Digital Comic Museum - Thrilling Romances 008 -JVJ


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Thrilling Romances 008 -JVJ

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Issue: #8
Published: July 1950, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 36, Editing:
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age US; Then Standard Silver Age US Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series

Comic Contents:

Cover (1 page)
Credits:	Pencils: ? (photograph) \| Inks: ? (photograph) \| Colours: ? (photograph) \| Letters: typeset
Genre:	Romance

Comic Story (1 page)	Love's Disguise
Synopsis:	"600 years ago," Pierre courted Louve but she rejected him. He disguises himself in a wolfskin to serenade her, but is badly bitten by dogs. His actions impress Louve and her love helps him recover.
Credits:	Pencils: Dick Sprang ?
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Pierre Vidal Louve

Comic Story (10 pages)	The Love I Stole
Synopsis:	Rhoda falls in love with her Shakespeare course professor Les, although he's dating fellow teacher Maude. Les succumbs to Rhoda's charms and they become a couple, despite campus gossip. Rhoda becomes jealous of Helena, another student to whom Les is paying a lot of attention. Rhoda realizes she can never trust Les, because someone else could steal him as she did. Rhoda and Les break up and Les marries Maude. Rhoda turns her attention to Steve, another student.
Credits:	Pencils: Bob Lubbers \| Inks: Bob Lubbers ?
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Rhoda Scott Professor Les Farrell Maude Phelps Steve Sherman Bob Truex Helena Gifford

Comic Story (3 pages)	Forever To Love
Synopsis:	The romance of Ann Rutledge and young Abe Lincoln
Credits:	Pencils: John Severin (signed) \| Inks: Bill Elder (signed)
Genre:	Historical Romance
Characters:	Abe Lincoln Ann Rutledge Mr. Rutledge

Comic Story (1 page)	Dante and Beatrice
Synopsis:	The love of Dante Alighieri and Beatrice Portinari.
Credits:	Pencils: Rafael Astarita \| Inks: Rafael Astarita
Genre:	Historical Romance
Characters:	Dante Alighieri Beatrice Portinari Mannetto

Comic Story (6 pages)	Next Door to Heaven
Synopsis:	Writer Curt complains to Leah about the noise the children at her small private school are making. George, the widowed father of one of her students, proposes to Leah but she doesn't love him: even though his money would help save her school, she can't marry without love. Curt and Leah fall in love. He helps out at the school and the money he's earned selling some stories will help support the school, after he and Leah are wed.
Credits:	Pencils: Bob Lubbers
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Leah Coleman Curt Dawson Tommy George

Comic Story (3 pages)	Sweetheart of Destiny
Synopsis:	In 1844, Varina falls in love with Jefferson Davis, but is reluctant to marry him because their political viewpoints are opposed. She eventually decides love trumps politics.
Credits:	Pencils: Rafael Astarita (signed) \| Inks: Rafael Astarita (signed)
Genre:	Historical Romance
Characters:	Varina Howell Jefferson Davis Joseph Mary Bradford

Text Story (2 pages)	Sing Me a Love Song
Credits:	Script: Madeline Mines \| Pencils: Dan Loprino (signed) \| Inks: Dan Loprino (signed) \| Letters: typeset
Genre:	Romance

Comic Story (7 pages)	I Starved for Romance
Synopsis:	Lucy won't marry David until he earns a salary that would allow them to escape the poverty in which they live. Her sister Ellen is married to rich businessman Charles and he agrees to hire David as his office manager. David takes the job to please Lucy, although Charles is a snob and treats David and Lucy poorly. David makes a down payment on a house, using money he "borrowed" from the office. Lucy has him return the money and quit his job; she agrees to marry him right away. They'll make their future together.
Credits:	Pencils: Frank Sieminsky ? \| Inks: Frank Sieminsky ?
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Lucy Taylor David Charles Ellen

Comic Story (1 page)	Their Name Is Beauty
Synopsis:	The meaning of various women's names.
Genre:	Non-fiction Romance

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