Love Diary #12

(January 1951)

John's Other Love! (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Dorothy Woolfolk

Pencils

John Buscema

Inks

John Buscema

Colors

?

Letters

Ed Hamilton ?

Genre

romance

Characters

John Masters; Gale Kenyon; Mrs. Kenyon; Millie Masters; Steve Nelson; Mrs. Masters

Synopsis

Gale falls in love with medical student John while he’s home on vacation. They become engaged but events occur which make Gale suspect John’s mother and sister don’t approve. John becomes jealous of Gale’s ex-boyfriend Steve and calls off the wedding. However, when he overhears his sister and mother tell Gale that they didn’t approve of her as John’s potential wife, John asserts himself. He and Gale will be married, no matter what his family thinks.

Indexer Notes

Art credits from the French fan magazine Back Up #14, as submitted by Stephane Petit, via the GCD Errors list, February 2009. Additional info from the John Buscema checklist built by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr and Michel Maillot.

Script credit per Martin O'Hearn's blog: http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2017/04/dorothy-woolfolk-on-love-diary-11…

Poor Little Rich Girl! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Dorothy Woolfolk

Pencils

Mort Leav (signed)

Inks

Bob Rogers (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Ed Hamilton ?

Genre

romance

Characters

Carlotta Ford; Stanley Reed; Denny; James Ford; Walter Johnson; Helen; Molly

Synopsis

Wealthy Carlotta is engaged to lawyer Stanley, but her friend Denny suggests Stanley is mostly interested in her fortune. Carlotta pretends she won’t have any family money after their marriage, and Stanley balks. They break up, just another of the boyfriends Carlotta discovered were gold-diggers. Carlotta gets a job as a store clerk incognito and falls for her supervisor, Walter. However, she discovers Walter knows her true identity and also craves her fortune. Carlotta decides she’ll marry faithful Denny instead.

Indexer Notes

Script credit per Martin O'Hearn's blog: http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2017/04/dorothy-woolfolk-on-love-diary-11…

Denny is introduced as "Denis" but is called Denny for most of the story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Prescription for Happiness / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Gene Colan ?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Peggy D's plea for help reached Ray Mann's desk only this morning...

Genre

romance

Characters

Ray Mann; Peggy Newford; Aunt Mary; Tommy Shelton; Alan Carter; Mrs. Carter

Synopsis

Peggy marries Tommy after a drunken party and immediately regrets it. The marriage is annulled. Some time later, Peggy falls in love with Alan.When their engagement is announced, Tommy reappears and blackmails her. Peggy is afraid Alan and his stuffy family will be scandalized if they learn of her past. Ray Mann asks Love Diary readers if Peggy should come clean or clam up.

Indexer Notes

Ray Mann's introduction refers to Peggy as "Peggy D" but in the story her last name is given as Newford.

Possible Colan pencils per Nick Caputo, April 2017.

Someday I'll Find You! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Dorothy Woolfolk

Pencils

John Forte ?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

romance

Characters

Margo Reed; Dean Munson; George Reed

Synopsis

Margo’s father lives in a remote cabin on the bayou with his daughter Margo. Margo brings injured hunter Dean to their home to recover, and they fall in love. Margo learns her father was a doctor who fled after being charged with malpractice, and she decides to stay on the bayou with him, giving up a chance for happiness with Dean. Her father returns to face the legal charges and learns he was cleared years before. Dean and Margo can now marry with a clean conscience.

Indexer Notes

Script credit per Martin O'Hearn's blog: http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2017/04/dorothy-woolfolk-on-love-diary-11…

Possible Forte pencils per Nick Caputo, April 2017.

Make Haste Slowly (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Letters

Typeset

Genre

romance

Big City Girl (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Dorothy Woolfolk

Pencils

Mort Leav (signed)

Inks

Mort Leav (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

romance

Characters

Lois Jordan; Tom Hawkins; Larry; Mrs. Hopkins; Celeste; Mr. Lewis; doctor

Synopsis

Lois enjoys her exciting life as a cigarette girl at the Hotshot Club, where her boyfriend is bandleader Larry. A doctor prescribes a long rest on a farm for Lois. She’s bored by the country life but falls for farmer Tom. Returning to the city, Lois learns she’s lost her job and Larry is dating her replacement. Lois returns to the farm to marry Tom.

Indexer Notes

Script credit per Martin O'Hearn's blog: http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2017/04/dorothy-woolfolk-on-love-diary-11…