Dear Lonely Hearts (1953 Harwell) comic books 1953
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Issue #1
Published Aug 1953 by Harwell Publ..This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Pete Morisi. Stories and art by Max Elkin, Bill Discount, Kenneth Landau, Vic Evans and Don Heck. Tales of love and heartbreak from the golden era of romance comics. A woman just can't bring herself to act like the good girls do, and her reputation suffers for it. Anguished by failed romances, a woman wonders if she's doing it to herself. Lovers are separated by a border for six months that might as well be a lifetime. Born To Be Bad; My Own Enemy; Today's Problem; Six Months to Live; Gold Digger; Dangerous Deception; Foolish Pride. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #2
Published Oct 1953 by Harwell Publ..This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
"Date Hungry"; Sue is a popular student but is never asked out on dates; Her friend Bess advises her to "loosen up" and she does, getting a reputation as "one girl a fellow could have a good time with!"; While on vacation, she meets Tom and they fall in love; However, when he moves to her town and begins attending her school, Tom hears about Sue's escapades and calls her "a common tramp!" "What's a Father for?" text story by Edwin Green, art by Don Heck. "Exposed"; Tina and her mother are immigrants from Galatia, "one of the oppressed countries of Europe"; Her mother opens an exclusive dress shop; Tina is wearing one of her mothers creations when she meets the wealthy Mark, who thinks she is also rich. "Cut of the Cards"; Lucys father, a professional gambler, is killed in a card game when shes 18; She visits a dude ranch to recover and falls in love with Scott, the owner; When Scott catches the gambling bug, Lucy beats him in a game of cards and wins the deed to his ranch. Advice column by Mildred Norton, art by Don Heck. "Price of Passion," inks by Vince Alascia; Teenager Tess is adopted by the Bordon family from a detention home for "wayward girls"; Luke likes her but Ma and Cole force her to work hard on their farm and condemn her supposed sinful city ways;Tess and Luke become engaged but she and Cole begin an affair. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #3
Published Dec 1953 by Harwell Publ..This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
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.
