(May 1956)

Farrell, 1955 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Bimonthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Ajax Publications Inc.
Brand
Ajax; A Farrell Publication
Editing
Ruth Roche (credited) (editor); Bob Farrell (credited as Robert W. Farrell) (managing editor, publisher)

Without the Permission of My Dreams! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Iger Shop
Inks
Iger Shop
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Joan; Jessie; Bill; Steve; Jessie's mother

Indexer Notes

Cover represents a scene from the story "Without the Permission of My Dreams!"

Without the Permission of My Dreams! (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Iger Shop
Inks
Iger Shop
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
romance
Characters
Joan; Steve; Bill; Jessie; Jessie's mother
Synopsis
Joan and Steve get married then discover they have to share an apartment with Joan’s sister Jessie and her husband Bill. Jessie falls ill, and her mother comes to stay with them, making the apartment even more crowded. Joan urges Steve to find a way to buy a house, but he loans Bill money for Jessie’s operation. When Jessie, Bill and her mother finally move out, Joan realizes she’s bored with Steve. They argue but all is resolved when he purchases a house for them to live in.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Alice Adams Love Consultant / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; romance

Dreams Do Come True! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jay Disbrow
Inks
Jay Disbrow
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Nancy Bradley; Mr. Bradley; Dave Hastings; Rod Barlow
Synopsis
Small-town resident Nancy saves her money and sails for Paris. She has a shipboard romance with Rod, and when she arrives in Paris meets old friend Dave, now an artist. Dave admits he’s had a longtime crush on Nancy, and warns her against Rod. Rod borrows money from Nancy and vanishes, but she has Dave to make her happy.
Keywords
Paris

The Storm in My Heart (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Iger Shop
Inks
Iger Shop
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
romance
Characters
Doris Howe; Jack Howe; Tex Webb
Synopsis
Jack marries Doris but soon begins to think she regrets losing her previous boyfriend Tex. He imagines they are going to run away together, but Tex explains: Doris dumped him, and he still cares about her, but she loves Jack. Jack apologizes for his jealousy.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Narrated by Jack (fairly rare for romance comics to have a male narrator).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Alice Adams Love Consultant / letters page / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; romance

Indexer Notes

Bottom of page has statement of ownership and management.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Bob Farrell (credited as Robert W. Farrell) (publisher)
Letters
typeset

I Tried to Make Him Over! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Iger Shop
Inks
Iger Shop
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Lola Fern; Freddy; Sally Haig; Fran; Tessie; Roy; Josie
Synopsis
Lola falls in love with Freddy but is jealous of his many friends. She makes an effort to fit in with the crowd, but gradually tries to separate him from them. Freddy gets angry and they break up. Lola makes amends with his friends and Freddy comes back to her.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Without the Permission of My Dreams!
  2. 1. Without the Permission of My Dreams!
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Alice Adams Love Consultant
  4. 3. Dreams Do Come True!
  5. 4. The Storm in My Heart
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Alice Adams Love Consultant
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
  8. 7. I Tried to Make Him Over!
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
  • David Wilt
  • Len Wolinsky