Perfect Love
#3
(Winter 1951)
Ziff-Davis,
1951 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Approved Comics Inc.
- Brand
- Ziff-Davis Comic Group
- Editing
- Harry H. Stein ?
The Wheel of Fate!
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Elaine; Jeth Proctor; Paul Hart; Dr. Sawyer
- Synopsis
- Elaine convinces her fiancé Paul to give up his career as a test pilot for a safer job with an airline. When he’s killed in a crash, Elaine blames herself and has a nervous breakdown. Her doctor sends her to recuperate at a fishing village. Elaine falls in love with fishing captain Jeth, but asks him to take a job on shore before they wed. When Jeth goes on a dangerous mission to rescue some fishermen, Elaine realizes she’s been selfish and she apologizes.
Indexer Notes
Art credits from JVJ index card attached to online scanned version.
The Pharaoh's Curse!
comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Stephen Marshall; Fay Carson; Abdul
- Synopsis
- Teacher Fay falls in love with archeologist Stephen and accompanies him on an expedition to Egypt. They’re separated by a flood and Fay thinks he’s dead. She returns to the USA and is reunited with Stephen, who also survived.
- Keywords
- archeology; Egypt
Indexer Notes
Art credits from JVJ index card attached to online scanned version.
The Princess and the Pirate
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Laura Grayson; Peter Forbes; Bertha
- Synopsis
- At a Paris costume ball, American teacher Laura falls in love with another disguised guest, also an American. They’re separated and since they don’t know each other’s names (or even what they look like out of costume), Laura returns to the USA and her job. She is courted by new teacher Peter but refuses to let herself love him until she attends this year’s ball in Paris. Laura and her mysterious beau are reunited at the ball and she is shocked to discover it’s Peter.
- Keywords
- Paris
Heaven on Wheels
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Daisy Dexter; Mike Stern; Jim Bond; Larry Harbor; Marlene Miller
- Synopsis
- Roller derby participant Daisy is offered a job in a skating show by Jim, who makes himself her agent and her boyfriend. When she’s injured doing a stunt, Daisy is surprised to learn Jim has replaced her in the show and has also been cheating her out of much of her salary. She takes a job in a drugstore to make ends meet. Jim’s associate Mike punches Jim for his treachery. Daisy realizes Mike is the one she loves after all.
- Keywords
- roller derby
Indexer Notes
Art credits from JVJ index card attached to online scanned version.
[back cover pinup]
illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- romance
- Reprints
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in Weird Love (IDW, 2015 series) #5 - "Unlucky In Love" and More (September 2017)
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Indexer Notes
JVJ index card attached to online scanned version suggests "John Prentice ?" rather than previous indexer's guess of Everett Raymond Kinstler.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
Tales of Ideal Romances
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1.
The Wheel of Fate!
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2.
The Pharaoh's Curse!
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3.
Long-Distance Date
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4.
The Princess and the Pirate
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5.
Heaven on Wheels
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6.
[back cover pinup]
This issue was modified by, among others
- Mickey Coalwell
- Katy Hayhurst
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- David Wilt
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