My Love Secret #25

(August 1949)

Forbidden Romance (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Charles F. Miller

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

romance

Characters

Frances Littleton; Lee Michaels; Linda Courtney; Jack; Pedro; Mike Carter; Miss Desmond; Wendy Fraser

Synopsis

Frances, a stewardess on a cruise ship, neglects co-worker Jack and indulges in a forbidden romance with wealthy passenger Lee, arranged by actress Linda. Frances learns Linda is paid to arrange shipboard companionship and Lee has no intention of marrying her. Frances attacks Linda and they both fall overboard but are rescued. Linda apologizes for her actions. Frances loses her job and has also lost Jack: "I had destroyed my life through a selfish craving for what rightfully was not my own."

Reprints

• in My Love Secret (M. S. Dist., 1952 series) #53 (1954?)

Indexer Notes

Art credit from JVJ index card attached to scanned version online credits C.F. Miller (and Baker? Unclear). Previous indexer refers to this as "Smiley face artist."

Second-Hand Love (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Louis Zansky

Inks

Louis Zansky

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

romance

Characters

Fred Jensen; Mary Jensen; June Jensen; Tom Hanlon; Bob; Roy Hunt

Synopsis

Fred marries Mary on her 18th birthday; she discovers that, like her father, he's a nasty drunk. Fred dies, and Mary raises their child on her own. Mary moves home to help care for her mother, and gets a job but refuses to date any of her co-workers. She changes her mind when Tom asks her out. However, when she tells him she's a widowed mother, he says "I can't marry you now." Mary agrees to wed Mr. Hunt, the company president, an older man. Tom explains he had to get a promotion before he could support a family: he can afford to marry Mary now. Mr. Hunt releases Mary from her obligation.

Reprints

• in Streamline Pictorial Romance (Streamline, 1950 ? series) #[nn-C]
• in My Love Secret (M. S. Dist., 1952 series) #53 (1954?)

Indexer Notes

Art credit from JVJ index card attached to scanned version online.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Cupid's Mailbag / letters page / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Mary Allen]

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• in My Love Secret (M. S. Dist., 1952 series) #53 (1954?)

Let's Talk About Long Engagements... (Table of Contents: 4)

PostScript / text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

? [as Mary Allen]

Letters

typeset

My Mother Was My Rival! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jon D'Agostino ?; Al Davoren ?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

romance

Characters

Nola; Mike Pedersen; Dennis Long; Herb; Helen; Mr. Stone; Evan

Synopsis

After her father's death, spoiled Nola quits school and gets a job as a hotel stenographer. She dates many different men but falls in love with Dennis, who is "a lot older" than she is. When Nola introduces Dennis to her mother Helen, she is shocked to learn they had dated 20 years before. Nola is jealous of her mother's friendship with Dennis and with good reason: Helen and Dennis decide to get married. Nola moves out, but months later reconciles with them and realizes Dennis is "old." Nola finds a new boyfriend of her own age and everyone is happy.

Reprints

• in My Love Secret (M. S. Dist., 1952 series) #53 (1954?)

Indexer Notes

Tentative art credits from JVJ index card attached to scanned version online. JVJ just writes "Davoren?" and it's unclear if he means Al, Earl or Walter (who could be three different people or maybe just one or two).