First Love Illustrated #36 Values

Publisher: Harvey, 1954

About First Love Illustrated #36

Al Avison cover. Bob Powell art.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: Love Slaves!

Characters: Jan; Julia; Inspector Godenoff

Pencils: Al Avison

Inks: Al Avison

Notes: Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. Cover is based on the interior story of the same title.

STORY DETAILS

(8 Stories)

Title: Never Come Back

Characters: Barry; Kathy; Carol; Wes

Synopsis: After their parents’ death, Carol raises her much younger sister Kathy but is cruel and domineering. Carol marries Wes and Kathy likes him, but the marriage breaks up. When she’s 18, Kathy falls in love with Barry then Carol steals him away. Wes learns Carol was blackmailing Barry to pretend to love her, just to hurt Kathy. Wes resolves the problem, Barry and Kathy reconcile, and Carol is left alone.

Pages: 5.000

Pencils: John Prentice

Inks: John Prentice

Notes: Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.

Title: Out of Sight

Characters: Tracy Dark; Carol; Jamie Boone; Dave Saxon; Dr. E.L. Roe

Synopsis: Tracy falls in love with writer Jamie but for some mysterious reason they can’t commit to each other, and Carol makes a play for his affections. At the end of the story, Tracy undergoes an operation and Jamie rushes to her bedside: she was blind but now can see. Jamie admits his love for her.

Pages: 5.000

Pencils: Manny Stallman ?

Inks: Jack Abel

Notes: Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. The protagonist Tracy's face is not shown until the second-to-last panel of the story.

Title: He Bought My Love

Characters: Sheila; Bryce Cummings; Frank

Synopsis: Secretary Sheila falls in love with her boss Bryce, but he doesn’t believe in marriage. Sheila then dates Frank and decides to marry him, but Bryce threatens to tell Frank that she was his mistress, "proving" this with cancelled checks for the gifts he gave her. Sheila refuses to give in to Bryce’s blackmail, saying Frank loves her enough to believe her side of the story, and she’s right.

Pages: 5.000

Pencils: Bob Powell

Inks: Bob Powell

Notes: Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.

Title: Love Slaves

Characters: Jan; Julia; Inspector Godenoff

Synopsis: Julia and her boyfriend Jan are put in a labour camp behind the Iron Curtain. When Jan tries to defend Julia from Inspector Godenoff’s lecherous advances, he is beaten. Jan and Julia escape together and cross the border to freedom.

Pages: 5.000

Pencils: Bill Draut

Inks: Bill Draut

Notes: Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	NG	PG	CVR	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CGCxJSA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Restored	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6

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