Personal Love
#v1#1
(September-October 1957)
Prize,
1957 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- Bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1957-06-18
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Headline Publications Inc.
- Brand
- Prize Group
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1957 Periodicals, page 117.
Indexed from scanned copy at http://digitalcomicmuseum.com
Indexed from scanned copy at http://digitalcomicmuseum.com
in 
The Truth About Love
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Arnie; Jim; Marie; George
- Synopsis
- Marie has been dating Jim, but doesn’t want to wait for him while he finishes his accounting degree. She just wants to have fun and begins dating Arnie instead. Arnie never mentions marriage and is secretive about his life. When a tough guy confronts Arnie over a debt, Jim steps in and protects Marie. She realizes Jim is the one for her and they’ll build their lives together “the sensible way.”
Indexer Notes
Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.
The Outsider
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Sherry; Ted; Phil
- Synopsis
- High school students Ted and Sherry become engaged. Their parents object, saying “neither of you is old enough or wise enough for marriage.” However, they give in. Sherry discovers her friends now treat her differently, and she’s lonely because Ted is working part-time after school. Sherry feels “like a prisoner” and breaks up with Ted: “I don’t want dullness!” He says “You’ve done a lot of whining and complaining! I want a real wife, not a spoiled baby!” Sherry’s friends tell her they’re envious that she’s found real love; Sherry decides she’s been selfish. Ted and Sherry reconcile.
Old Faithful
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Steve Brent; Peggy; Larry Brent
- Synopsis
- Peggy dates popular Steve, but he takes her for granted and has his brother Larry escort her. Steve breaks up with Peggy to marry someone else, and Peggy decides she loves Larry instead. However, Larry tells her “I don’t feel anything like you do.” Peggy goes back to Steve and he says his new girlfriend didn’t really love him. Steve and Peggy get back together.
Indexer Notes
Tentative art credits from JVJ index card attached to scanned version online.
Center of Attraction
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Pete Johnson; Wilma; Alice Jordan; Joan
- Synopsis
- Wilma loves Pete but he becomes a popular rock n’ roll singer. When she sees Pete perform, Wilma discovers he’s not performing well. Pete’s agent Alice says he’s “just a scared boy” and needs Wilma’s support. Wilma wants Pete to make the first move, and he does, apologizing for his behavior and proposing marriage. With Wilma’s help, Pete becomes “the hottest item on wax today.”
- Keywords
- rock n' roll singer
Indexer Notes
Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
The Truth About Love
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2.
Bright Idea
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3.
The Outsider
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4.
Old Faithful
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5.
Stag Party
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6.
Center of Attraction
This issue was modified by, among others
- Pat Conolly
- Katy Hayhurst
- Michael Hoskin
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Van Dore
- David Wilt
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