Digital Comic Museum - Love Diary 036


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Love Diary No. 36 Aug-Sep 1953 with artwork by John Buscema and Mort Leav (according to current index at GCD).

Issue: #36
Published: September 1953, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 36, 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)
Credits:	Pencils: John Buscema \| Inks: John Buscema
Genre:	Romance

Comic Story (10 pages)	Easy to Love!
Synopsis:	To help support her family, Irene becomes Mrs. Parker’s maid. She feels disrespected by the Parkers, and even milkman Tom thinks she’s fair game for his lechery. Irene falls for Reed, the boyfriend of Laura, the daughter of her employer, but Laura says Reed told her he was just trifling with a servant’s affections. Irene quits and goes home to the farm. Reed shows up and says Laura lied: he really loves Irene.
Credits:	Script: Bill Woolfolk \| Pencils: Mort Leav \| Inks: Mort Leav
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Irene Jebson Laura Parker Reed Conover Mrs. Parker Emma Tom Ellis Mrs. Jebson Tommy Jebson

Comic Story (7 pages)	Flight into Passion
Synopsis:	Airline hostess Louise has a crush on pilot Jim. They’re stranded in a mountain cabin one night and are overcome by passion. Afterwards, Jim is cool towards her, but when she’s injured during a flight he admits he loves her, even though her actions in the cabin prove she wasn’t a decent young woman. Louise vows to someday regain Jim’s respect despite having “yielded to temptation.”
Credits:	Script: Bill Woolfolk \| Pencils: Mort Leav \| Inks: Mort Leav
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Jim Torrance Louise

Comic Story (3 pages)
Featuring:	Prescription for Happiness
Synopsis:	Lonely waitress Nora dates customer Frank and they fall in love. She discovers he’s married, but he says he will be “getting a divorce one of these days!” Nora breaks up with him, but Frank claims he loves her. She asks Ray Mann for his help in resolving her problem.
Credits:	Script: Bill Woolfolk \| Pencils: C. F. Miller ? \| Inks: C. F. Miller ?
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Ray Mann Nora Frank

Comic Story (6 pages)	Not the Right Type!
Synopsis:	Expert swimmer Edith has a crush on handsome lifeguard Bill, but he seems to prefer women who just lounge on the beach. Edith’s brother Tod tells her “no guy likes his girl to be a female Tarzan” and advises her to pretend to be “soft and feminine and helpless.” Edith tries, but when Bill is injured trying to rescue a drowning boy, Edith dives in and saves them both. Bill tells her that he prefers “someone who’s a real person and not just a pretty doll in a bathing suit,” and they kiss.
Credits:	Script: Bill Woolfolk \| Pencils: John Buscema \| Inks: John Buscema
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Bill Rand Edith Tod

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