Heart Throbs (1949 Quality/DC) comic books 1972

Cover by Jay Scott Pike & Vince Colletta. Stories by unknown. Art by Vince Colletta and unknown. When Shelly meets Steve, he wants her to change her hairstyle, her wardrobe, and her interests. She decides she really loves him, but she's shocked when she realizes he's made her into a copy of his previous girlfriend in "Don't Make Me Over!" Plus: Ellen tries to help Bob get back together with his estranged girlfriend, but falls in love with him herself in "Man on My Mind!" Also: Shirley unsuccessfully tries to get Walter to notice her, until her friend Rita suggests she try witchcraft. The girls cast a spell, and soon after, Walter calls Shirley for a date, but is black magic really responsible? Find out in "Love Potion"! And: Brenda's older sister June always attracts Brenda's boyfriends away, but she doesn't like it when one day the tables are turned in the retitled reprint story "How to Get a Man!" Plus: Lois is determined to get ahead in life but her boyfriend Vic doesn't share her drive in the retitled reprint story "Winter of Love"! Also: 1-page filler "The Supermagic Diet - Lose 7 Pounds in 7 Days"! And: Letters page Telling It the Way It Is. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Nick Cardy. Stories by unknown. Art by Win Mortimer?, Mike Sekowsky?, Vince Colletta and unknown. Ellen's estranged husband Marsh wants to get back together again, but she is hesitant in "The Man I Married"! Plus: Zina's engagement to Tod is endangered by his extreme closeness to his mother in "What Mother Never Told Me"! Also: Emily has to sell the house her fiance bought for them before he was killed in the Vietnam war in "Memory of Love"! And: Betsy runs away from a humiliating experience with a man and settles in the big city, only to treat a new suitor exactly the same way she was treated, before she realizes her mistake in the retitled? reprint story "No Other Man"! Plus: Model Marcy insists that she won't fall in love with fashion designer Bert, but he eventually wears down her resistance in the retitled? reprint story "Don't Break My Heart!" Also: 2-page filler "It's In the Stars"! And: Letters page Like It Is! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover inks by Vince Colletta. Stories by unknown. Art by George Tuska, Win Mortimer, Jay Scott Pike, Vince Colletta and unknown. Susan covers for her roommate Holly with Ted when Holly keeps breaking dates with him, and Susan finally ends up with Ted herself in "All About Holly!" Plus: An advice columnist is surprised to realize that the latest letter she received is exactly like a problem in her own life in "Dear Aunt Zelda"! Also: When Amy's old boyfriend Buddy comes back to town, her current boyfriend Richard is jealous. Amy herself isn't sure at first which one she prefers but finally sorts it out in the retitled reprint story "No Wedding for Me!" And: Lorrie is sure that Ray is in love with her but she learns it's a well-practiced routine he uses on girls in the retitled? reprint story "Never Love an Actor!" Plus: 2-page filler "Stella Predicts"! Also: Letters page Like It Is! This issue contains a statement of ownership -- average print run 308,333; average paid circulation 157,182. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover inks by Vince Colletta. Stories by unknown. Art by George Tuska, Win Mortimer, Vince Colletta and unknown. Cathy falls in love with Brad but his prejudice toward black people nearly destroys their relationship in "A World Apart"! Plus: Phoebe works at an answering service and agrees to go on a date with a man she has only spoken with on the telephone in "Voice of Love"! Also: Jane wins a vacation at a dude ranch and takes her friend Ava along, but Ava attracts all the available men on the trip in the retitled reprint story "Bad Trip"! And: After dating for a year, Jim admits to Wendy that he doesn't want to get married, but it turns out that he hates being separated from her even more in the reprint story "Un-Happy Anniversary"! Plus: When Joy's boyfriend Steve takes a job in South America, she eventually falls out of love with him as she grows closer to Paul in the retitled reprint story "2 Men in My Life!" Also: Test Yourself page "Is He Too Old for You?"; 1-page text story "Love on the Sly"; and letters page Like It Is! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Jay Scott Pike. Stories by unknown. Art by George Tuska, John Rosenberger, Vince Colletta and unknown. Carol makes up stories about all the boys she's supposedly dated, but she finds that having a bad reputation can lead to serious trouble in "Web of Lies"! Plus: Cara's former fiance Johnny comes back into her life when he is injured in a car accident in the retitled reprint story "We Were Too Young!" Also: Abby and Danny both have to consider how they feel about each other and compare it with others they have dated previously in the retitled reprint story "That Kind of Girl!" And: Gloria is left behind when her sister Irene and her boyfriend Ken fall in love with each other. Several weeks later, they come back having realized they were not in love after all, and Ken wants another chance with Gloria in the retitled reprint story "Give Him Back"! Plus: 2-page Stella Predicts filler; 1-page text story "Safety in Numbers"; and letters page Like It Is! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Last 25c cover priced issue. Cover by Art Saaf & Vince Colletta. Stories by unknown. Art by Win Mortimer, Gene Colan, Bernard Sachs and unknown. Spoiled Enid consults a therapist to find out why she drives everyone away with her selfish habits in "Doctor, Tell Me Why!" Plus: Stuart backs away from Liz when she blurts out that she wants to get married after they have only known each other a short time, and she tries to win him back by making him jealous in the retitled reprint story "The End of a Love Affair!" Also: Kay is interested in Justin, the son of her employer, but learns that he is in love with another girl, Monique. When Justin's brother Matt returns home, he tells Kay a surprising secret about Monique that changes everything in the retitled reprint story "Two Brothers"! And: Eve conceals the fact that she's a reporter on assignment when she arranges to meet the reclusive writer Andrew Hunter. When she decides to give up the assignment because she has fallen in love with Andrew, he discovers her ruse and walks out on her in the retitled reprint story "Temptation"! Plus: 1-page text story "I'll See You Around"! Also: Letters page Like It Is! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

