Secret Hearts (1949) comic books 1969

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories by Jack Miller, Barbara Friedlander and unknown. Art by Jay Scott Pike & George Roussos, Tony Abruzzo, Win Mortimer & Dick Giordano and unknown. Karen leaves Hollywood and her dreams of stardom behind when her sister calls to tell her that her former fiance Greg needs her in Episode 24 of "Reach for Happiness"! Plus: When Richard breaks up with Debby, she is sure she will never fall in love again and resists falling for any of the boys who date her in "Love, Love, Go Away!" Also: Cindy the Salesgirl models several of the latest styles for an older woman who actually isn't looking to buy anything, but just to relive her youth in an untitled story. And: Melanie and Doug decide to end their relationship, but months later they meet again on a cruise and wonder if their feelings are truly forgotten in the reprint story "Long After Heartbreak"! Plus: Mad Mad Modes for Moderns filler. Also: Letters page by Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Neal Adams. Stories by Jack Miller and unknown. Art by Jay Scott Pike & George Roussos, John Rosenberger & unknown and Bill Draut. Karen returns to Danville Corners to find that Greg's fiancee Rita is in a coma. Trying to take his mind off the situation, she spends time with Greg, which reawakens the old feelings between them in Episode 25 of "Reach for Happiness"! Plus: Jennifer is ashamed of her humble background, and when she realizes that everyone is talking about her, she runs away to the big city in "I Had to Run Away to Find Myself..." Also: Gwen is so shy that she finds it impossible to date anyone until she meets a guy who is just as shy as she is in the reprint story "Not Even a Dream!" And: Letters page by Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Bill Draut & Dick Giordano. Stories by Jack Miller and unknown. Art by Jay Scott Pike & George Roussos, Mike Sekowsky & Vince Colletta?, Sekowsky & Mike Peppe and Tony Abruzzo. Greg and Karen go to dinner, where they meet Lila and Roger. Lila encourages them to get back together, even though Greg's fiancee Rita is still in a coma. Later, Greg calls Karen with shocking news in Episode 26 of "Reach for Happiness"! Plus: Sally agrees to date the obnoxious Rikki so that his gang will leave her neighbor John alone in "Somebody Owns Me!" Also: Lorraine loves Tom but he is dating her roommate Harriet in the reprint story "All's Fair in Love!" And: Mad Mad Modes for Moderns filler. Plus: Letters page by Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Last 12-cent issue. Cover art by Dick Giordano. Let's Pretend Kisses!, pencils by Ric Estrada, Inks by Vince Colletta; Linda needs a steady date for the summer to fit in with her circle of friends, so she enlists her neighbor Specs to pretend to be her boyfriend. Stars in My Eyes!, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Bernard Sachs; Marcie goes to Hollywood to try for stardom, but eventually she realizes that what she really wants to to marry her boyfriend Bill back home. Untitled Cindy the Salesgirl story, script by Barbara Friedlander, pencils by Win Mortimer, inks by Dick Giordano. Episode 27, script by Jack Miller, pencils by Jay Scott Pike (pp 2-15) and Dick Giordano (p 1), inks by George Roussos (pp 3-15) and Dick Giordano (p 1); When Rita comes out of her coma she realizes that she was never really in love with Greg and so she breaks their engagement; Greg immediately turns to Karen, but she is wary of his sudden transfer of affections. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

First 15-cent issue. Cover pencils by Bill Draut, inks by Dick Giordano. Forbidden Romance, art by Tony Abruzzo; Eileen meets famous folk singer Gary Sayers, but he warns her that he doesn't intend to fall in love. Today's Heartbreak!, pencils by Arthur Peddy, inks by Bernard Sachs; Claire broke up with Tom long ago, but now that he is about to marry her friend Frances she realizes that she is still in love with him. Episode 28, script by Jack Miller, pencils by Jay Scott Pike, inks by George Roussos; Karen is unsure about Greg's love, since he just broke up with Rita; Later, she learns that the whole town believes that she stole Greg away from Rita. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Dick Giordano. How to Lose the Man You Love, art by John Rosenberger; When Liza's boyfriend Paul catches her with another guy, she reflects on their relationship and realizes that she doesn't really love Paul after all. Lonely Lovesong, pencils by Tony Abruzzo, inks by Bernard Sachs; Mary goes away on a vacation when she and Bill break up but she can't stop thinking about him; Fortunately, when she returns, he's waiting to apologize. Episode 29, pencils by Jay Scott Pike, inks by George Roussos; Karen nearly runs away again when she can't decide whether to marry Greg, but when she mistakenly believes that he has been in an accident she realizes how much she loves him; Richy and Joanie agree to wait until they have finished college to get married. Ad for Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #95, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Neal Adams. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by Dick Giordano. Not That Kind of Girl!, script by Joe Gill, pencils by Win Mortimer, inks by Vince Colletta; Rosalie follows her mother's advice instead of trying to be popular; but her aunt helps her to loosen up a little and have some fun. Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love advice column. How Can I Tell Him the Truth?, script by Jack Miller, pencils by Win Mortimer, inks by Mike Esposito; Wendy and Richy are childhood sweethearts who assume that they will be married, but when Richy has to go away for a few months, Wendy falls in love with Peter. Hide from Love!, pencils by John Rosenberger; Gwen gets her boyfriend Tom to give her roommate Freya a job, but then Freya falls in love with Tom herself. Ad for Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #96 and Wonder Woman #185, pencils by Curt Swan and Mike Sekowsky, inks by Murphy Anderson and Mike Sekowsky. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Cover inks by Dick Giordano. Half a Heart!; Doreen grew up loving Nelson, her older next-door neighbor, even though he never saw her in a romantic light; She is crushed when he gets engaged to Elaine, but refuses to believe that she has lost him forever. I Stole His Love Away!, script by Jack Miller, pencils by John Celardo, inks by Vince Colletta; Due to a misunderstanding, Leta fears that she has fallen in love with her mother's fiance. A Crime of Fashion filler page, art by Liz Berube. Lost in the Shadow of Love!, pencils by John Rosenberger; Sheila is resigned to the fact that her friend Gloria will always attract the guys that Sheila likes. Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love advice column. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.