Digital Comic Museum - Romantic Confessions v01 007


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Romantic Confessions v01 007 (c2c)

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Comment:	Lead story is a stunningly subtle piece by Dick Briefer. Worth the download just for that!

Volume: #1, Issue: #7
Published: April 1950, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 52, Editing: Ed Cronin
Color: Full Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S. Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing

Comic Contents:

Cover (1 page)
Genre:	Romance

Comic Story (9 pages)	Because My Own Heart Sang...
Synopsis:	Alice is engaged to Steve and works in his stationery store. She constantly tries to find romantic mates for her acquaintances, which irritates Steve. She promises to stop matchmaking but is unable to do so. Newcomer Diane sets her cap for Steve, and when he responds, Alice quits her job. However, Steve comes to his senses and they reconcile.
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Steve Bryce Alice Sheppard Walter Morris Kay Rose Diane Tucker Nora

Comic Story (8 pages)	Because We Were Different
Synopsis:	Janet’s father has a minor job in a department store and puts on a snobbish front for everyone else. Janet falls for crane operator Ralph but her father thinks he’s not good enough for her. Janet suggests Ralph “aim for something higher” but he doesn’t “want to be an engineer or an executive. I like being a crane operator,” and they break up. Janet takes a job as a waitress in Ralph’s favourite restaurant hoping to see him again, but learns he’s gone to work in South America.
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Ralph Dixon Janet Cousins Josie Mr. Cousins Miss Kodar

Comic Story (7 pages)	I Was the Girl on His Arm
Synopsis:	After graduating, college football star Ricky postpones his marriage to Gail until he finds a job he likes. Ricky soon discovers his sports stardom doesn’t qualify him for anything in the real world unless he’s willing to start at the bottom (and he’s not), and Gail breaks up with him. Gail works as a secretary in her father’s factory and convinces him to offer Ricky—-who has fallen on hard times--a job. Ricky accepts and he and Gail reconcile.
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Ricky Doran Gail Saunders Dave Mr. Saunders Mr. Hendricks Ruth Mr. Gladstone Mr. Neely

Text Story (2 pages)	My Band of Love
Credits:	Letters: typeset
Genre:	Romance

Comic Story (10 pages)	Day of My Awakening
Synopsis:	Kathy and Walt are engaged but he quits his job at a brokerage firm because he wants to be an artist. Kathy goes along with his plan even though it means their marriage has to be postponed. Walt is a failure as an artist and Kathy catches him in an embrace with her best friend Paula. Paula tells Kathy she just wanted to prove that Walt was a loser who is ruining Kathy’s life; they walk out, leaving Walt alone.
Credits:	Letters: typeset
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Walter "Walt" Carlton Katherine "Kathy" Shaw Paula Mr. Franke

Comic Story (8 pages)	Keep Away From That Man
Synopsis:	17-year-old orphan Polly goes to live with her two wealthy spinster aunts, who turn out to be prudish and domineering. They compel Polly to assist Gertrude the maid and forbid her to be friends with chauffeur Danny, but the two young people fall in love anyway. Polly’s aunts fire Danny so he and Polly elope. When the aunts try to intervene, the justice of the peace and police chief flirt with the older ladies and convince them to permit the wedding.
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Pollyanna "Polly" Morrow Danny Bristol Rachel Morrow Minerva Morrow Gertrude Chief Harvey Cox Mr. Braden

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