Diary Loves #31

(April 1953)

Time Payment Kisses (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ogden Whitney (signed)

Inks

Ogden Whitney (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

romance

Characters

Ben Newcomb [also as Ben Newton]; George Naylor; Mr. Haley; Mrs. Naylor; Mr. Schuyler; Mrs. Schuyler; Mrs. Sloane; Shirley Naylor

Synopsis

Shirley meets piano salesman Ben at an amateur drama club. They fall in love, but she is used to a higher standard of living than he can provide. This is curious, because Shirley’s father is just an office supplies salesman. Shirley learns her parents have been living beyond their means, borrowing money (even from Ben) to “keep up appearances.” She leaves home and gets a job as a sales clerk and refuses to see Ben until she can repay him. Ben tracks Shirley down and says they’ll be married and live sensibly on his salary.

Reprints

• in Love Letters (Quality Comics, 1954 series) #44 (January 1956) [Original title "Time Payment Kisses"]

I Had No Conscience (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Charles Cuidera

Inks

Dick Dillin ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

romance

Characters

David Wells; Eva Shelby; Red Vernon

Synopsis

Meat packing company worker Eva dates truck driver Red but wants someone better. She begins a secret affair with married office manager David. Red finds out and beats up David; he’s sent to jail, David’s wife leaves him, and Eva is left all alone with a ruined reputation so “no decent man will have anything to do with” her.

Indexer Notes

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

To the Highest Bidder (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Hebberd

Inks

Bob Hebberd

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

romance

Characters

Jean; Kay Medford; Phil Morrow; Vic Barron

Synopsis

On an impulse, Kay tries to steal a dress from a store but is caught. Stranger Phil pretends to be her husband and convinces the store Kay is innocent. Kay thanks Phil but intends to find a rich husband so they part. However, she later discovers she likes him and they go on a date. Nightclub owner Vic saves them from a mugging and she goes out with him. It turns out Vic is a cruel gangster and set up the mugging to meet her. Phil rescues Kay and they decide to get married.

Reprints

• from Untamed Love (Quality Comics, 1950 series) #5 (September 1950) [Title changed for reprint.], #5 (September 1950) [Title changed to "To The Highest Bidder" in the reprint.]

Indexer Notes

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

Never Lose Your Man (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

romance

Characters

Burt; Edythe Twombley; John Avery

Statement of the Ownership, Management, and Circulation (Table of Contents: 5)

statement of ownership / 0.2 page (report information)

Script

Everett M. Arnold

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

No Place to Love (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Charles Sultan

Inks

Dick Beck ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

romance

Characters

Bob McShane; Cora; Ed; Joan

Synopsis

Cora wants to marry U.S. Navy sailor Bob, but they can’t find a decent, affordable place to live. The strain of waiting causes them to break up. Cora’s brother-in-law says he saw Bob with another woman, and Cora decides to move to another city. Bob stops her at the train station because the blonde was a real estate agent and she found them an apartment so they can now be wed.

Reprints

• in G.I. Sweethearts (Quality Comics, 1953 series) #45 (May 1955)

Indexer Notes

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