(September-October 1949)
Archie,
1949 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1949-06-29
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Close-Up Inc.
- Brand
-
A Darling Magazine
- Editing
- Marie Antoinette Park (credited) (editor); Harriet Small (credited) (executive editor); Milton Sorul (credited) (art director); Gilda Rae (credited) (story editor); Isabel Ross (credited) (production manager)
Issue Notes
On sale date as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, July-December 1949, page 184, registration number B213152.
I Stole My Sister's Man
cover / 1 page
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Kevin Daley
- Reprints
-
in Darling Romance (Bell Features, 1950 series) #1 ([circa October 1949])
-
Indexer Notes
Contents page says "Cover Girl - Kevin Daley (Miss Army Day 1949)"
[Darling Romance]
table of contents / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Table of contents, including writers' names for most of the issue. Page numbers have a number of errors.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover. Includes indicia.
...Gossip!
comic story / 8.66 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There is an ugly voice, which reaches into the deepest corners...
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Liz Ames; Professor Art Reach; Ma Ferguson; Dan Henderson; Professor Jones; Sharon
- Synopsis
- Art accepts a teaching job in a small town. He falls in love with Liz and they decide to get married, but she asks him to take a job at a college elsewhere and he agrees. In their new town, gossip spreads about a romance between Liz and student Dan. Art finally hears the rumors and angrily confronts Dan and Liz; the gossip was all started by several jealous people. Art apologizes and reconciles with his wife.
Indexer Notes
Writer credit from table of contents page.
Two Loves
text story / 0.34 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- One is very close; I think at times he's slipping.
- Genre
- romance
Indexer Notes
A poem.
[no title indexed]
Personality... and You from Your Handwriting / text article / 1 page
- Script
- Ellyn Lee (credited, signed)
- Pencils
- ? (illustration)
- Inks
- ? (illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Your handwriting shows that you are often hasty...
- Genre
- non-fiction; advocacy
Indexer Notes
Ellyn Lee analyses handwriting from two submitted samples.
I Stole My Sister's Man
comic story / 8.66 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I am Nancy Kent. Many men have thought me...
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Nancy Kent; Sue Kent; Jim Holden; Bob Blake
- Synopsis
- Nancy was raised by her older sister Sue after their parents are killed. Home from college on vacation, Nancy meets Sue’s boyfriend Jim and sets her cap for him: "I want that man, he’s just my type!” When her efforts to romance him fail, Nancy lies and tells Sue that Jim made a pass at her. Sue, upset, runs outside and is struck by a car. Sue is blinded and Nancy offers to donate one of her corneas. However, before the operation begins, a doctor discovers Sue’s eyesight can be saved. A repentant Nancy can now find romance with her longtime admirer Bob.
Indexer Notes
Writer credit from table of contents page.
[no title indexed]
text article / 0.34 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In each issue of this magazine you will be shown that...
- Genre
- non-fiction; advocacy
- Keywords
- beauty hints
Indexer Notes
Writer credit from table of contents page says Phyllis Poole, credit on story says Phyllis Pool. Table of contents incorrectly says this is on page 11 but appears on page 21.
Take a Chance with Romance
text story / 2 pages
- Script
- Marie Antoinette Park (credited as Toni Park)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Later, I was to realize that it was all my fault.
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Pamela Kingsley; Doug; Henry King
- Synopsis
- Pam is angry with husband Doug for his extravagant gifts of flowers instead of paying household bills.
- Keywords
- flowers
Indexer Notes
Writer credit from table of contents page.
No Time For Love
comic story / 9 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- All my life I had waited for the right man to...
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Abby Turcot; Mrs. Turcot; Jed Marston; Mr. Fish; Jeanie; Jake Burns
- Synopsis
- Abby’s mother raises her daughter to become a star as a way to escape poverty. Abby goes along with the program, but she doesn’t dislike the residents of their slum neighborhood as her mother does. Abby falls in love with bus driver Jed. Abby’s mother insists Abby accept a role in a musical and Jed breaks up with her. Abby is a success but hates her life; she runs away. Her mother tracks her down and compels her to return to the stage, but Abby breaks her ankle and can no longer perform. Abby and Jed are reunited and Abby’s mother apologizes for her dominating ways.
