Dear Lonely Hearts (1953 Harwell) comic books
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Issue #3
Published Dec 1953 by Harwell Publ..- INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing (affects "Smart Girl" and text stories). Cover detached.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Other items consigned by humble cow
Cover by Marty Elkin. Tales of love and heartbreak from the golden era of romance comics. A woman is heartbroken when she sees her beau necking with a beautiful redhead. Desperate for love, a girl makes a hasty and ill-advised choice in a suitor. A woman wants to be respected for her intellect, but many men find her intimidating. Terror Stalks the Lonely Heart; Love Hungry; Deep Water; Smart Girl. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #5
Published Apr 1954 by Harwell Publ..$140.00
View scan- 1.5" Spine split from top.
Cover art by Marty Elkin. "Tea with Terror," art by Marty Elkin; Harry talks his way into Terrys house by offering to do chores in exchange for a meal; Terry is impressed with the personable young man, but Harry gets nervous and hides when theres a knock on the door; The visitor is police detective Jim, who warns Terry about a maniac killer who leaves an "X" at the scene of his crimes. "This is the Story of a Dream House" text story. "Mountain Love"; Sally leaves the city to teach school in a rural hamlet, and is courted by farmer Johnsie; Dr. Jim warns Sally that that the rural people have certain attitudes that she must be aware of; At a community picnic, Johnsie and Sally wander off: when she starts to sun-bathe, Johnsie thinks shes offering herself to him. "I Laughed at my Love," art by Marty Elkin; Elsa has a romantic relationship via correspondence with Clint, and on the spur of the moment decides to visit his town; She discovers Clint is a wrestler called "The Monster," with a very misshapen face, and rejects him hysterically; Back home Elsa realizes she was unfair, and writes to apologise; Her letters are always returned "address unknown." "A Man Worth Loving"; Bobbie and her boyfriend, artist Jack, go on a skiing vacation; She refuses to give up her social life to marry him; Ski instructor Pierre makes a pass at Bobbie, but Jack intervenes; After Jack beats up Pierre and castigates Bobbie for her behavior, Bobbie agrees to marry him the next day. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.
