(March 1951)

Harvey, 1949 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
every other month
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Harvey Enterprises, Inc.
Brand
Harvey Publications H [Heart]
Editing
Leon Harvey
Color
Color
Dimensions
Standard Golden and Silver Age U. S.
Paper Stock
Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
was ongoing series

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Al Avison
Inks
Al Avison
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Rosen; typeset

Indexer Notes

Art identification confirmed by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

First Love Contents / table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Powell; Tom Gill; Al Avison ?; Tom Hickey
Inks
Bob Powell; Tom Gill; Al Avison ?; Tom Hickey
Letters
?; typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Readers: We're back and it's spring

Indexer Notes

Text with splash pages of four stories. Appears on inside front cover.

She Loved a Dead Man (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Powell
Inks
Bob Powell
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
romance
Reprints

The Misery of Love (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Powell (illustration)
Inks
Bob Powell (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
romance
Reprints

I Married a Jockey (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tom Gill
Inks
Tom Gill
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
romance
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Previous indexer suggested Al Avison ? for pencils and inks.

Sneak Thief (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Reprints

[First Kiss] (Table of Contents: 6)

First Love Winners / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
romance

Indexer Notes

Readers submit a brief story for a chance to win $2.00. Three winning stories are printed.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Cupid's Corner / text story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Heinrich Heine; William Pitt Palmer; Robert Browning; Percy Bysshe Shelley; John Tobin; John Clare; Johann Ludwig Uhland
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The sea has its pearls
Genre
romance

Indexer Notes

Seven excerpts from love poems.

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

Love Laughs / text story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (signature illegible)
Inks
? (signature illegible)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Say you'll be my wife!
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Short jokes. Has cartoon with an illegible signature.

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

Strange Romantic Customs / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Warren Kremer ?
Inks
Warren Kremer ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
In Ireland the bridegroom's mother
Genre
humor; non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Six strange romantic customs are featured.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

What I Learned from Love! / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (see note)
Pencils
Lee Elias (illustration)
Inks
Lee Elias (illustration
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I learned my lesson the hard way!
Genre
romance
Synopsis
Readers write in their anecdotes.

Indexer Notes

Five stories that each won $2 for being published. Writer's initials only were used.

My Father's Keeper (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

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

Your Problem / letters page / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
? [as Nancy Powers]
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
? (title); typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Nancy, Maybe you won't think I have a real problem
Genre
romance

Indexer Notes

Letters from F.K. of Richmond, Indiana and R.F. of Jersey City, New Jersey.

Poor Man's Wife (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Avison ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
romance
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.

Stolen Moments (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tom Hickey
Inks
Tom Hickey
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
romance
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.

5 Big Stories to Touch Your Heart! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Hi-School Romance / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[They Laughed When I Started to Talk!] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Fun Parade Inc. / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Read Every One of These Wonderful Magazines (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Harvey Romance Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. ["Dear Readers: We're back and it's spring"]
    First Love Contents
  3. 2. She Loved a Dead Man
  4. 3. The Misery of Love
  5. 4. I Married a Jockey
  6. 5. Sneak Thief
  7. 6. [First Kiss]
    First Love Winners
  8. 7. ["The sea has its pearls"]
    Cupid's Corner
  9. 8. ["Say you'll be my wife!"]
    Love Laughs
  10. 9. ["In Ireland the bridegroom's mother"]
    Strange Romantic Customs
  11. 10. ["I learned my lesson the hard way!"]
    What I Learned from Love!
  12. 11. My Father's Keeper
  13. 12. ["Dear Nancy, Maybe you won't think I have a real problem"]
    Your Problem
  14. 13. Poor Man's Wife
  15. 14. Stolen Moments
  16. 15. 5 Big Stories to Touch Your Heart!
    Hi-School Romance
  17. 16. [They Laughed When I Started to Talk!]
    Fun Parade Inc.
  18. 17. Read Every One of These Wonderful Magazines
    Harvey Romance Comics
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