Waitress -
6.
Cupid's Corner
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7.
Unmasking of Love
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8.
She Didn't Ask for Love
Dan Cupid -
9.
A Girl Leaves Home
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10.
["Let's hear from you..."]
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11.
Love Laughs
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12.
Dream Date
Tommy Tween
This issue was modified by, among others
- Steve Coates
- Tillmann Courth
- Bill Devine
- Katy Hayhurst
- David Wilt
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