(December 1953)
Stanley Morse,
1953 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- Bi-monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Key Publications
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
Indexed from scanned copy at http://digitalcomicmuseum.com
I Had Everything
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Tony Landis; Ruth Landis; Jon English
- Synopsis
- Ruth marries wealthy Tony and grows bored with him. She has an affair with handyman Jon. Tony tries to kill them both with an axe but Jon defends himself and Tony is permanently paralyzed. Jon asks Ruth to come away with him but she stays with Tony because she's unable to give up her rich lifestyle.
Beauty and the Beast
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Linda Gray; Pete Thomas; Jeff Craven
- Synopsis
- Jeff asks his society girlfriend Linda to romance boxer Pete. Pete falls in love with Linda and Jeff advises him to throw a big fight to earn enough money to marry her; Jeff will also make a fortune by betting against Jeff. Linda tells Pete she loves him and he doesn’t need to earn dishonest money. Pete wins the championship and will marry Linda.
- Keywords
- boxing
Indexer Notes
Eugene Hughes pencils (narrow faces, single-line mouths, squinty eyes) but the inking is a little more detailed than usual, so it may not be him doing this as well.
Rich Man's Daughter
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Hy Fleishman (signed)
- Inks
- Hy Fleishman (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Bert Courtney; Valerie Tyler; Marcia Keegan; Mr. Tyler
- Synopsis
- Rich Valerie falls in love with lawyer Bert; he defends “the little guy in trouble” and doesn’t expect to get rich. Valerie’s father offers to set them up with a private wing of his mansion and provide other luxuries, but Bert turns him down, not wanting to be in debt to him. Valerie breaks off their engagement but eventually realizes Bert was right. She criticizes her father for his overbearing possessiveness: he apologizes to Bert and promises not to interfere in their lives.
- Reprints
-
in Diary Confessions (Stanley Morse, 1955 series) #10 (July 1955) [Artist's signature (Fleishman) is removed in the reprint. Reprint is also re-coloured.]
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Alimony
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Joan Wood; Hank Wood [Bob]; Teddy Wood; Paul Shelton; Hank Wood Jr.; Mrs. Hank Wood
- Synopsis
- After their young son Teddy dies of pneumonia, Joan and Hank’s marriage dissolves. They divorce and Joan demands excessive alimony in revenge. She spends the money wildly and refuses to take less. However, she learns Hank has remarried and his son needs expensive medical treatment, but her alimony prevents this. Joan falsely claims she’s going to marry Paul so she won’t need the money. Paul realizes she’s changed her vindictive attitude; he proposes to Joan, and she accepts.
- Keywords
- divorce
Indexer Notes
Joan's husband is referred to throughout the entire story alternately as "Hank" and "Bob," sometimes in adjacent panels.
Same unidentified artist as the first story in this issue -- lots of cheesecake art but some bizarre compositions and almost anatomically impossible contortions.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
I Had Everything
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2.
Beauty and the Beast
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3.
Ring, Telephone Ring!
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4.
Rich Man's Daughter
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5.
Alimony
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- Nick Caputo
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