Boy Loves Girl
#33
(April 1953)
Lev Gleason,
1952 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Authorized A. C. M. P. Conforms to the Comics Code
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Lev Gleason Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Lev Gleason Publications
- Editing
- Charles Biro (editor); Bob Wood (managing editor)
Issue Notes
Indexed from a scan from http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/ with art identifications from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Editor credits taken from statement of ownership.
All stories have typeset captions but hand-lettered dialogue balloons.
Editor credits taken from statement of ownership.
All stories have typeset captions but hand-lettered dialogue balloons.
in 
Loves of My Life, Part Four
A True Love Story / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Dr. Roger Hammitt; Marge; Jack; Ruth Ingalls
- Synopsis
- Marge resigns her job with doctor Roger because her fiancé Jack has returned from the Korean War with an injured arm. Marge says she'll marry Jack even though she loves Roger. Jack, an architect, feels his life is over. Marge helps Jack exercise his arm but decides occupational therapist Ruth may be able to do more good. Ruth's therapy restores Jack's ability to work and they fall in love. Marge can now return to Roger with a clean conscience.
- Keywords
- Korean War; wounded veteran
Indexer Notes
Series ran from issues 30-33.
The Kiss
A True Love Story / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Dick Rockwell (signed)
- Inks
- Dick Rockwell (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Martha; Charlie Hines; Jim
- Synopsis
- Martha has always felt unattractive, even though she has "lovely eyes and a perfect figure!" As an adult, she has a crush on her apartment neighbor Charlie. When Charlie accidentally kisses her during a party, Martha is embarrassed and moves away. After having plastic surgery, she returns to the apartment house. No one recognizes her but all of the men are friendly. Charlie says there was "a kiss that changed his life" earlier. Martha kisses him and admits she's the same person. Charlie says "you didn't need the operation" to have his life, but "No man is sorry to have a beautiful wife!"
Indexer Notes
Martha's face is never shown, pre-plastic surgery.
[no title indexed]
Do You Need Advice? / letters page / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dear Agnes Holmes: I am going on fifteen years old
My Fatal Week End
A True Love Story / comic story / 6.67 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Robert Martinott (signed)
- Inks
- Robert Martinott (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Lucy; Janet; Bob Marquette
- Synopsis
- Lucy meets soldier Bob at a USO dance. They fall in love. He gets orders to ship out, and invites Lucy to New York to meet his parents. When Lucy arrives, Bob says his parents were called away suddenly. She thinks it was a trick to get her in the apartment alone, and flees. However, after thinking it over, Lucy realizes she loves Bob and returns. He says his parents showed up after all.
Indexer Notes
Bottom 1/3 of last page is various ads.
Disgrace
A True Love Story / comic story / 6.67 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Dick Rockwell (signed)
- Inks
- Dick Rockwell (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Ricky Dawson; Elaine Drexel; Mr. Drexel; Mrs. Drexel; Dr. Wingate
- Synopsis
- Teen-agers Ricky and Elaine want get married but her parents say Ricky's part-time job "wouldn't support a canary" and forbid them to date anymore. Elaine says she's going to visit a friend, but she and Ricky go into the city to have dinner. They're trapped by an ice storm, argue, and spend the night in the bus station. When Elaine gets home, her parents don't believe the ice storm story and fear scandal. However, their minister verifies the bad weather tale. Elaine's parents apologize for not trusting her, and say she can date Ricky again.
Indexer Notes
Bottom 1/3 of last page is Statement of Ownership.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
Disgrace!
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1.
Loves of My Life, Part Four
A True Love Story -
2.
The Kiss
A True Love Story -
3.
["Dear Agnes Holmes: I am going on fifteen years old"]
Do You Need Advice? -
4.
My Fatal Week End
A True Love Story -
5.
Disgrace
A True Love Story -
6.
[no title indexed]
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katy Hayhurst
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
- David Wilt
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