(August 1954)

Harvey, 1949 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Harvey Enterprises Inc.
Editing
Leon Harvey (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Lee Elias (Signed)
Inks
Lee Elias (Signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Rosen
First Line of Dialogue or Text
To him, love was a game-- and she was a loser!
Genre
romance

Indexer Notes

Cover refers to the first story in the issue, "Resort Romeo".

Cover Thumbnail for First Love Illustrated (Harvey, 1949 series) #43
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Lovelier Hair in 7 Days (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Juel Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
various
Inks
various
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Synopsis
Editorial comments and introduction to the four stories of the issue.

Indexer Notes

All of the text and illustrated stories in this issue were reprinted (in the same order) in Hi-School Romance 60.

Broadway Fashions (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Broadway Fashions, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Resort Romeo (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Prentice
Inks
John Prentice
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
romance
Characters
June Baker; Charlie Wayde; Tony Parker; Mrs. Baker
Synopsis
June Baker and her mother manage a summer resort, the only thing her father left them after his death. But it is heavily in debt and Charlie Wayde holds the mortgage and wants to marry June. After June meets Tony Parker, she begins to fall in love, but fears he is another Resort Romeo.
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Through With Love (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
romance
Reprints

How Young Should a Girl Marry? (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Complexion Clues (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tom Hickey
Inks
Tom Hickey
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
romance
Synopsis
Hints on matching skin color, hair color and clothes.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Previous indexer suggested Warren Kremer for pencils and inks.

Yesterday's Love (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Avison
Inks
Leonard Starr ?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
romance
Characters
Carla; Jeff Condon; Bern Madsen
Synopsis
Carla has been dating Bern Madsen, and she is ready to marry him but still thinks of Jeff Condon, a pilot she met while he was on furlough from Korea. Even though she has not seen or heard from Condon after their last meeting, she goes to see him to make sure, and finds him a hopeless romantic unable to commit to one woman.
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Indexer Notes

Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Previous indexer suggested Al Avison for inks, too.

Big Dress Sale (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Mail Order Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

You have a date every Friday (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Look Here For Big Money Opportunities (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Clear up pimples and blackheads by Saturday night (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Clearoxin / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Introducing Comfo-Gard (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Malen Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

True To My Love (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Draut
Inks
Bill Draut ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
romance
Characters
Elaine; Sharon; Phil; Larry Curtiss
Synopsis
Sharon hates watching her sister Elaine suffer through, married to Phil who "gets by" working at a gas station. Vowing not to let that happen to her, Sharon goes to New York to find a "rich man" and meets Larry Curtiss, son of her boss. After he proposes, he tells Sharon he has used every penny he had to buy into an ad agency in Dallas. He is now broke... does Sharon go with him to Dallas?
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Indexer Notes

When reprinted, the title was changed to "School Boy".

Man Stealer (Table of Contents: 15)

text story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
romance
Reprints

Don't Miss Out on Romance! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Nancy Powers Solves Your Problem (Table of Contents: 17)

letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
romance
Synopsis
Relationship advice for teenagers.

First Claim on Him (Table of Contents: 18)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Powell
Inks
Bob Powell
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
romance
Characters
Judy; Joe Banner; Mrs. Banner
Synopsis
Judy works at the Hi School Music Shop, and was intently listening to the new record by Joe Banner, when he enters the store. There is an immediate connection, and during their whirlwind romance, Judy learns that Joe still lives with his mother. When he takes her home to announce their engagement, the mother feigns a heart attack. Judy leaves, catching a bus home that hits a gas tanker truck exploding into flames. Joe has made a decision, and chases after Judy arriving in time to rescue her from the flames.
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Indexer Notes

Basically the same story as "Mama's Apron Strings" in Darling Love 2 (Archie, 1949 series) December 1949-January 1950.

Be Slim Trim - An Exciting More Lovable You! (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Tranzform, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Do You Need Money? (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Cheerful Card Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

400 Movie & TV Star Pictures (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Hollywood Star Piz / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Beautiful Heavenly Lips For You (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Princess Pat / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["To him, love was a game-- and she was a loser!"]
  2. 1. Lovelier Hair in 7 Days
    Juel Company
  3. 2. Contents
  4. 3. Broadway Fashions
    Broadway Fashions, Inc.
  5. 4. Resort Romeo
  6. 5. Through With Love
  7. 6. How Young Should a Girl Marry?
  8. 7. Complexion Clues
  9. 8. Yesterday's Love
  10. 9. Big Dress Sale
    Mail Order Mart
  11. 10. You have a date every Friday
  12. 11. Look Here For Big Money Opportunities
  13. 12. Clear up pimples and blackheads by Saturday night
    Clearoxin
  14. 13. Introducing Comfo-Gard
    Malen Manufacturing Company
  15. 14. True To My Love
  16. 15. Man Stealer
  17. 16. Don't Miss Out on Romance!
  18. 17. Nancy Powers Solves Your Problem
  19. 18. First Claim on Him
  20. 19. Be Slim Trim - An Exciting More Lovable You!
    Tranzform, Inc.
  21. 20. Do You Need Money?
    Cheerful Card Company
  22. 21. 400 Movie & TV Star Pictures
    Hollywood Star Piz
  23. 22. Beautiful Heavenly Lips For You
    Princess Pat
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