(September 1952)
Harvey,
1949 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Harvey Enterprises Inc.
- Editing
- Leon Harvey
I Sinned Against Love
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Frank Holbrook; Gail Stewart; Ron Brewster; Sylvia; Bill Parks
- Synopsis
- Gail schemes to make her wealthy high school boyfriend Ron propose to her before he’s inducted into the Army. They elope but keep it a secret from everyone. While Ron is gone, Gail gets an office job in another town and falls in love with her boss Frank. Ron is killed in action and his last wish is that she be given his Medal of Honor. Frank realises Gail was married to someone else all the time she was dating him, and breaks up with her.
- Reprints
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in Weird Love (IDW, 2014 series) #11 (January 2016) - in Weird Love (IDW, 2015 series) #4 - "Jailbird's Romance!" and More (November 2016)
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Indexer Notes
Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. and Hames Ware coined this unknown artist's style as "Juv-Elias".
The Luckiest Girl in Town
text story / 0.75 page
- Genre
- romance
Indexer Notes
Last quarter of page is "Statement of the Ownership"
Dangerous Deception!
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Ted Preston; Ginny Harris
- Synopsis
- Secretary Ginny loves her boss Ted. She disguises herself and attends a masquerade ball so she can flirt with him. They fall in love but Ginny reveals her true identity when she helps Ted rescue valuable files from a fire that threatens their office. She thinks Ted will be angry but he says he loves her even more now.
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. and Hames Ware.
Starved for Love!
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Laurie; Jack; Bill Gray; Mr. Gray; Mrs. Mary Gray
- Synopsis
- Laurie’s parents are too busy to give her love and affection. Even though she doesn’t love fellow student Bill, she continues to date him because he has a close-knit family and she basks in that atmosphere. When nosy neighbors think Laurie and Bill are “misbehaving,” Laurie confesses that she’s been “using” Bill so she could enjoy his family—but then realizes she actually does love him after all. Bill chastises Laurie’s parents for their neglect, but everything is happily resolved and Bill and Laurie become engaged.
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. and Hames Ware.
Fool's Paradise
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Connie Norman; Don Thompson; Mr. Carson; Mabel; Michael Winters
- Synopsis
- Office worker Connie is hired as a roller derby skater and is trained by Don, but she rejects his romantic overtures to concentrate on her career. However, she makes an exception for wealthy Michael: they date and fall in love. Connie later catches Michael with another woman, and he says he was only dating Connie because his father wanted him to be with “down to earth” young women. Connie returns to the the roller derby and to Don, the man she really loves.
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. and Hames Ware.
In the splash panel, Connie refers to Michael as "Bob."
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
I Sinned Against Love
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1.
I Sinned Against Love
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2.
The Luckiest Girl in Town
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3.
Dangerous Deception!
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4.
Strange Romantic Customs
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5.
Your Problem
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6.
Starved for Love!
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7.
The Choice Was Mine
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8.
Fool's Paradise
This issue was modified by, among others
- Nick Caputo
- Steve Coates
- Tillmann Courth
- Katy Hayhurst
- David Wilt
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