Indexer Notes
Writer credit from table of contents page.
Two Loves Have I
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here is a story you'll never forget...
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Steve Gregory; Dean Gregory; Ellen Thomas
Indexer Notes
Promo for a story that will appear in Darling Love (1949, Archie series) issue number one.
She Played With Love
comic story / 6.66 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The love story of how the wrong man almost wrecked...
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Jean Carter; Lon Walker; Buck Edwards
- Synopsis
- Jean loves steel worker Lon and they plan to marry. Buck, an old Army buddy of Lon, arrives in town and takes Jean out while Lon is on the night shift. Buck frames Lon for infidelity so he can have Jean for himself. Lon and Buck fight in the steel plant and Buck falls into a huge vat of molten metal. Lon is cleared of wrongdoing and he and Jean can wed.
Indexer Notes
Writer credit from table of contents page. Table of contents gives title as "I Played..."
[no title indexed]
Thrill of a Lifetime / text article / 0.34 page
- Script
- Alice Henderson (credited)
- Pencils
- ? (illustration)
- Inks
- ? (illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The most thrilling moment of my life happened just last week.
- Genre
- non-fiction; romance
- Characters
- Alice Hedersonn; Dora (cousin); Bill
- Synopsis
- Bill chose to dance with Alice instead of the more attractive cousin Dora.
Indexer Notes
This feature awards a $5.00 prize for the winning letter describing an exciting or memorable experience. Alice Hedersonn of New York, New York was chosen even though the letter appears in the first issue.
[no title indexed]
The Answer Woman / letters page / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My fingernails are so brittle...
- Genre
- non-fiction; advocacy
Indexer Notes
Questions and answers on various topics of interest.
I Was a Heart-Breaker
comic story / 9 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I am Hilda Haines! I played at love as though...
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Hilda Haines; Mac; Marianne Gale; Roger Benson; Mr. Jarvis
- Synopsis
- Hilda steals Mac from his girlfriend Marianne, although she doesn’t really love him. Marianne commits suicide as a result. Hilda falls in love with Roger and they decide to get married, but Mac shows up and reveals Hilda’s past. Roger doesn’t believe Hilda really loves him and dumps her. A depressed Hilda quits her job--“I’m no good to you or even myself”--and plans to kill herself by jumping into the river, but Roger shows up and they reconcile.
- Keywords
- suicide
Indexer Notes
Writer credit from table of contents page.
Reduce Fat!
American Healthaids Co. / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Don't be denied a beautiful, attractive figure.
- Characters
- Joan Fleming of New York City; unnamed woman
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover mail order ad for weight loss plan from American Healthaids Co., Dept. 134, 871 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey.
Have a Slimmer Youthful Feminine Appearance Instantly!
Adjust-O-Belt / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Don't look old before your time!
- Characters
- two unnamed women
Indexer Notes
Back cover mail order ad for Adjust-O-Belt girdle from Adjust-O-Belt Co., Dept. 26, 1025 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
I Stole My Sister's Man
-
1.
[Darling Romance]
-
2.
...Gossip!
-
3.
Two Loves
-
4.
["Your handwriting shows that you are often hasty..."]
Personality... and You from Your Handwriting -
5.
I Stole My Sister's Man
-
6.
["In each issue of this magazine you will be shown that..."]
-
7.
Take a Chance with Romance
-
8.
No Time For Love
-
9.
Two Loves Have I
-
10.
She Played With Love
-
11.
["The most thrilling moment of my life happened just last week."]
Thrill of a Lifetime -
12.
["My fingernails are so brittle..."]
The Answer Woman -
13.
I Was a Heart-Breaker
-
14.
Reduce Fat!
American Healthaids Co. -
15.
Have a Slimmer Youthful Feminine Appearance Instantly!
Adjust-O-Belt
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- Katie
- Peter Croome
- Bill Devine
- Katy Hayhurst
- Michael Hoskin
- Edgar Loftin
- Mike Nielsen
- Matt Tauber
- Jim Van Dore
- David Wilt
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