Sweetheart Diary (1949) comic books 1951

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Photo cover. "I was a Baby-Sitter"; High-school senior Janet takes a job as a baby-sitter; She finds herself attracted to the child's father Greg, and is outraged that Greg's wife Sally goes out every night, dressed in slinky gowns; Janet and Greg fall in love, over the objections of her mother and her boyfriend Arnie; Janet discovers that Greg is a lazy loser who forces Sally to support their family as a nightclub cigarette girl, which explains her nightly absences. "One More Chance"; Sheila boasts about her boyfriend Jim, inflating his importance as a newspaper reporter; She is envious of how her family dotes on her sister Elsies prominent husband. Jim is embarrassed by her constant boasting; Jim gets a "very confidential - and maybe dangerous" assignment to investigate political corruption but Sheila exposes it by bragging to her friends. "Design For Love" text story by John Martin. "Veil of Tears"; With the assistance of her boyfriend David, an English instructor, Kay writes a book; Agent Fred accepts Kay as a client and she neglects David in the whirlwind preparations for publication; David sees Fred embracing Kay but she says she "cant afford to offend" Fred; David breaks up with her. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Drama and melodrama entwine in this early romance comic. In an offbeat story, publicist Flo helps obese Ted become a sensation in the wrestling ring, but he's heartbroken because she can't see him for the sensitive man he really is. Carol schemes to win the heart of Hal, the handsome widower next door, even if she has to come between Hal and his sweetheart Mary. Marion resorts to blackmail to help her boyfriend Jim get ahead at work, but she doesn't expect the police to get involved. Stolen Happiness; Fatman; Pointers on Love; This Is… Blackmail. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Bernard Baily and others. Drama and melodrama entwine in this early romance comic. Searching for her amnesiac husband Dan, Jane learns that he was more competent and successful than she ever gave him credit for... but is it too late? Bess swears to get even with Mike, the boxer who blinded her brother in the ring, by breaking his heart. June doesn't care for the homeless people who congregate at her Skid Row diner, until she meets David, who looks like a ruggedly handsome Milton Caniff character. Out of the Past; Love's Destruction; Island Romance; Returning My Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.