Digital Comic Museum - Intimate Love 022


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Another book from the JVJ collection.
May 1953.

Alex Toth art in first story.

Issue: #22
Published: May 1953, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 36, Editing: Joseph Archibald
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: Editor credit according to "Statement of the Ownership" in back of book.

Comic Contents:

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

Comic Story (10 pages)	I Want Him Back
Synopsis:	Millie marries Larry and quits her office job. She neglects her household duties and suspects Larry is having an affair. He leaves her, saying she turned into a lazy, self-indulgent bum. She changes her attitude, cleans up the house, and they reconcile.
Credits:	Pencils: Alex Toth [as Alexander Toth] (signed) \| Inks: Alex Toth [as Alexander Toth] (signed)
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Millie Larry

Comic Story (3 pages)	Heart Astray
Synopsis:	Penny goes on vacation with her friend Anita. Penny is engaged to soldier Stan Carter. At the resort, Penny meets a soldier who is in Stan’s unit. He recognizes her from a photo Stan had, but promises not to tell Stan. Penny leaves, remorseful.
Credits:	Pencils: Vince Colletta \| Inks: Vince Colletta
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Penny Anita Les

Text Story (1 page)	Accent on Charm
Credits:	Script: ? [as Martha Hale] \| Letters: typeset

Comic Story (1 page)	All By Yourself
Genre:	Romance

Text Story (2 pages)	Love Doesn't Explain
Credits:	Script: ? [as Jay Worthington] \| Pencils: Vince Colletta \| Inks: Vince Colletta \| Letters: typeset
Genre:	Romance

Comic Story (8 pages)	You Can't Fool Love
Synopsis:	Jane Sloan vows not to marry, remembering her care-worn (widowed?) mother. She gets a job as a secretary after college. She is tempted by account executive Ken Travers, but tells him she doesn’t want to become a downtrodden wife like her mother. They fall in love anyway. Jane discovers Ken is a widower with a young son; Ken says her insistence on avoiding becoming a wife and mother makes her unattractive to him (even though she likes his little boy). They reconcile when Ken’s son says Jane treated him lovingly.
Credits:	Pencils: Valerie Barclay \| Inks: Valerie Barclay
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Jane Sloan Ken Travers Timmy Travers

Comic Story (1 page)	Who's Next?
Synopsis:	Wedding customs
Credits:	Pencils: Mike Sekowsky
Genre:	Non-fiction Historical Romance

Comic Story (3 pages)	Victim of Vanity
Synopsis:	Ann fears her husband Ralph will fall out of love with her if she lets her appearance slide. However, she neglects her housework, cooking, etc. in order to stay beautiful. Ralph is angry. Ann promises “I won’t neglect my looks, but I’ll not forget the duties of a wife, either!”
Credits:	Pencils: Dick Loomis \| Inks: Dick Loomis
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Ann Ralph

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