Digital Comic Museum - Love Diary 014 -JVJ


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Love Diary 014 -JVJ (c2c)

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Issue: #14
Published: March 1951, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 52, Editing: Ray Hermann
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age US Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series

Comic Contents:

Cover (1 page)	I was a Pick-Up!
Credits:	Pencils: ? (photograph) \| Inks: ? (photograph) \| Colours: ? (photograph) \| Letters: Typeset
Genre:	Romance

Comic Story (10 pages)	I was a Pick-Up
Synopsis:	While her boyfriend Bert is frequently out of town on business, Lila innocently allows herself to be picked up by strange men for dates. After one bad experience she has to walk home in a rainstorm, only to discover Bert waiting for her. He breaks off their relationship. Lila vows to rid herself of her bad reputation and be worthy of a decent man someday.
Credits:	Script: Dorothy Woolfolk \| Pencils: Mort Leav
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Lila Cowan Karen Cowan Bert Robbins Salvatore Harry Saunders

Comic Story (9 pages)	Unworthy of his Love
Synopsis:	Paula takes a job in a department store after high school to help support her family, even though she dreamed of attending college. Paula falls in love with college professor George but his family thinks she’s not educated enough to be his wife. Bookstore customer Girard, a wealthy scholar and businessman who likes Paula, blackmails George’s father into permitting the marriage by threatening to withhold endowment funds from his college.
Credits:	Inks: Vince Alascia ?
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Paula Barga Papa Barga Jonathan Girard Johnny Barga Mom Barga George Frazier Professor Frazier Mrs. Frazier Madge Frazier

Comic Story (3 pages)
Featuring:	Prescription for Happiness
Synopsis:	Alice’s boyfriend Tommy is drafted and she tries to remain faithful but eventually dates Neil. Tommy returns on leave and urges Alice to marry him right away. Alice can’t decide: should she marry Tommy and be separated for long periods, or marry Neil and have a husband by her side. Ray Mann asks Love Diary readers to help her choose.
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Ray Mann Alice Chalmers Tommy Jennings Jeannie Bob Neil Shore

Comic Story (8 pages)	Too Young to Marry
Synopsis:	18-year-old Patty decides to marry Jim, against her parents’ advice. She has to keep her factory job to help pay the bills, and soon finds keeping house and working a full-time job is difficult and tiring. Jim and Patty squabble over money; he takes a night course so he can get a raise. Patty, left alone more than ever, decides to leave Jim. Patty's mature co-worker Mrs. Stewart says a successful marriage requires time and dedication: Patty has to think of herself as part of a couple, not a selfish individual. Patty and Jim reconcile.
Credits:	Pencils: Mort Lawrence (signed) \| Letters: Ed Hamilton
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Jim Pearson Patty Mrs. Stewart

Text Story (1 page)	For Better or for Worse
Credits:	Letters: Typeset
Genre:	Romance

Comic Story (7 pages)	No Place for Love!
Synopsis:	Secretary Carol despises sloppiness and disorder, while her sister Nancy prefers to take life as it comes. Carol becomes irritated when her boyfriend Bob deviates from their usual routines. Bob calls her a “hopeless neurotic” and breaks up with her. With Nancy’s help, Carol conquers her compulsive desire for neatness and order, and finds herself enjoying life more. Bob returns and they make up.
Credits:	Pencils: Gene Colan ? \| Inks: Vince Alascia ? \| Letters: Ed Hamilton
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Carol Nancy Bob Rodgers Marie

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