Love Diary #47

(November-December 1954)

Bewitched (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

John Buscema

Inks

John Buscema

Colors

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Letters

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Characters

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

Synopsis

Stephen, a new arrival in town, asks flashy Roxy for a date. He is embarassed by her crude ways and uncouth friends, but is strangely captivated with 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

• from Love Diary (Orbit-Wanted, 1949 series) #16 (May 1951)

Indexer Notes

Art credits from the French fan magazine Back Up #14, as submitted by Stephane Petit, via the GCD Errors list, February 2009.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Secrets From a Love Diary / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Ray Mann

Letters

typeset

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

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

Script

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Pencils

Bill Everett ?

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Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

I am Ray Mann, Love Diary's human relations...

Genre

romance

Characters

Ray Mann; Ruth S.; Dirk E.; Mrs. S.

Synopsis

Ruth and Dirk become engaged, against her mother’s wishes. After a drunken car crash, Dirk is sent to prison for 5 years for manslaughter. Ruth promises to wait for him, but her mother says this would be foolish. Ray Mann asks Love Diary readers for their opinions.

Reprints

• from Love Diary (Orbit-Wanted, 1949 series) #10 (November 1950)

Indexer Notes

Art credit from JVJ index card attached to online scanned version.

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

Frankly Speaking / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Ray Mann

Letters

typeset

Love Slave! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

John Buscema

Inks

John Buscema

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

romance

Characters

Carla; David; Ray Moore

Synopsis

Carla goes to a resort hotel on vacation. Boxer Ray Moore is training nearby, and she becomes infatuated with him, although she’s engaged to David. When David comes to visit, Carla confesses all. David and Carla overhear Ray boasting about winning a bet that he could seduce Carla. David punches Ray and leaves with Carla, who realises she nearly made a terrible mistake.

Reprints

• from Love Journal (Orbit-Wanted, 1951 series) #20 (September 1953), #20 (September 1953)

Keywords

boxing

Indexer Notes

Art credits from the French fan magazine Back Up #14, as submitted by Stephane Petit, via the GCD Errors list, February 2009.

They Called Me Plain Jane (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Mort Leav (signed)

Inks

Bob Rogers (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

romance

Characters

Lily Sinclair; Jane 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 criticises 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

• from Love Diary (Orbit-Wanted, 1949 series) #16 (May 1951)