(July-August 1950)

DC, 1949 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1950-05-15
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[Dreamer's Return] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Carlyle Blackwell Jr. (photograph)
Inks
Carlyle Blackwell Jr. (photograph)
Colors
Carlyle Blackwell Jr. (photograph)
Letters
?

Genre
romance
Keywords
beach balls; beaches; swimsuits

Indexer Notes

Credit in indicia reads "Cover Photograph in Color by Carlyle Blackwell, Jr. from Globe."

Contents (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

inside front cover

Dreamer's Return (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alex Toth ?; Carmine Infantino ?
Inks
Bernard Sachs ?
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
romance
Synopsis
When Craig returns to his family estate after several years, his feelings for Paula, the caretaker's daughter, begin to resurface, but he is already engaged to Maria.

Indexer Notes

The cover photograph is redrawn as a panel in this story.

Stories to Warm Your Heart! (Table of Contents: 3)

Girls' Love Stories / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp ?

Genre
romance

Indexer Notes

house ad for Girls' Love Stories (DC, 1949 series) #6

Honeymoon Cottage (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
romance
Synopsis
Kara falls in love with Jay, a penniless inventor who won't marry her until he's successful.

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

Linda Lee / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Oksner ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Beverly, you mean to say all you did was bake a cake...
Genre
humor; romance
Characters
Linda Lee; Bob
Synopsis
Linda wonders if the way to a man's heart really is through his stomach.
Reprints

Feuding Hearts (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Irwin Hasen ?
Inks
Joe Giella ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
romance
Synopsis
Sally comes home to sell her family's land but becomes involved in an old dispute with Doug, her neighbor, which gets resolved when they eventually fall in love.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Jo-Anne / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
He's been so nervous and preoccupied all evening...
Genre
humor; romance
Characters
Jo-Anne; Henry
Synopsis
Henry asks Jo-Anne to marry him.

I Chose Love (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
romance
Synopsis
Diona is torn between the dedicated doctor she works for (who rarely has time to take her out) and an arrogant politician who wants to take care of her.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Cindy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Where are we going, Joe?
Genre
humor; romance
Characters
Cindy; Joe
Synopsis
A bear escapes duting a date at the zoo.
Reprints

Shadow of a Bride (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
? (illustration)
Letters
typeset

Genre
romance

Ring of Silence (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Irwin Hasen ?
Inks
Frank Giacoia ?
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
crime; romance
Synopsis
Childhood sweethearts Nina and Larry are separated when his parents leave town. Years later they meet again but he pretends not to know her.

Sweethearts' Serenade (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
romance

Indexer Notes

Illustrated poem on inside back cover.

Straight to Your Heart! (Table of Contents: 13)

Girls' Romances / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp ?

Genre
romance

Indexer Notes

House ad for Girls' Romances (DC, 1950 series) #4 (August-September 1950) on back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Dreamer's Return]
  2. 1. Contents
  3. 2. Dreamer's Return
  4. 3. Stories to Warm Your Heart!
    Girls' Love Stories
  5. 4. Honeymoon Cottage
  6. 5. ["Beverly, you mean to say all you did was bake a cake..."]
    Linda Lee
  7. 6. Feuding Hearts
  8. 7. ["He's been so nervous and preoccupied all evening..."]
    Jo-Anne
  9. 8. I Chose Love
  10. 9. ["Where are we going, Joe?"]
    Cindy
  11. 10. Shadow of a Bride
  12. 11. Ring of Silence
  13. 12. Sweethearts' Serenade
  14. 13. Straight to Your Heart!
    Girls' Romances
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