(October 1953)

Harvey, 1949 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Home Comics Inc.
Brand
Harvey Publications H [Heart]
Editing
Leon Harvey

Issue Notes

Indexed from scanned copy at https://digitalcomicmuseum.com

I Gambled on Love! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Howard Nostrand ?
Inks
Howard Nostrand ?
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Rosen

Genre
romance

Contents (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
Leon Harvey
Pencils
Various
Inks
Various
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

I Gambled on Love (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Draut
Inks
Bill Draut
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Rosen

Genre
romance
Characters
Henry Matthews; Nancy Owen; Vic Matthews; Lawrence
Synopsis
Nancy falls in love with Vic, the playboy son of the owner of the trucking company where she works. When Vic’s elderly father is challenged to a race by a rival company to decide who gets a new contract, Nancy asks Vic to drive but he refuses. She calls him a “spineless weakling” and breaks up with him. However, the next day Vic wins the race and reconciles with Nancy.
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Last Goodbye (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
romance
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

The Perfect Wardrobe (Table of Contents: 5)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
fashion
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Temptation (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ross Andru
Inks
Ross Andru ?
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Rosen

Genre
romance
Characters
Marion Marshall; Jeff; Clark; Roger; Dr. Waller; Mrs. Brandon; John Brandon; Vic Teague
Synopsis
Marion enjoys “wild parties, gay times, fast music and fast nights...” then learns she has “only a few months to live” because of a heart problem. She goes to a small resort hotel run by John and his mother. Marion and John fall in love, but she can’t tell him about her condition, so she returns to her wild life in the city. John shows up and says he knows everything. Also, Marion’s doctor says her time in the country and John’s “love has accomplished a miracle!” She’s cured and will marry John.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.34 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Love After Dark (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Certa
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Rosen

Genre
romance
Characters
Hal Simmons; Lamont; Ellen; Uncle Edgar Harrington
Synopsis
Urged by her parents and fiancé Lamont, Ellen accepts an invitation to spend the summer on her rich uncle Edgar’s estate. They hope she’ll be made Edgar’s heir. Over her stern uncle’s warning, she falls in love with Hal, a college student working as the gardener. Ellen says they must hide their relationship so she won’t lose Edgar’s money. Because her uncle likes Lamont, Ellen can’t break up with him either, so Hal dumps her. Lamont finds out about Hal but doesn’t care, as long as Ellen shares the fortune with him. Ellen confesses to her uncle, is disinherited, but will marry Hal.
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A Woman Scorned (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
romance

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Ask Jane Jones / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jane Jones
Letters
typeset

My Secret Shame (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Powell
Inks
Bob Powell ?
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Rosen

Genre
romance
Characters
Betty Jaffrey; Irene Waldron; Wald Waldron; Butch Waldron
Synopsis
Betty babysits for Irene, whose husband is on his way home from the Korean War. Wald shows up and falls in love with Betty at first sight, but she evades his advances despite her own desires. When Irene asks her to come back and work another night, Betty decides to confront her feelings and agrees. Right in front of Irene, Wald professes his love for Betty again. Irene explains: Wald is her husband’s twin brother, also a Korean War vet. Her husband hasn’t arrived yet! Betty and Wald can now kiss freely.
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Keywords
Korean War
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. I Gambled on Love!
  2. 1. Contents
  3. 2. I Gambled on Love
  4. 3. Last Goodbye
  5. 4. ["Here They Come and There They Go!"]
  6. 5. The Perfect Wardrobe
  7. 6. Temptation
  8. 7. ["Honest Daring Uncensored"]
  9. 8. ["New! Written especially for you!"]
  10. 9. ["Most Amazing Exploits Ever Told"]
  11. 10. Love After Dark
  12. 11. A Woman Scorned
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Ask Jane Jones
  14. 13. My Secret Shame
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