Romantic Confessions
#v2#3
(August-September 1951)
Hillman,
1949 Series
- Volume
- 2
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Hillman Periodicals Inc.
- Brand
-
A Hillman Publication
- Editing
- Ed Cronin
At the Snap of Her Finger
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Cora; Eloise; Hunt Maxwell; Bill Biggs; Mr. Gander
- Synopsis
- Cora works in the bookshop owned by her cousin Eloise. Eloise warns Cora that author Hunt is dating her so he can use her as a character in his next novel. Cora and Hunt fall in love but she catches him kissing Eloise and decides to leave town. She reads Hunt’s new novel and sees herself in there, favorably portrayed. After tracking him down at a book-signing event, Cora and Hunt are reunited.
Girl of Baltimore
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- biography; historical; romance
- Characters
- Edgar Allan Poe; Virginia
- Synopsis
- Edgar Allan Poe is admired by his young friend Virginia. When she grows up, they marry and he writes the poem “Annabel Lee” in her honor.
My Own Private Dream...
comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bernie Krigstein (signed as B. Krigstein)
- Inks
- Bernie Krigstein (signed as B. Krigstein)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Brad Larsen (engineer); Dick Whitehead (expert test pilot); Cathy Folsom; Will (SXIII designer); Marcia (Cathy's friend)
- Synopsis
- Two pilots, one "by-the-book" and another "a reckless stunt flyer", go head to head to win the affections of Cathy Fulsom, and it doesn't help that she likes Brad over Dick.
- Keywords
- Kincaid Aircraft; the SXIII
Indexer Notes
Sequence added by Craig Delich 2013-6-26.
A Familiar Face
comic story / 0.66 page
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
The other one-third of the page is an advertisement.
Gloria Maltby's Style
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Sally Shaw; Gloria Maltby; Jimmy Burke; Hilary Boston
- Synopsis
- Sally is famous society columnist Gloria’s secretary. Gloria convinces Sally to let her sell Sally’s stories with Gloria’s name on them. Sally learns—from Jimmy, who works for the magazine that bought the stories—that Gloria is not giving her the full amount earned for them. Sally decides to submit stories under her own name but is accused of imitating Gloria. Jimmy threatens to quit unless his magazine forces Gloria to confess the truth. Sally and Jimmy embrace.
The Lovers
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- historical; romance
- Characters
- Peter Abelard; Heloise; Uncle Fulbert
- Synopsis
- Abelard and Heloise fall in love but are separated by her uncle. Their love letters to each other are still famous today.
My Wonderful - Yet Forbidden...
comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Dick Rockwell ?; Charles Raab ?
- Inks
- Dick Rockwell ?; Charles Raab ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Characters
- Eve Jameson; Jessica Jameson; Mrs. Jameson; Dr. Eric Wakeley
- Synopsis
- Jessica’s sister Eve is selfish, lazy and a liar. When their mother suffers a heart attack, Eve tells Dr. Eric it was Jessica’s fault. However, he soon discovers the truth. Eric and Jessica fall in love, and Eve’s mother tells Eve she’s going to have to pull her own weight around the house from now on.
A Sure Sign
comic story / 0.66 page
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
One-third of the page is an advertisement.
Father Dear Father
comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jules Steiner (signed)
- Inks
- Jules Steiner ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Dinnie; Bixby; Casey; Judge
- Synopsis
- Dinnie's date Bixby accidentally locks her in the trunk of his beat-up car and is mistaken for a kidnapper. Bixby's bad luck continues, since Dinnie's father--who doesn't like Bixby--is a night-court judge.
Indexer Notes
Bixby is spelled "Bixbie" in the text box of the splash panel.
His Kind of Love
comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Charles "Chuck" Larner; David Lloyd; Dusty Cameron; Boyd Dillon; Martha Dillon
- Synopsis
- City-slicker insurance salesman Charles arrives in Wyoming and is assigned to sell a policy to rancher Boyd. Charles and Boyd’s daughter Martha fall in love, although ranch foreman Dusty also loves her. When Charles panics and flees from a range fire, he gets a reputation as a coward. Dusty trains Charles—now called "Chuck"—to be an expert cowboy and gives up his claim on Martha.
Indexer Notes
Prentice credit per Nick Caputo, March 2014.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
At the Snap of Her Finger
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2.
Girl of Baltimore
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3.
My Own Private Dream...
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4.
A Familiar Face
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5.
Gloria Maltby's Style
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6.
Intermission
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7.
The Lovers
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8.
My Wonderful - Yet Forbidden...
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9.
A Sure Sign
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10.
Father Dear Father
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11.
His Kind of Love
This issue was modified by, among others
- Alberto Becattini
- Nick Caputo
- Craig Delich
- Katy Hayhurst
- Jay Kinney
- Jim Van Dore
- David Wilt
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