(May 1961)

DC, 1950 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of Feb., June, Aug. and Dec.
On-sale Date
1961-02-23
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Signal Publishing Company
Brand
National Romance Group
Editing
Phyllis Reed

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Lonely Love! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Romita
Inks
Joe Giella ?
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
romance

Indexer Notes

cover art also used for splash of last story

Contents (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

inside front cover

I'll Say Goodbye! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tony Abruzzo
Inks
Bernard Sachs
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Being in his arms was like being in heaven! But I knew that one day soon he'd grow tired of me...and when that moment came, I told myself I'd say it before he had a chance to say it
Genre
romance
Characters
Peter Holmes; Jane
Synopsis
Peter had dated almost every girl in town and made most of them fall in love with him before he had gotten tired of them. Jane has seen the special look in the eyes of the girls who've been in his arms and thinks it would be wonderful to feel that way. She decides that, if he ever looked at her that way, she wouldn't let herself fall in love with him and would get tired of him before he got tired of her.
Reprints

It Was You! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Werner Roth
Inks
John Rosenberger ?
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You know, you're the only really beautiful girl here!
Genre
romance
Characters
Les Wilson; Andrea Wilson; Bill
Synopsis
Andrea dumps Les for someone else, but after a few weeks regrets her mistake. When Les greets her coldly, it seems that see will never have a chance to be with him again. However, when Les loses his most of his memory after a car accident, Andrea gets a second chance.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Charm in Romance / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In order to know the identity of her future husband...
Genre
romance

We'll Both Dream! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mike Sekowsky
Inks
John Celardo
Colors
?
Letters
John Costanza; Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Even though my heart was breaking...I had to wish Rick happiness...because we had made that promise to one another long ago when we denied loving each other!
Genre
romance
Characters
Rick; Joanie Hutchins; Sybil Peters; Mr. Reese; Blair
Synopsis
Rick and Joanie had been friends since childhood. Out of college, they each get jobs in their own town. When Rick finally finds a girl and Joanie finds her own guy, she should feel happy for both of them. But she finds herself wondering if Sybil is the right girl for Rick.
Reprints

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

Julia Roberts, Romance Counselor / letters page / 1.67 pages (report information)

Script
Julia Roberts (house name)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
romance

Indexer Notes

advice column

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Average number of copies sold or distributed = 287,000.

Lonely-- In Love! (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Romita (page 1); Werner Roth (pages 2-8)
Inks
John Romita (pages 2-8); Joe Giella ? (page 1)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I shouldn't have come here... I feel lonelier... than ever!
Genre
romance
Characters
Celia; Marie; Lewis; Mal
Synopsis
Celia finds herself lonely on her seventeenth birthday. Her father's job had transferred the family to a new town three days ago and she knew no one. When she sees a carnival, she thinks she can forget her empty heart there.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Slash page also used for cover. Pencils for pages 2-8 previously credited to John Romita.

You Are the Star in Our Love Stories! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Falling in Love / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

A Moment of Love (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Lonely Love!
  2. 1. Contents
  3. 2. I'll Say Goodbye!
  4. 3. It Was You!
  5. 4. ["In order to know the identity of her future husband..."]
    Charm in Romance
  6. 5. We'll Both Dream!
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Julia Roberts, Romance Counselor
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
  9. 8. Lonely-- In Love!
  10. 9. You Are the Star in Our Love Stories!
    Falling in Love
  11. 10. A Moment of Love
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steve Belknap
  • Nick Caputo
  • Axel Kahlstorff
  • James Ludwig
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Stangas
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore