Diary Loves #8

(March 1951)

Free... to Every Woman Who Wants to Be a Model (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Herald Publishing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

I Played With Fire (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Alice Kirkpatrick

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

crime; romance

Characters

Fay Sanders; Jim Escott; Mr. Sanders; Matt Randall (villain); Dan (villain)

Synopsis

Fay is uncertain if she wants to marry Jim, who has a “prosaic” job with an insurance company. Fay rescues Matt from some pursuers and falls in love with him. She discovers Matt is an art thief who has been blackmailing her father. Jim, an investigator with the insurance company, rescues Fay and her father and impresses Fay with his manliness.

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (March 2011). JVJ refers to the inker as "Q.I." (Quality inker).

Rapture at Homecoming Time (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Ward

Inks

Bill Ward

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

romance; sports

Characters

Dale Sanders; Stan Hastings; Coach Dad Sanders; Toppy Wyatt; Mr. Fenton

Synopsis

Dale, daughter of a college football coach, dates her father’s new assistant Stan. They fall in love, but Dale fears Stan wants to take her father’s job. However, her father is merely being promoted to head of the athletics department, and Dale and Stan reconcile.

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (March 2011).

You Can Play Today's Most Popular Instrument Instantly! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Humbold Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Beloved Enemy (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Robert Pious ?; Charles Sultan ?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

romance; war

Characters

Lt. Janet Drew; Captain Don Brady; Chia-San [Sadu] (villain)

Synopsis

Janet is a nurse working near the front lines of the “Matrean” War. Her boyfriend is Army captain Don Brady. A group of refugees arrives, led by the sexy Chia-San, who serves as their interpreter. Chia-San provides valuable information to Don, who is smitten by her beauty. Janet exposes Chia-San as an enemy spy and accepts Don’s apology for straying.

Reprints

• in True War Romances (Quality Comics, 1952 series) #7 (April 1953)

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. JVJ refers to the inker as "Q.I." (Quality inker). Hames Ware thinks the penciler might be Robert Pious (March 2011).

For some reason, this story doesn't use the name of the actual "Korean" war, calling it "Matrean" instead. The setting seems to be Korea, but Chia-San looks more like a stereotypical "exotic" Southeast Asian/Polynesian woman rather than Korean or Chinese.

Ro-Bert Fashions Lead the Style Parade! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Ro-Bert Fashions / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Riff-Raff (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Charles Quinlan

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

romance

Characters

Trixie Lamont; Slim Andrews; Mayor Arthur Farnel; Jones

Synopsis

Trixie and Slim work for a traveling carnival which is banned from performing by Mayor Farnel. Slim is arrested and Trixie uses the mayor’s infatuation with her to expose political corruption in his administration. The mayor apologizes for his error and proposes to Trixie but she loves Slim and the carnival life.

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (March 2011). JVJ refers to the inker as "Q.I." (Quality inker).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Love Letters; Quality Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Renee Says... The Latest in Fashion Will Be (Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Renee

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

romance

Stolen Secrets (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

romance

Characters

Jane Hampton; Jack Cranford

Reduce Pounds and Inches (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Vala Sales, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Desolate Heart (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Gustavson

Pencils

Paul Gustavson

Inks

Paul Gustavson

Colors

?

Letters

Paul Gustavson

Genre

crime; romance

Characters

Tess Colby; Frank Haley; Mr. Colby; Buck Downs [aka Buck Dodson] (villain)

Synopsis

Tess and her prospector father rescue Buck after an auto accident in a remote area. Buck romances the lonely Tess so he can steal her father’s gold. Buck is arrested by handsome police agent Frank. Frank and Tess fall in love.

Indexer Notes

All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, Paul Gustavson's son.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Bud and Sis; Wilson Chemical Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Television Bank (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Seagee Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Play Piano the First Day (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Dean Ross Piano Studios / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Fantastically New! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Ronnie Sales, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)