Digital Comic Museum - Lovelorn 001


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Aug-Sep 1949; paper; ctc; not my scan

11-April-2009 3:17 pm	\|
Username:	Corinne
Comment:	Excellent stories.

Issue: #1
Published: August-September 1949, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 52, Editing: Richard Hughes [as Richard E. Hughes]
Color: Full Color Dimensions: Standard Silver Age U.S. Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing
Notes: Indexed with some information from Ger Apeldoorn via the GCD Error Tracker.

Comic Contents:

Cover (1 page)
Genre:	Romance

Comic Story (12 pages)	Twice I Loved!
Synopsis:	During World War II, Claire becomes engaged to pilot Frank. When he’s reported missing in action, she is “not interested in men anymore!” Assigned as Dan’s secretary, they are in the Empire State Building in 1945 when it’s struck by an airplane. Dan rescues Claire and they fall in love. However, visiting a veteran’s hospital, Claire discovers an amnesiac Frank. He recovers his memory and Dan withdraws, because Claire feels she must honor her previous engagement. However, Frank confesses he married someone else during the war, so Claire is free to wed her true love Dan.
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Claire Andrews Frank Vickers Mary Dan Matthews

Comic Story (9 pages)	Rich Little Poor Girl
Synopsis:	Amy comes from a poor family and is deprecated by her wealthy cousin Pamela, who also steals Amy’s boyfriend Bill. After graduation, Amy goes to work as an usherette in a cinema rather than attending drama school as she wished. Pamela wins a date with movie star Edmond Oliver in a contest but Amy takes her place. However, Bill sees them together and makes a scene, as does Pamela when she arrives. Bill and Amy rescue Edmond and Pamela when they drunkenly drive into a river. Pamela claims it was Amy in the car with Edmond but Bill explains the truth and he and Amy reconcile.
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Amy Pamela Grant Mrs. Grant Bill Gregg Edmond Oliver

Text Story (2 pages)	Pilot to Passenger: I Love You!
Credits:	Letters: typeset
Genre:	Romance

Comic Story (10 pages)	Dance of Romance
Synopsis:	Dance teacher Cora wins a dance contest but is mocked by dance critic Mark. They fall in love and Mark takes a job as director of the “European Ballet” company to earn enough money for their marriage. Star dancer Wanda causes Cora and Mark to separate. Wanda injures her leg while trying to hurt Cora and Mark blames Cora. Cora fills in for Wanda at the premiere and makes Mark’s show a success. He learns the truth of Wanda’s accident and asks Cora to be his partner in the ballet and in life.
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Cora Barton Mark Edmonds Wanda Peter

Comic Story (6 pages)	A Sailor's Sweetheart
Synopsis:	Jill and sailor Jake fall in love on a double date with Mary and Tony. The next night, Jake has Shore Patrol duty and Tony brings Ace along for Jill. Jake catches Jill and Ace dancing and breaks up with her. Jill nearly drowns in a boating accident but Jake rescues her and everything is cleared up.
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Jill Mary Ambers Jake Miller Tony Ace Sanders

Comic Story (7 pages)	Romeo of the Ranch
Synopsis:	Aspiring author Diana travels to Arizona in search of inspiration. She meets cowboy Tex and he falls in love with her, but she explains she just wanted to research how a cowboy in love acted and talked. She writes a novel and her boyfriend and agent Harry schemes to reunite Diana and Tex for publicity purposes; Tex thinks Diana now loves him, but learns he’s been tricked again. Harry also arranges to have Tex rescue Diana at a rodeo. Diana’s novel becomes a bestseller and is adapted to the movies but Diana is unhappy. She flies to Arizona and apologizes to Tex, whom she now loves.
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Diana Morrison Tex Randall Harry Thompson

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