Personal Love #23

(September 1953)

Rings Only $1.74 (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Harem Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Save That Man for Me (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Mike Roy (signed)

Inks

Mike Roy (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

romance

Characters

Tom Clayton; Lila; Aunt Lucy; Ann Delafield; Hal

Synopsis

Secretary Lila travels to Mexico with her boss Tom, and her cousin Ann contrives to go along as their chaperone because she's romantically interested in Tom. Ann drops Tom when she meets Hal, but Hal can’t return to the USA for a month. Back home, Ann takes up with Tom again, then rejects him when Hal arrives. But now she realizes it’s Tom she loves. It’s too late: Tom will marry Lila.

Indexer Notes

"Chaperone" is misspelled "chaperon" throughout the story.

The Wrong Kind of Love (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Jay McArdle

Inks

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Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

romance

Characters

Bill Turner; Maya; Kara

Synopsis

Circus tightrope walker Maya falls in love with acrobat Bill, but animal trainer Kara is jealous. Kara locks Maya in a cage with angry lions and tigers. Bill rescues Maya and Kara is killed by her own big cats.

Keywords

circus

Indexer Notes

Pencil identification from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.

Flame-Haired Rhonda Fleming (Table of Contents: 4)

Rhonda Fleming / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

? (photo)

Inks

? (photo)

Letters

typeset

Genre

biography

Characters

Geraldine Carson (photo of Rhonda Fleming)

Indexer Notes

From the movie "Inferno" (1953).

[8882] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Famous Funnies Patterns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

I Wanted Him Too (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Ben Thompson

Inks

Ben Thompson

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

romance

Characters

Anne; William "Lone" Wolfe

Synopsis

1942: Anne is trapped in Java when the Japanese invade. She escapes in the company of wanted smuggler Bill. They take refuge on an island and Bill risks his life to save an American task force from the Japanese. Bill and Ann are separated when the Americans arrive. After the war, Ann returns to Java and finds Bill, now a decorated Navy officer.

Keywords

World War II

Indexer Notes

Art identification from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.

Blonde, Blue-Eyed William Lundigan (Table of Contents: 7)

William Lundigan / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

? (photo)

Inks

? (photo)

Letters

typeset

Genre

biography

Characters

Joseph Duncan (photo of William Lundigan)

Indexer Notes

Lundigan appears to be brunette on the cover
From the movie "Inferno" (1953).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Lois Cameron and Her Domestic Relations Problems / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Ely

Inks

Bill Ely

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What about the mother-in-law problem?

Genre

romance

Characters

Judge Lois Cameron; Dick Blair; Ellen Blair; John Blair; Mrs. Blair [Mrs. Craig]

Synopsis

Dick and Ellen tell Judge Cameron they want a separation. After Dick’s father dies, his mother moves in with the couple. Ellen feels Mrs. Blair is trying to take over the house, and Dick believes she is making his mother feel unwanted. Judge Cameron says perhaps Mrs. Blair can go into “an institution for the aged,” but Dick and Ellen don’t want that. They realize Dick’s mother needs to feel wanted and was only trying to help. Dick and Ellen reconcile and Dick’s mother will continue to have a home with them.

Indexer Notes

Dick’s last name is Blair (page 1) but his mother is called “Mrs. Craig” on page 5.

This feature had previously appeared in Personal Love 20.

Art identification from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.

Don't Pay a Penny for These Newest Frocks! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Harford Frocks, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Make Good Money (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Harry Doehla Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Talking Parakeet (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Dean Studios / advertisement / 1 page (report information)