Diary Loves #19 Values

COVER DETAILS

Pencils: ? (photo)

Inks: ? (photo)

Colors: ? (photo)

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STORY DETAILS

Story #1 Story #2 Story #3 Story #4 Story #5 (5 Stories)

Title: Big City Blues

Characters: Karen Marlow; Harry Dean; David Rayburn; Nick; Jane; Jim

Synopsis: Department store clerk Karen is lonely in the big city. She agrees to double-date with co-worker Lois but is propositioned by Nick and walks out. She dates store owner David but learns he’s married. Karen answers a personal ad and discovers it was placed by her co-worker Harry, who has admired her from afar.

Pages: 9.000

Pencils: Little Al

Reprints: Love Letters (Quality Comics, 1954 series) #46 (March 1956)

Notes: Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (April 2011).

Title: Too Fast

Characters: Doreen Willis; Dale Agard; Roy Paxton; Mrs. Willis; Pop Frazer; Bill

Synopsis: Doreen dates “fast” Roy and hangs out with his friends, disappointing her next-door neighbour Dale. Doreen participates in a game of “chicken” (two cars driving towards each other at full speed) but leaps from the car in fear and is badly injured. Roy leaves town, but faithful Dale sticks by his friend and they fall in love.

Pages: 6.000

Pencils: Gene Colan

Notes: Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (April 2011).

Title: The Bride Wore Black

Characters: Shelley Logan; Bob Garfield; Ernest Payne (death); Mrs. Logan; Mrs. Maulsby

Synopsis: Shelley’s boyfriend Ernie is killed in an auto accident. She meets Bob Logan on a cruise and they fall in love and decide to wed. However, everyone in Shelley’s town thinks she’s marrying on the rebound. She cancels her engagement but when Bob shows up, Shelley realises her love for Bob is mature and real.

Pages: 8.000

Pencils: John Forte

Inks: Bill Ward ?

Reprints: Love Secrets (Quality Comics, 1953 series) #50 (February 1956)

Notes: Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (April 2011).

Title: Two Seats on the Aisle

Characters: Sandra Fleming; Hank Barlow; Jeff

Pages: 1.000

Letters: typeset

Title: Stolen Kisses

Characters: Marilou Arden; Bart Long; Rita Sills; Aunt Eunice; Aunt Genevra; Mayor Perkins

Synopsis: Orphan Marilou is raised by two old-fashioned aunts. She sneaks out to a traveling skating rink run by Bart Long. Her aunts find out and convince the mayor to shut it down; Bart thinks Marilou was in on the scheme. Marilou runs away, reunites with Bart, and they will be married.

Pages: 7.000

Pencils: Sam Citron

Reprints: Girls in Love (Quality Comics, 1955 series) #50 (January 1956)

Notes: Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (April 2011).

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