(March 1953)
Harvey,
1949 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- every other month
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Home Comics, Inc.
- Brand
-
Harvey Publications H [Heart]
- Editing
- Leon Harvey (editor)
[no title indexed]
table of contents / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dear Readers
Indexer Notes
Miniature splash pages from the stories inside.
Merry-Go-Round Romance
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Peggy Parrish; Mr. Parrish; Eric Brady; Larry Fields
- Synopsis
- Peggy travels with her father’s small carnival, and is courted by trapeze artist Eric. At one stop, she falls in love with local resident Larry and vows to marry him. Jealous Eric sets the carnival on fire and Larry rescues Peggy’s father from the flames. Larry will join the carnival, as Peggy’s husband.
- Reprints
-
in True Love Problems and Advice Illustrated (Harvey, 1949 series) #41 (September 1956)
-
A Game of Hearts
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Carol Gable; Mr. Trent; Tod Hunter; Terry
- Synopsis
- Sociology student Carol takes a summer job in a fish cannery to research the lives of the workers. She hides her identity and romances Tod, trading “kisses for information” about his life and work. He’s angry when she confesses the truth, but Carol then discovers she really does love him. She apologises and they reconcile.
- Reprints
- in True Love Problems and Advice Illustrated (Harvey, 1949 series) #41 (September 1956)
-
Island of Desire!
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Hal Peters; Bret Martin; Judy; Mrs. Martin
- Synopsis
- Hal bets his ad agency partner Bret that he can convince hostile secretary Judy to marry him, even though Hal feels marriage is for insecure people only. Hal and Judy are stranded together on an island during a boat trip and eventually fall in love. Hal changes his mind about marriage.
- Reprints
- in True Love Problems and Advice Illustrated (Harvey, 1949 series) #41 (September 1956) [Retitled]
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10 Seconds to Love
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- aviation; romance
- Characters
- Thelma Minton; Steve Rodman; Mr. Willoughby; Mr. Warren; Ronald Tibbett
- Synopsis
- Air hostess Thelma dates pilot Steve, a “thick-headed stickler for the rules” while in the air. They fall in love and Steve insists they not fly together anymore. Thelma breaks up with him and goes out with wealthy passenger Ronald. Steve takes over as pilot on a flight and puts the plane into a dive, exposing Ronald as a coward. Thelma and Steve make up.
- Reprints
- in True Love Problems and Advice Illustrated (Harvey, 1949 series) #41 (September 1956)
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
Merry-Go-Round Romance!
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1.
["Dear Readers"]
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2.
Merry-Go-Round Romance
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3.
Wrong Way to Love
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4.
[no title indexed]
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5.
A Game of Hearts
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6.
Island of Desire!
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7.
10 Seconds to Love
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