Digital Comic Museum - Diary Loves 020 (1952)-JVJ


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Issue: #20
Published: March 1952, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 36, Editing: Alfred Grenet; Richard Arnold (associate); Everett M. Arnold (general manager)
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S. Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Notes: Copyright 1951 by Comic Magazines.

Comic Contents:

Cover (1 page)	Kiss of Ecstasy
Credits:	Pencils: ? (photo) \| Inks: ? (photo) \| Colours: ? (photo)
Genre:	Romance

Advertisement (1 page)	The New Broadway Fashions
Featuring:	Broadway Fashions
Credits:	Pencils: ? (photo) \| Inks: ? (photo)

Comic Story (9 pages)	Winter Carnival Queen
Synopsis:	Noreen and her friend Marcia compete to be Queen of the Winter Carnival and Noreen is chosen. Noreen is engaged to Larry, but when he asks her to accelerate their wedding date and move with him to San Diego, she is conflicted because that would mean she’d leave town before being crowned. Neither will give in and Larry breaks their engagement. At the last minute, Noreen realizes her love for Larry is more important than being Queen, and she asks that Marcia be given the crown.
Credits:	Pencils: Charles Sultan \| Inks: W. G. Hargis ?
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Noreen Daly Marcia Landers Larry Travis

Comic Story (6 pages)	Bad Company
Synopsis:	Nightclub cigarette girl Joyce is rescued from a masher by Roddy. They fall in love but Joyce discovers Roddy is a criminal. He’s caught by the police in her apartment, and she leaves town due to the scandal. She gets a job in an Arizona resort run by Matt. They fall in love and become engaged, but Roddy shows up and demands money. Matt and Joyce subdue Roddy. Matt says he knew who Joyce was from the first, but still loves her.
Credits:	Pencils: Gene Colan ?
Genre:	Crime Romance
Characters:	Joyce Stevens Matt Foley Barney Roddy Parks (villain)

Comic Story (8 pages)	Terror in My Heart
Synopsis:	Department store sales clerk Anna lives in a tenement apartment with her immigrant parents. She meets Art, son of the store owner, at an employees’ party and they fall in love, but she hides her humble origins from him. When Art stands her up for a date, she goes home and finds him happily conversing with her parents. He reproaches her for her snobbery, and says his father started out poor as well. Anna realizes her parents are decent people who sacrificed to help her. She and Art get engaged.
Credits:	Pencils: John Forte \| Inks: Bill Ward
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Anna Art Carling Marge Anna's Mother Anna's Father

Text Story (1 page)	My Mother's Diary
Credits:	Letters: typeset
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Doris Jimmy Doris' Mother

Statement Of Ownership (0 pages)	Statement of the Ownership, Management, and Circulation
Credits:	Script: Everett M. Arnold (publisher) \| Letters: typeset
Genre:	Non-fiction

Comic Story (7 pages)	Kiss of Ecstasy
Synopsis:	High school secretary Eve is ill-at-ease with men and turns down chemistry teacher Vic’s request for a date. Instead, she falls in love with student Allen, which causes talk at the school. Eve eventually realizes Allen isn’t mature and misses friends of his own age. They break up, and Eve finds a more age-appropriate boyfriend in Vic.
Credits:	Pencils: Charles Tomsey
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Eve Gordon Vic Harmon Allen Mayes Mr. Delmar Mr. Mayes Mrs. Mayes

Advertisement (1 page)	You'll Play Piano With Both Hands the First Day
Featuring:	Glen Page Piano Studios

Advertisement (1 page)	5 Gifts in 1 Glamour Set
Featuring:	Fenway Fashions, Inc.

Advertisement (1 page)	Gorgeous Dresses for You
Featuring:	Harford Frocks, Inc.

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