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Sweethearts Vol. 1 (1948-1954) comic books 1953

  • Issue #118
    Sweethearts Vol. 1 (1948-1954) 118

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    Sweethearts was the first monthly romance title. Claire wants to tell all her friends and everyone she knows when her boyfriend Bernie accidentally catches a criminal, but by doing so she puts his life in danger. When Joyce sets out to sabotage a co-worker, Bob tries to convince Joyce that she must choose between her job and her happiness. Wealthy, spoiled Diane is sure she can win back ex Pete from Dorothy, who is strictly middle-class. Plus the winners of the third "Ideal Man" reader essay contest offer a glimpse of the '50s. My Boyfriend Captured Public Enemy #1; Glitter; Love Bait; It Takes A Broken Heart. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #119
    Sweethearts Vol. 1 (1948-1954) 119

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    Cover photo features screen legend Marilyn Monroe and Richard Widmark. Sweethearts was the first monthly romance title. Learning she's failed her school exams, Vivian becomes despondent, breaks it off with Mark and thinks her life is over. Nola and Johnny work in the same factory, but Johnny is put off by Nola's ongoing feud with her supervisor. Joyce loves handsome doctor Rod, but he learns she's been lying about being wealthy because she wanted to impress him. I Failed My School Examinations!; The Conniver; The Mirror of Fate; No Love for Liars. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #120
    Sweethearts Vol. 1 (1948-1954) 120

    Stories and art by Mike Sekowsky and Daniel Sheldon. Sweethearts was the first monthly romance title. In a real curiosity, even by atomic-comics standards, Janie and Ben's relationship faces an existential crisis when an atom-bomb test outside their small town gives Janie horrifying visions of an atomic holocaust. May and Ted are engaged, but she gets mixed up in underhanded shenanigans at the carnival where she's working, and he gets dragged into her problems. Kate becomes jealous and manipulative of Magda, the beautiful exchange student who's living with her parents for a year. Plus a comics biography of screen legend Elizabeth Taylor. Big Experiment; I Lived in an Atom Blast Town!; Dream Girl of the Month: Elizabeth Taylor; The Defeated Heart; Dream Beau of the Month: Marshall Thompson; Love Me. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #121
    Sweethearts Vol. 1 (1948-1954) 121

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    Cover photo features screen legend Elizabeth Taylor and Fernando Lamas. Stories and art by Mike Sekowsky and Bernard Baily. Sweethearts was the first monthly romance title. Frankie has done some shifty things in his desperate drive to get ahead in life, but as far as Irene is concerned, the biggest one concerns the beautiful girl he went to the mob party with - his sister. Returning to her old hometown, Diane becomes determined to win back her handsome ex Greg, even though he's with Millie now. Laura wants to play the field, which causes handsome Jeff to reject her. Plus comics biographies of screen legends Donald O'Connor and Lizabeth Scott. I Squandered a Fortune that Wasnt Mine; Dream Beau of the Month: Donald O'Connor; Heartbreaks Homecoming; Dream Girl of the Month: Lizabeth Scott; Youll Come a-Begging. Final issue published by Fawcett; Charlton took over with issue #122, published a year later, followed soon after by Sweethearts Vol. 2 (1954-1973). 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.