First 20c cover priced issue. Cover by Jay Scott Pike. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown and Bernard Sachs. Toby leaves her boyfriend because he always puts her down, but she's still surprised when she meets someone who respects her and believes in her in "Helpless and Hopeless!" Plus: Donna thinks she has a foolproof way of getting a guy to fall for her, but she's rarely interested in them in return in "Flattery Can Get You Anywhere!" Also: Candy finds it impossible to trust anyone that she dates because she has watched guys treat her sister badly in the retitled reprint story "The Magic of Love"! And: 1-page text story "My Secret"! Plus: Letters page Donna Fayne Answers. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

Cover pencils by Jay Scott Pike. Stories by unknown. Art by George Tuska, Tony Abruzzo and unknown. Pam plays the role of a princess on a children's television show, but her new boyfriend Gordon is a lawyer leading protests against the station where she works, which complicates their romance in "Treat Me Like a Princess"! Plus: Kelly assures her friends that she can attract a boyfriend any time she wants. Though her method is rather unusual, it works in "Personality Plus"! Also: Ava does everything she can to prove she's not interested in rich Ricky Randolph, but he finally wears down her resistance in the retitled reprint story "Come Closer, Love"! And: 2-page Test Yourself filler "Are You Afraid to Grow Up?" Plus: Letters page Like It Is! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover inks by Vince Colletta. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown and Vince Colletta. Bored with her boyfriend Peter, Linda pursues Cal, but finds that she's made a big mistake in "To Catch a Man"! Plus: Sally's boyfriend Cliff abandons his plans for medical school to try for a professional football career, which eventually ends their relationship in "The Show Off"! Also: Joyce marries compulsive gambler Lee even though he had to sell her engagement ring, but it turns out to be a gamble that pays off for both of them in "Forever Your Love"! And: 2-page filler "The Stars Tell....Your Love Horoscope"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

Cover by Don Heck. Stories by unknown. Art by George Tuska, Art Saaf, Vince Colletta and unknown. Eve has a breakdown and goes to her grandfather's farm to recuperate, where she meets an artist and falls in love. She returns home and announces her engagement, to the horror of her social-climbing mother, but her grandfather defends her choice in "Away From It All!" Plus: Lois is tired of her boyfriend Marvin's practical jokes, but she realizes that she loves him anyway in "Love Is No Laughing Matter!" Also: After a bad breakup, Lynn is very hesitant to get involved with another man in the reprint? story "One More Chance!" And: 1-page filler "Should You Play Hard to Get?"; 2-page The Stars Predict filler "Your Love Life"; 1-page text story "The Big Lie"; and letters page Like It Is! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.