(April 1955)

Marvel, 1950 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Manvis Publications Inc.
Brand
Atlas [black & white]
Editing
Stan Lee (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Vince Colletta (signed)
Inks
Vince Colletta (signed)
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
typeset

Genre
romance

Indexer Notes

Colors: Goldberg credited by himself.

The Girl Friend! (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Vince Colletta (signed)
Inks
Vince Colletta (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
F721
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I was the first one to be dropped off after a date, as usual! I was the extra girl, for whom they brought along a blind date!
Genre
romance
Characters
Tim; Sheila Jenks; Martha; Phil; Ned Foster; Don
Synopsis
Sheila is always fixing Martha up with blind dates. But one evening it is Sheila's own date who can't take his eyes off of Martha. It is love at first sight between them, but Martha feels guilty for stealing Sheila's date and decides to leave town.

All My Love! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jay Scott Pike (signed)
Inks
Jay Scott Pike (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
F662
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I learned almost too late that I couldn't give a man half my heart!
Genre
romance
Characters
Ken Regal; Marian; Tom Hill
Synopsis
Maria falls in love with a shop foreman at the furniture factory where they work, but she worries when other people there tell her that he lacks ambition.

Two Weeks - With Love (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
romance

Indexer Notes

There is a small art panel in the middle of the last page of the story.

The Man I'll Marry (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ross Andru
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
F711
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I ran away from love so many times that it was getting to be a habit! Not that I was a coward... but I was just afraid that I'd make a mistake and marry a man with a dangerous job!
Genre
romance
Characters
Jimmy; George; Terry; Charles; Fred; Gerald
Synopsis
Terry's aunt and sister worry about the dangerous jobs that their husbands have, so Terry resolves not to get involved with a man who works in a dangerous profession. She meets Fred, who works in the automobile line, and they fall in love at first sight. However, after Fred proposes, Terry learns that Fred is actually a racing car test driver.

Indexer Notes

Art credits taken from information at www.atlastales.com.

This comic story is located between the two pages of the text story.

Second Chance! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Vince Colletta (signed)
Inks
Vince Colletta (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
F692
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sorry! You both asked for a boat at the same time... but we've only got one left!
Genre
romance
Characters
Jim Bryon; Pam; Norman
Synopsis
Jim and Pam fall in love and Jim thinks it is the first time for both of them. However, Pam was previously engaged and is afraid of what Jim will think if he finds out she isn't his first love.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. The Girl Friend!
  3. 2. All My Love!
  4. 3. Two Weeks - With Love
  5. 4. The Man I'll Marry
  6. 5. Second Chance!
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steve Belknap
  • Mark Bowen
  • Peter Croome
  • Jim Stangas
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)