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Sweetheart Diary (1949) comic books 1951

  • Issue #6
    Sweetheart Diary (1949) 6

    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.