(March 1962)

DC, 1950 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of Feb., June, Aug., and Dec.
On-sale Date
1961-12-05
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Arleigh Publishing Corporation
Brand
National Romance Group
Editing
Phyllis Reed

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is the publication date reported to the U.S. Copyright Office found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Volume 15, Part 2, Number 2, Periodicals, July-December 1961. Class B periodical. Copyright registration number B940352. Copyright given to Arleigh Pub. Corp.

Lonely Time, Lonely Place! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Romita
Inks
John Romita
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

A Night for Remembering! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
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Pencils
Art Peddy
Inks
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Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yes, if Tracy were going to come back to me at all ... he will tonight
Genre
romance
Characters
Tracy; Anita
Synopsis
Two years earlier, Tracy had kissed her as they strolled along the beach with a full moon rising. Three weeks later, Tracy's company had sent him away and he told her that he was doing it to get a promotion for them. However, three months after that he had sent a note stating that he had met someone else. Years later she thinks she sees Tracy in a crowd. So on the two-year anniversary of that first kiss, she returns to the shore, hoping the full moon will make him remember her.

So Out of Reach! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Art Peddy
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I knew her for what she was... a tempestuous wildcat labeled "dangerous!"
Genre
romance
Characters
Barry; Sylvia Kramer; Helen Broadstreet
Synopsis
There was no missing Sylvia -- driving her flashy sports car, excelling in tennis and swimming and drawing men at the country club like honey draws bees. When Barry starts dating her, she plays with his emotions, running hot and cold. She thinks he should accept his uncle's offer of a high-paying bank job instead of working part-time at the club to pay for his law studies, but he doesn't want to be one of her pushovers.

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

Romance in Fashion / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
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Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ideal from mid-winter to spring...
Genre
fashion; romance

An Answer to Tears (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Art Peddy
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'd never have gone into that attic if the weather had been nice enough for the beach, because I was only staying for the weekend, but I did go into it that rainy Saturday...
Genre
romance
Characters
Arn; Mary; Helena; Carol; Jim
Synopsis
After a fight with Arn, Helena accepts an invitation from a friend to spend the weekend at a beach house her friend's folks had rented. Alone one night in the beach house, Helena decides to explore the attic. She discovers a phonograph and photo album of a romance that reminds her of her relationship with Arn. Suddenly, it becomes important for her to find out how that romance turned out. It that girl's romance had a happy ending, maybe hers would too.

[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 = 269,000.

Lonely Time, Lonely Place (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Romita (p 1); Mike Sekowsky (pp 2-8)
Inks
John Romita
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The world laughed and loved everywhere I looked...
Genre
romance
Characters
Jerry
Synopsis
It was a lonely time for her heart until she met Jerry when she caught her heel in the boardwalk. He was like a lazy, graceful cat, but she realized that the other girls could see it too. Fear of dark, close-in places makes her beg off going with him in the Tunnel of Love ride, so he ends up taking it with an old flame.

Indexer Notes

splash art also used for cover

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)

Your Guide to the Best in Romance (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 Time, Lonely Place!
  2. 1. Contents
  3. 2. A Night for Remembering!
  4. 3. So Out of Reach!
  5. 4. ["Ideal from mid-winter to spring..."]
    Romance in Fashion
  6. 5. An Answer to Tears
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Julia Roberts, Romance Counselor
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
  9. 8. Lonely Time, Lonely Place
  10. 9. You Are the Star in Our Love Stories!
    Falling in Love
  11. 10. Your Guide to the Best in Romance
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steve Belknap
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Martin Burch
  • Nick Caputo
  • Axel Kahlstorff
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Stangas
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore