Digital Comic Museum - My Real Love 005


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Issue: #5
Published: June 1952, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 36, Editing:
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age US Paper Stock: Newsprint Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series

Comic Contents:

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

Comic Story (6 pages)	In Love with Love
Synopsis:	Ann is tired of her “European-born parents" who are “so old-fashioned” in their attempts to set her up with eligible suitors. When Bob mysteriously sends her a rose and a theatre ticket, Ann falls in love with him. However, she learns he is the son of a friend of her mother’s and the date was a set-up. Ann visits her cousin Joan, hoping Bob will track her down. When he doesn’t show up, Ann swallows her pride and goes to him. They get engaged.
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Ann Bob Dunne Joan Ann's Mother

Comic Story (3 pages)	Too Much Family!
Synopsis:	Peg and Jack are newlyweds. She becomes irritated at his family’s constant “helpful” suggestions and implied criticisms. Peg turns the tables on them at dinner one night, critiquing her mother-in-law’s cooking. Realizing what’s happening, everyone agrees to act more tactfully in the future.
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Jack Peg Jack's Father Jack's Mother Jack's Sister

Text Story (1 page)	Love on the 5:15
Credits:	Script: Madeline Mines \| Letters: typeset
Genre:	Romance

Comic Story (8 pages)	Good-Time Girl!
Synopsis:	Marie doesn’t want to share her boyfriend Larry with anyone else, including their friends. When she’s injured and confined to a wheelchair, Marie suddenly has Larry’s undivided attention and enjoys it. Even when the doctor says she’s “as good as new,” Marie pretends to be unable to walk. When Larry finds out, he says “you’re nothing but a self-centered, spoiled brat!” and breaks up with her. Marie tries to forget her troubles by helping a blind student study for her final exams. This makes Larry change his mind and return to Marie.
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Marie Larry Tyler Joyce Wakely Doctor Evans Eleanor Brewster

Comic Story (1 page)	He's My Boss
Synopsis:	Office worker Nancy misunderstands her supervisor's actions and learns not to mistake “common friendliness for a budding romance!”
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Nancy Mr. Harris Mrs. Harris

Comic Story (3 pages)	Shattered Dream!
Synopsis:	Wendy meets farmer Jed while on vacation in the country. They fall in love, although her friends are unsure she will be able to adjust to country life. When Jed is late to their engagement party because his cow is having a calf, Wendy breaks up with him. However, six months later she visits Jed’s farm and sees the calf has been named after her. She and Jed are reunited.
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Wendy Jed Caruthers

Text Story (1 page)	No Regrets
Credits:	Script: Patty Hendryx \| Letters: typeset
Genre:	Romance

Comic Story (7 pages)	I Ran from Romance
Synopsis:	After five years of marriage to Jan, Steve gets his big break as director of a TV show starring beautiful Carrie Carson. Jan feels “inadequate, insignificant, and left out” as Steve spends all his time working on the show. When Jan sees Steve embracing Carrie, she leaves him. When Carrie dedicates a song to Jan on her program at Steve’s request, Jan and Steve meet; he says he “didn’t encourage” Carrie’s advances to him, and he apologizes for neglecting her. They reconcile.
Credits:	Pencils: Vernon V. Greene \| Inks: Vernon V. Greene
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Steve Morrison Jan Morrison Carrie Carson Johnson

Comic Story (1 page)	The Second Look
Synopsis:	The second date can be even more important than the first in getting to know someone.
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Lila Bill

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