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Darling Love (1949 Close-Up Inc.) 2

  • Issue #2
    Darling Love (1949 Close-Up Inc.) 2
    • 1" spine split from top of comic. Cover and interior oxidation.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
      Other items consigned by Mike'sRack

    Lola Lynn photo cover. "Forever Yours!"; Magazine photographer Sheila is assigned a story on New England fishing boats; Captain Grant and his crew think its bad luck to have a woman aboard; When a storm wrecks the boat, Grant saves Sheila and has to protect her from the vengeful crewmen. "You Possess my Heart" poem by Lamar Miller. "Your Handwriting" article by Ellyn Lee. "Mama's Apron Strings," art by Al McWilliams; Department store sales clerk Meg dates concert pianist Rick; Ricks mother thinks Meg is a gold-digger and opposes their relationship. "Until Death Do us Part"; Army doctor Steve and Red Cross representative Kathy meet in Europe during World War II; They are reunited after the war in New York, where Kathy is now a copywriter and Steve is a medical researcher. "The Life of the Party"; As a boy, Jack overcomes his loneliness by becoming an extroverted "life of the party," and continues this into college; Jack falls for Joyce at a party but learns she is embarrassed by his constant clowning. "What Price Love?"; Recent college graduate Val is courted by rich but humble Gil and her hometown boyfriend Charlie; When Gils car crashes, Charlie risks his life to save him, and Val realizes Charlie is the one she loves. "What's on Your Heart?" advice column by Laura Brown. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.