Digital Comic Museum - Romantic Adventures 030


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Issue: #30
Published: February 1953, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 36, Editing: Richard Hughes [as Richard E. Hughes]
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age US Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Notes: Indexed from scanned copy at https://comicbookplus.com/

Comic Contents:

Cover (1 page)	The Gulf Between Us!
Credits:	Letters: Ed Hamilton
Genre:	Romance

Comic Story (7 pages)	The Gulf Between Us
Synopsis:	Babs works in a department store to help support her family. Dave, son of the store owner, gets her a job as a model on Lila’s television show. Babs falls for Dave but thinks he loves Lila. Dave discovers he prefers Babs and they will be wed.
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Babs Martin Mom Martin Dad Martin Dr. Barnes Lila Lewis Dave Farnum Jim Conway

Text Story (1 page)	You Never Know
Credits:	Letters: typeset
Genre:	Romance

Comic Story (6 pages)	The Face of Love
Synopsis:	Harriet, who “was always called funny-face and double-ugly” as a child, has plastic surgery to make her beautiful, although Dr. Harkness warns her she’ll still be the same person inside. Now beautiful, Harriet realizes she is “inexperienced, unpolished, tense” when dealing with male suitors. She returns to Dr. Harkness for advice and they eventually fall in love.
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Dr. Monroe Harkness Harriet Whyte

Comic Story (2 pages)	Bring Back My Bonnie to Me
Synopsis:	A young woman loses her dog and falls in love with the man who returns it.
Genre:	Romance

Comic Story (1 page)	Do You Dream Your Love Away?
Synopsis:	“Many a girl who dreams of love threatens her own chance for romance by dreaming--TOO MUCH!” Grace likes Jim but thinks he's too ordinary and dreams of the perfect man. She's surprised when Jim gets engaged to someone else and she's left alone.
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Grace Jim

Text Story (1 page)	Childhood Sweetheart
Credits:	Letters: typeset
Genre:	Romance

Comic Story (6 pages)	Feudin' Hearts
Synopsis:	Lucy’s fiery temper causes her to lose boyfriends, but her beauty attracts new ones. She falls in love with charter fisherman Dan, but becomes jealous and feuds with him. However, when his boat is damaged as a result of one of her tantrums, Lucy lets him use her boat in the annual tuna derby and they reconcile.
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Lucy Tommy Dan Brewster Bob Frank Dad Sandra Kingsley Mr. Kingsley

Comic Story (7 pages)	Nobody Loves a Tomboy
Synopsis:	Peggy grew up as a tomboy and is an expert skier. She falls in love with fellow ski instructor Tom, but he only has eyes for model Rosemary. Rosemary’s escort Larry and Peggy make a deal: she’ll teach him to ski and he’ll give her a fashion makeover to impress Rosemary and Tom, respectively. Their scheme works but Peggy and Larry realize they love each other now.
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Peggy Beecher Tom Clayton Rosemary Martin Mr. Beecher Billy Larry Darcy

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