Love Diary #16

(May 1951)

Wanted: A Man of My Own (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Mort Leav (signed)

Inks

Bob Rogers (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

romance

Characters

Kathy Fanchon; Aunt Martha; Mr. Fanchon; Dick Williams; Denis Stover; Janice; Bill Hearn

Synopsis

Kathy’s mother ran off with another man when Kathy was a baby. As Kathy grows up, her attitude is adversely affected by the scandal and she rebuffs all romantic attentions directed her way. Fellow office worker Denis is persistent but when she defensively rejects him, he says “there’s a devil inside of you” that makes her anti-social and bitter. She decides to leave town but Denis catches up with her and she admits she loves him as well.

They Called Me Plain Jane (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Mort Leav (signed)

Inks

Bob Rogers (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

romance

Characters

Jane Sinclair; Lily Sinclair; Dean Jennings; John Morrow; Shep Nesbitt; Tyler

Synopsis

Famous actress Lily Sinclair treats her teenage daughter Jane like a child. Writer Shep urges Jane to be her own person, and criticizes Lily for forcing Jane to dress plainly so Lily will seem young and beautiful in comparison. Lily decides to act her age: she marries her long-time suitor John and helps Jane blossom into womanhood. Jane and Shep fall in love.

Reprints

• in Love Diary (Orbit-Wanted, 1949 series) #47 (November-December 1954)

Frankly Speaking (Table of Contents: 3)

letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Ray Mann

Pencils

? (header)

Inks

? (header)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Harry Anderson ?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Daily, people with problems which they are unable to solve...

Genre

romance

Characters

Ray Mann; Joan M.; David

Synopsis

Joan is bored by small-town life and is happy when her family moves to the city. She is reunited with her hometown boyfriend David and they get engaged. However, David has to move back home when his father falls ill. Joan refuses to resume a small-town existence and they break up. She comes to Ray Mann for advice, and Ray urges Love Diary readers to contribute their suggestions.

Journey to Romance (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Miles Cahn

Pencils

? (1 illustration)

Inks

? (1 illustration)

Colors

? (1 illustration)

Letters

Typeset

Genre

romance

Secrets from a Love Diary (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

romance

Bewitched (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

John Buscema

Inks

John Buscema

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

romance

Characters

Beth Martin; Roxy Vinson; Stephen Ames; Mrs. Martin; Eddie

Synopsis

Stephen, a new arrival in town, asks flashy Roxy for a date. He is embarrassed by her crude ways and uncouth friends, but is strangely captivated by her. This causes him to ignore Beth, the daughter of his landlady, who is a decent girl. Roxy takes money from Stephen under false pretenses and he realises he’s been foolish. He and Beth date, then fall in love. Roxy tries to win him back, but Stephen won’t fall for her tricks again.

Reprints

• in Love Diary (Orbit-Wanted, 1949 series) #47 (November-December 1954)

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 information from the John Buscema checklist created by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. and Michel Maillot.

I Belong to You (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Arthur Seymour (signed)

Inks

Vince Alascia (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

romance

Characters

Jeff Hines; Millie Barker; Diane Windsor

Synopsis

Orphan Millie is a student nurse. She helps treat architect Jeff when his eyes are injured and develops a crush on him, then discovers he’s engaged to Diane. When Diane learns Jeff may be permanently blind, she dumps him for another man, but Millie keeps this news from Jeff. At Millie's urging, Jeff undergoes a risky operation to restore his sight and Diane comes back. However, Jeff realizes he loves Millie.