Romantic Confessions Vol. 2 (1951) comic books 1951

Cover art by John Prentice. "I Was The Babe In The Woods"; Jean and Bob are rival store buyers but also romantically involved; Jean cheats to beat Bob out of a shipment of costume jewelry and he breaks up with her. "The Instant Before Love"; After her fathers death, Allison has to drop out of college because her father owed money to Mr. Dodson; Allison is compelled to work as the Dodsons maid to pay the debt. "Cosette, Paris and Love," art by Bill Ely; After the war, Jack stayed in Paris to study art, and fell in love with model Cosette; However, she had to stay there to care for aged painter Marcel, who lost his mind after his son was killed. Jack promises to return for her soon. "Nice Respectable Romance," art by John Prentice; Jennie assumes shes going to marry her uninspiring longtime boyfriend Tom, but she is attracted to handsome newcomer Dean and they fall in love; However, when she sees Tom with Anita, Jennie becomes jealous and announces their engagement. "When You Have A Man" text story. "'Til That Wonderful Day"; Secretary Kate and her boyfriend Tom work in the same factory; Foreman Snyder wont allow Tom to present his idea for an improved machine. "How Love Came To Mac O'Roney," art by Dick Briefer; College student Mac does everything he can to make Bubbles fall in love with him, even though her criteria for a boyfriend changes frequently. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by John Prentice. "I'll Tell You of Love," art by John Prentice; Ronnie and her fiancé Phil cant agree on a home: he wants something modern but she prefers a run-down old house; Unknown to Phil, Ronnie rents the old house and has it repaired; She meets Carey, who lived there as a boy. "No One Man for Me," art by Bill Ely; Irene boasts she "can get any male I set my cap for!"; Her cousin Mary bets she cant win over farmer Mark, but they do fall in love and get engaged; Irene cheats on him with salesman Andrew. "Those Who Live in Glass Houses"; Vic doesnt think his girlfriend Megs modeling job is "respectable"; With the aid of photographer Larry, Meg proves to Vic that being in love means trusting the other person. "And Now Too Late"; Eileen leaves her fiancé David at the altar because she thinks he still loves Marsha; She dates other men and believes shes gotten over him; But when she hears David is engaged, Eileen begs him for another chance but he says her distrust ruined their love. "Some Call It Romance" text story. "The Plain Girl"; Flamboyant decorator Jane dates wealthy businessman Neil, a client, and they fall in love; He asks her to redecorate a large house he owns. "Peaceful Alley": In a small French town, Denise loves penniless Claude but her father insists she marry Andre; When Andre is exposed as a gambler, the engagement is off but Claude has already left town; 3 years later, Claude has become a wealthy Parisian businessman and is engaged to Lisette. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by John Prentice. "At the Snap of Her Finger," art by Bill Ely; Cora works in the bookshop owned by her cousin Eloise; Eloise warns Cora that author Hunt is dating her so he can use her as a character in his next novel. "Girl of Baltimore"; Edgar Allan Poe is admired by his young friend Virginia; When she grows up, they marry and he writes the poem "Annabel Lee" in her honor. "My Own Private Dream," art by Bernie Krigstein; Two pilots, one "by-the-book" and another "a reckless stunt flyer," go head to head to win the affections of Cathy Fulsom, and it doesn't help that she likes Brad over Dick. "Gloria Maltby's Style," art by Dick Briefer; Sally is famous society columnist Glorias secretary; Gloria convinces Sally to let her sell Sallys stories with Glorias name on them; Sally learns--from Jimmy, who works for the magazine that bought the stories—that Gloria is not giving her the full amount earned for them. "Intermission" text story. "My Wonderful - Yet Forbidden"; Jessicas sister Eve is selfish, lazy and a liar; When their mother suffers a heart attack, Eve tells Dr. Eric it was Jessicas fault; However, he soon discovers the truth. Eric and Jessica fall in love, and Eves mother tells Eve shes going to have to pull her own weight around the house from now on. "Father Dear Father," art by Jules Steiner; Dinnie's date Bixby accidentally locks her in the trunk of his beat-up car and is mistaken for a kidnapper; Bixby's bad luck continues, since Dinnie's father--who doesn't like Bixby--is a night-court judge. "His Kind of Love," art by John Prentice; City-slicker insurance salesman Charles arrives in Wyoming and is assigned to sell a policy to rancher Boyd; Charles and Boyds daughter Martha fall in love, although ranch foreman Dusty also loves her. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by John Prentice. "Whispers I Never Heard," art by John Prentice; Nurse Laura goes to work at a New York hospital and falls in love with Dr. Carey; Carey's work is lacking and he mysteriously vanishes at times; Laura discovers he's cheating on her. "Plans are Only for Dreams"; Department store secretary Jean falls for famous skier Carl, who is demonstrating equipment in the sporting goods department; Jealous of fellow employee Helen, Jean pretends to be a skier herself to impress Carl and they go on a company-sponsored ski trip. "With Doubt in Her Heart," art by Bill Ely; Ruth, married to busy lawyer Alec, runs into former boyfriend Ken; When Alec criticizes her, Ruth leaves him. "The Old Feeling," art by John Prentice; Cathy has no social life because she is dedicated to caring for her widowed father; When former boyfriend Hal returns to town, she begins to date him again. "Smoothie's Class Pin" text story. "Someday You'll Understand"; Nurse Betty and Dr. Bob are in love, but can't marry until he completes his internship in 2 years; When Barbara and Dave--another nurse and doctor--elope, Betty presses Bob to do the same but he refuses: if caught, he'll be expelled. "No Deeper Love," art by Joseph Gagliardi; In Tucson in 1842. frontier scout Kit Carson falls in love with Spanish beauty Josepha, and they are married a short time later. "I was Small-Town and Smart"; College journalism student Lois agrees to help visiting big city reporter Hap on a story; He's doing an exposé on college athletics and Lois falls in love with him. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.