Personal Love #9 (Famous Funnies, 1951) Condition: VF-. Louis Jordan and Debra Paget are featured on the photo cover. Overst...

Auction amount: $83.65

Sold: Sep 10, 2006

Personal Love #9 Values

Publisher: Eastern Color, 1951

About Personal Love #9

Bill Everett art.

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COVER DETAILS

Characters: Kalua (photo of Debra Paget); Andre Laurence (photo of Louis Jourdan)

Pencils: ? (photo)

Inks: ? (photo)

Colors: ? (photo)

Letters: typeset

Notes: From the movie "Bird of Paradise" (1951).

STORY DETAILS

(8 Stories)

Title: Love Without Courage

Characters: Alderman Comstock; Janice "Jan" Comstock; Jim Reilly [also as Paul Williams]; Wendy Comstock

Synopsis: After meeting Wendy at her home and having her turn down his marriage proposal, Jim is arrested for robbery. Wendy’s father refuses to allow her to give him an alibi for fear of scandal, and she is unable to defy him. Jim goes to prison. 6 years pass, and Wendy’s younger sister Jan falls in love with Jim, now calling himself Paul. Jim tells Wendy he really loves Jan. Wendy and Jan both defy their father and he writes a confession. Jan realises Jim and Wendy are still in love and steps aside.

Pages: 9.000

Pencils: Morris Weiss

Inks: Morris Weiss

Letters: typeset

Notes: Art identification from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. “Comstock” spelled “Combstock” on page 4

Title: Love on the Rebound

Characters: Charles; Gary Vann; Lila Woods; Wendy Mears (voice only)

Synopsis: Lila is engaged to Charles but he takes her for granted and she suspects he’s cheating on her with Wendy, the daughter of his boss. Gary pretends to be an old friend of Lila’s, which impresses Charles, who thinks he’s a millionaire. Lila breaks up with Charles because he’s unfaithful, and will marry Gary--who really is a millionaire.

Pages: 9.000

Pencils: Bill Everett (signed)

Inks: Bill Everett (signed)

Letters: typeset

Notes: Artist signature on book spine in first panel.

Title: I Loved a Married Man

Characters: Dan; Enid; Jim; Nancy; Polly

Synopsis: When Jim, the man she loves, marries her friend Polly, Nancy starts dating Dan. She agrees to marry him, but when Polly is hospitalised, Nancy and Jim are thrown together once more. Nancy makes a play for Jim; he rejects her but Dan and Polly hear the rumours. Nancy apologises to Jim and Polly and resolves to prove to Dan that he’s the man she loves.

Pages: 9.000

Pencils: Ray Thorley ?

Letters: typeset

Notes: Pencil identification from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.

Title: Lost and Found

Characters: Captain Eddie Grayson; Laura Tompkins; Mr. Tompkins; Mrs. Tompkins

Synopsis: Laura goes on vacation to Hawaii with her father but spends her time in nightclubs drinking. He insists she go out on Eddie’s chartered fishing boat. Eddie and the spoiled Laura clash, and when they are stranded on an island after a storm, Eddie insists she help with the chores. After some time, they fall in love and Eddie admits Laura’s father cooked up the scheme to make Laura a better person. They are “rescued” and Laura decides to marry Eddie.

Pages: 7.000

Pencils: Bill Walton (signed)

Inks: Bill Walton (signed)

Letters: typeset

Title: Shadow of the Past

Characters: Alfred Thompson; Gina Styles; Mrs. Thompson; Mr. Styles

Synopsis: Secretary Gina falls in love with her wealthy boss Alfred, but feels their socio-economic differences create “too much of a barrier between us.” Alfred’s mother says their family wasn’t always rich and approves of the match. Gina’s father, who deserted her and her mother when she was a child, shows up demanding money for his silence. Gina decides to vanish from Alfred’s life, unaware Alfred has told her father that he won’t give in to blackmail. Alfred catches Gina at the airport and they reconcile.

Pages: 7.000

Pencils: Morris Weiss (signed)

Inks: Morris Weiss (signed)

Letters: typeset

Title: Miss High Hat

Characters: Big Red; Joe; Miss High Hat [Maggie MacCarthy; also as Mona Cartay]; Will Malone

Synopsis: Raised in poverty, Maggie becomes a singer in a small club under the name "Mona." She rejects the advances of gangster Big Red; when piano player Will comes to her aid, he’s badly beaten. Will and Mona love each other, but had refused to admit it because each thought they didn’t have anything to offer in a relationship. They now agree to get married and work together to improve their lives.

Pages: 4.000

Pencils: Jerry Fasano [as Fasano] (signed)

Inks: Jerry Fasano [as Fasano] (signed)

Letters: typeset

Data Courtesy of Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license

CGC Census Report*

Grade	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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
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
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
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