Love Diary #25

(February 1952)

I Was a Party Girl (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

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Pencils

Mort Leav (signed)

Inks

Bob Rogers (signed)

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Genre

romance

Characters

Barbara Dickson; Kay Burnett; Mr. Dickson; Mrs. Dickson; Danny; Scott; Begley; Jack; George; Jimmy; Peggy

Synopsis

Barbara moves to the city where her best friend Kay is a model. Barbara and Scott fall in love, but he has to leave town for three months. Barbara discovers Kay is a party girl, paid to entertain visiting businessmen, but she is compelled to take a job with the same agency so she can wait for Scott. Barbara at first insists on doing legit modeling only, but finally gives in and becomes an expert at bilking clients. Scott returns and breaks up with her because of her new profession. Barbara goes to work as a store clerk and lives a decent life. A remorseful Kay reunites Scott and Barbara.

Sloppy Joan (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Pencils

Ed Robbins

Inks

Ed Robbins

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Genre

romance

Characters

Joan Lambert; Grace Lambert; Mrs. Lambert; Barry Gibbs

Synopsis

Joan is sloppy and careless in her housekeeping and personal appearance. She and fellow student Barry begin dating and Joan is ashamed of her bad habits. Barry says “I’m slightly revolted by your sloppiness!” and breaks up with her, feeling this trait reveals something about her personality. Joan changes her sloppy ways and when she meets Barry again, they reconcile.

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

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Many of us are strangers to our own hearts!

Genre

romance

Characters

Barry; Lela Brandon; Mrs. Brandon; Mr. Lowett; Ray Mann

Synopsis

Barry and Lela grew up in the same slum area. She vows to marry a rich man and move out of the poor section of town, and turns down Barry’s marriage proposal as a result. Barry learns Lela is going to marry her boss, an older man, even though she doesn’t love him. He comes to Ray Mann for advice, and Ray says the readers of Love Diary “always think of something!”

I'm No Man's Woman! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Woolfolk

Pencils

Syd Shores (signed)

Inks

Bob Rogers (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

romance

Characters

Lillian Walsh; David Blane

Synopsis

Lillian grows up determined to prove that women don’t need men to take care of them. Her work convinces ad agency boss David to promote her from layout staff to agency artist. They fall in love, but Lillian remains touchy when he appears condescending to her. David proposes marriage and says she’ll have to quit her job because marriage is “the best career any woman can have!” They argue. Lillian wanders off into the woods and has to be rescued by David. This convinces her that she’s needs a man to protect her, and she becomes a happy housewife.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn.