Lovelorn
#5
(April-May 1950)
American Comics Group,
1949 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Best Syndicated Features Inc.
- Brand
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American Comics Group ACG
- Editing
- Richard Hughes (credited as Richard E. Hughes) (editor)
Issue Notes
Indexed from a scan by "Snard" from Digital Comic Museum. All unsigned artist credits by Jim Vadeboncoeur.
The Girl Without a Past
comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ogden Whitney (signed)
- Inks
- Ogden Whitney (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Etta Terry [Dawn]; Mr. Johnson; Gaylord Knox; Mr. Drummond; Cass Holden; Mrs. Holden
- Synopsis
- Factory worker Etta is fired after rejecting her supervisor’s lecherous advances. She's hired to participate in a risky publicity stunt and is “rescued” by movie star Gaylord. Angered by his snobbish attitude, Etta has a makeover and vows to break his heart but they fall in love for real. Etta is in a train wreck and recovers on the Holden farm but has amnesia. She falls in love with farmer Cass then recovers her memory and reunites with Gaylord. Cass interrupts their wedding and Etta realises he is the one she really loves.
- Keywords
- amnesia
Tootsie Scores a Romantic Touchdown
Tootsie Roll; Tootsie [all other candies] / comics-form advertising / 1 page
Princess of Love
comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Elaine Durand; Charles Carson; Mrs. Durand; Professor Laurence Ramsey
- Synopsis
- After college graduation, Elaine expects to marry her boyfriend Charlie but he’s “not the marrying kind!” Disillusioned with lecherous men, Elaine takes a job as assistant to Laurence, an archaeologist. Elaine falls for Laurence and insists on accompanying him on an expedition to Egypt. Laurence discovers the tomb of Princess Sakkara and ignores Elaine, but when she’s lost in a sandstorm. Laurence rescues her and realizes he loves her.
Hungry Heart
comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Wilma Hendricks; Gil Adams; Clinton Farnsworth; Mr. Hendricks; Warren Sedgwick; Marilyn Forsythe
- Synopsis
- After the death of her invalid, reclusive father, Wilma travels to New York and meets Gil, but he’s a fortune-hunter. She next falls in love with Clinton, who's a gambler and loses all of her savings. Wilma works as a receptionist for Warren, who proposes marriage. Warren’s ex-girlfriend Marilyn exposes Wilma’s “sordid” past and he thinks Wilma is after his money. Wilma follows Warren and Marilyn on an ocean cruise to explain but their ship hits an iceberg. Marilyn saves herself, leaving Wilma and a trapped Warren behind. Wilma helps rescue Warren and he realizes she’s sincere.
Penny Takes Her Pick
comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Penny DeJohn; Mr. DeJohn; Hosmer Van Schuyler; Jan Brewster; Marie; Mr. Van Schuyler
- Synopsis
- Wealthy Penny’s father expects her to marry dull Hosmer. She admires a painting by artist Jan and he gives it to her as an ironic wedding present, claiming she doesn't love Hosmer. Penny falls in love with Jan instead. Her father forbids Penny to see Jan again but the artist disrupts her wedding to Hosmer by skywriting. Penny’s father tries to break up the romance and Jan departs for Paris but Penny charters a plane to follow and they are finally reunited.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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1.
Princess of Love
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2.
The Girl Without a Past
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3.
One-Night Engagement
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4.
Tootsie Scores a Romantic Touchdown
Tootsie Roll; Tootsie [all other candies] -
5.
Women Who Woo
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6.
Princess of Love
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7.
Follow the Leader
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8.
Hungry Heart
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9.
How to Mend a Broken Heart!
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10.
Penny Takes Her Pick
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11.
["Do try to be vivacious when you're out on a party date"]
Dating Do's and Don'ts
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Katy Hayhurst
- Michael Hoskin
- Per Sandell
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
- David Wilt
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