Love Letters
#17
(January 1952)
Quality Comics,
1949 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1951
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Comic Magazines
- Brand
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A Quality Romance Publication
- Editing
- Alfred Grenet; Richard Arnold (associate); Everett M. Arnold (general manager)
10th Anniversary Specials
Clark Ring Co. / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
On inside front cover.
He Called Me Money Mad
comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Beth Marshall; Drake Withers; Julia; Tony Abbott; Debbie Withers
- Synopsis
- Office worker Beth saves her money and takes a Caribbean cruise, hoping to find a wealthy husband. Ship’s purser Tony says “there’s a girl like you on every trip.” Beth makes friends with oilman Drake, who is “sort of useless” but rich. However, Drake is married; he and his wife “have an understanding about flings” and he won’t divorce her to marry Beth. Beth plans to commit suicide but Tony stops her: 4 years ago he was looking for a rich wife and failed. Now Tony and Beth will marry.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- suicide
in Indexer Notes
Art identification provided by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Too Much Temptation
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Dick Burton; Grant Lemle; Laurie Durand; Sunny Gordon; Dr. Du Mond
- Synopsis
- Department store clerk Laurie is engaged to schoolteacher Dick but dreams of living a luxurious life. She dates customer Grant, who takes her to fancy restaurants, then is caught by Dick. Grant reconciles with an old girlfriend and Laurie is left alone. Dick writes a letter saying he still loves Laurie and now has a better job. Laurie and Dick reconcile.
- Reprints
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in Love Confessions (Quality Comics, 1949 series) #44 (October 1955)
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Indexer Notes
Pencil identification provided by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
My Heart was Outranked
comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- military; romance
- Characters
- Anita Paley; Bill; Colonel McAndrews; Eddy Stewart; Melanie McAndrews; Pete
- Synopsis
- Anita is engaged to soldier Eddy, and agrees to wait to marry until he finishes Officer Candidate School. When Eddy returns, he says their wedding will have to be postponed a little longer until he saves up some money: he refuses to let her keep her job at the camp PX to help out after they’re married. Anita discovers Eddy has changed since he’s an officer, and has been dating the colonel’s daughter. The colonel straightens them out: his daughter is already engaged, and Eddy needs to get with the program. Eddy apologizes to Anita and they are reunited.
- Reprints
- in True War Romances (Quality Comics, 1952 series) #20 (April 1955)
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- Keywords
- Camp Burrows; U.S. Army
Indexer Notes
Pencil identification provided by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
My Sister's Beau
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Brett Rawlins; Gale Ashley; Ken; Patty Ashley
- Synopsis
- 16-year-old Patty is selfish and allows her older sister Gale to support her, without offering to help. When Gale begins dating Brett, Patty decides to steal him away. Brett says Patty needs to act her age and also needs to appreciate what Gale’s done for her. Patty changes her ways and Gale will marry Brett.
- Reprints
- in Love Secrets (Quality Comics, 1953 series) #48 (December 1955) [title changed for reprint]
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- Keywords
- beauty pageant
Indexer Notes
Art identification provided by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
10th Anniversary Specials
Clark Ring Co. -
2.
He Called Me Money Mad
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3.
Too Much Temptation
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4.
My Heart was Outranked
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5.
Lucky Mistake
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6.
My Sister's Beau
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7.
Glamour Set
Fenway Fashions, Inc. -
8.
Win His Love This Christmas!
Fenway Fashions, Inc. -
9.
New Shampoo Curls and Wave Hair
Marlene's Hair Waving Cream Shampoo
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