Romantic Love #2

(November-December 1949)

I Took His Love for Granted (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Walter T. Johnson [credited]

Inks

Walter T. Johnson [credited]

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

romance

Characters

Sheila Morse; Lefty O'Connor; Perry Drake; Mr. Morse; Mrs. Morse

Synopsis

Sheila dumps her boyfriend Perry for gangster Lefty. When Lefty mistakenly thinks she’s betrayed him, he threatens to murder her but she’s rescued by Perry and the police. Sheila is sent to prison for a year but Perry has her paroled in his custody and they get married.

Reprints

• in Romantic Love (I. W. Publishing; Super Comics, 1958 series) #2 ([circa 1958])

I Couldn't Forget! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Manny Stallman

Inks

Manny Stallman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

romance

Characters

Loren Carr; Steve Rogers; Robby Wills; Mr. Sears; Linda Browne

Synopsis

Stewardess Loren is romanced by two pilots, Steve and Robby. When Robby proposes and Loren turns him down, he threatens to commit suicide. His plane vanishes and Steve blames Loren. Time passes. Steve brings Loren to a hospital in Cuba, where Robby is recovering: he says he crashed due to engine trouble, not a death wish, and he’s now engaged to his nurse Linda. This means Steve and Loren can get married with a clean conscience.

Reprints

• in Romantic Love (I. W. Publishing; Super Comics, 1958 series) #2 ([circa 1958])

Indexer Notes

Loren is employed as a nurse and later becomes "chief stewardess." When women flight attendants began to be hired by airlines in the 1930s, a nursing degree was often a requirement for employment.

Money Madness (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Draut ?

Inks

Bill Draut ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

romance

Characters

Orrin Stapleton; Nan Martin; Jess Martin; Laura Darnell; Roy Campbell

Synopsis

Nan and Orrin fall in love while drilling for oil in Texas. When they become rich, Nan feels she is embarrassing Orrin by her lack of social graces. Roy says Orrin is “a cad and an ignoramus” and gives Nan lessons in how to behave. Orrin becomes jealous and breaks up with Nan, but she and Roy have fallen in love.

Reprints

• in Romantic Love (I. W. Publishing; Super Comics, 1958 series) #2 ([circa 1958])

Indexer Notes

Art credits suggested by Ger Apeldoorn, who says they might be swipes, via the GCD Error Tracker.

David Brian (Table of Contents: 4)

Star of the Month / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

? (photograph)

Inks

? (photograph)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Ger Apeldoorn via the GCD Error Tracker.

Shipboard Romance (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Howard Larsen

Inks

Howard Larsen

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

romance

Characters

Morgan Thompson; Nelly Custer; Helen Madison; Miss Phillips

Synopsis

Schoolteacher Nelly books a cruise to Bermuda; her cabinmate Helen helps glamorize her, and Nelly has a shipboard romance with Morgan. They both agree to “keep this thing light and friendly.” Nelly falls in love with him for real, but keeps her end of the bargain and returns to her job in Vermont when the cruise ends. Morgan tracks her down and gives her an engagement ring.

Reprints

• in Romantic Love (I. W. Publishing; Super Comics, 1958 series) #2 ([circa 1958])

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Gary Watson, April 2009.