Issue: #5
Published: January 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: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Notes: [This is the first issue of this series, contrary to the issue numbering. Page count increases to 52 with the next issue]
Indicia: INTIMATE LOVE, a magazine published quarterly by STANDARD MAGAZINES, INC., 10 East 40th Street, New York 16, N.Y. Subscription (12 issues), $1.20; single copies 10¢; foreign and Canadian postage extra. Application for second-class entry pending at the Post Office, New York, N.Y. In corresponding with this magazine, please be sure to include your local postal zone number, if any. Names of all characters used in cartoons, stories and articles are fictitious. If the name of any living person or existing institution is used, it is a coincidence. Manuscripts and drawings must be accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed envelope, and are submitted at the author's risk. No. 5, January, 1950. PRINTED IN THE U.S.A.
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| Cover (1 page) |
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| Credits: |
Pencils: ? (photograph) | Inks: ? (photograph) | Colours: ? (photograph) |
| Genre: |
Romance |
| Comic Story (7 pages) |
Trap For Romance |
| Synopsis: |
Jan is hired as the companion for Mildred, who lost the use of her legs in an automobile accident. Mildred’s fiancé Ted feels responsible. He and Jan fall in love but hide their feelings. Jan learns Mildred is not paralyzed and has been having an affair with Dr. Toomis. Mildred plans to marry Ted, then divorce him and receive a large cash settlement. When Jan informs him of the scheme, Ted pretends to be broke and Mildred admits she doesn’t love him and isn’t an invalid. |
| Genre: |
Romance |
| Characters: |
Jan Flower Ted Strong Mildred Travers Dr. Toomis |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
Marriage 'Round the World |
| Credits: |
Pencils: George Tuska (signed) | Inks: George Tuska (signed) |
| Genre: |
Non-fiction Romance |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
Love Lore |
| Credits: |
Pencils: Mort Meskin (signed) | Inks: Mort Meskin (signed) |
| Genre: |
Non-fiction Romance |
| Text Story (1 page) |
Heart of a Stranger by Mary Blaine |
| Synopsis: |
"Jane Carter Did Not Believe in Love at First Sight" |
| Credits: |
Script: ? [as Mary Blaine] | Pencils: John Celardo [as JC] (signed) | Inks: John Celardo [as JC] (signed) | Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Romance |
| Comic Story (8 pages) |
Wings on my Heart |
| Synopsis: |
Mary works as a waitress to support her younger brother Mike. Her pilot fiancé Fred and parents were killed in a plane crash a few years before, and Mary dislikes airplanes as a result. Pilot Dan Engel defends Mary from a lustful diner patron and they eventually fall in love. However, Mary constantly fears Dan will die in a crash and they break up as a result. When Mike falls ill, only Dan’s aviation expertise can deliver the medicine he needs to recover. Mary and Dan reconcile and she no longer fears and hates flying. |
| Credits: |
Pencils: Frank Frollo ?; Ben Brown ? | Inks: Frank Frollo ?; Ben Brown ? |
| Genre: |
Romance |
| Characters: |
Mary Dan Engle Mike |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
Romance on the Range |
| Synopsis: |
"Though the Old West was wild and woolly, young folks still had plenty of time to dream up romantic superstitions!" |
| Credits: |
Pencils: Rafael Astarita | Inks: Rafael Astarita |
| Genre: |
Romance Western-frontier |
| Text Story (1 page) |
Date Bait by Betty Cummings |
| Credits: |
Script: ? [as Betty Cummings] | Pencils: Dan Loprino (signed) | Inks: Dan Loprino (signed) |
| Genre: |
Romance |
| Text Story (1 page) |
Love's Mask |
| Credits: |
Pencils: Rocco Mastroserio ? | Inks: Rocco Mastroserio ? |
| Genre: |
Romance |
| Comic Story (7 pages) |
Afraid of Love |
| Synopsis: |
Jane is a “man-hater,” blaming a man for her parents’ death in an accident. After an argument with Jane, her sister Sue is struck by a car and hospitalized. Dr. Ken Tilton treats Sue and gets to know Jane. He helps her understand the irrationality of her man-hating and they fall in love. |
| Credits: |
Pencils: John Celardo |
| Genre: |
Romance |
| Characters: |
Jane Ellis Sue Ellis Dr. Ken Tilton |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
How Did It Start? |
| Synopsis: |
"Centuries ago, men did not propose marriage, but kidnapped their brides. Many customs and symbols of that faraway era still remain." |
| Credits: |
Pencils: Mort Meskin (signed) | Inks: Mort Meskin (signed) |
| Genre: |
Non-fiction Romance |
| Text Article (1 page) |
Charm Corner |
| Featuring: |
Martha Hale |
| Synopsis: |
Best Foot Forward; Table Talk; Look Before You Leap |
| Credits: |
Script: ? [as Martha Hale] | Letters: typeset |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
Coquette |
| Credits: |
Pencils: John Celardo ?; Artie Saaf ? | Inks: John Celardo ?; Artie Saaf ? |
| Genre: |
Romance |
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