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Sweetheart Diary (1949) comic books

  • Issue #32
    Sweetheart Diary (1949) 32
    • Cover and centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Stories and art by Marc Swayze and John Martin. Charlton takes over publication of this diary-centric romance comic. Numbering continues from Cowboy Love (1949) #31, while the title itself comes from a Fawcett romance comic. Janie falls for handsome Doug, the forest ranger who rescued her from a fire, but a forest fire threatens to separate them forever. Scheming Sylvia sets up Amy and Steve to clear a path to Amy's job, but she didn't expect to fall for Steve herself. Secretary Ruth sets her sights on her boss Red, but he's already dating her old high-school classmate Doris. Also the first issue with the Comics Code seal on the cover. Night of Sorrow; Leading Lady; Customs of Courtship; I Was Jealous; My Anguished Heart; Poetic Love: The Wedding Veil. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $26 SWEETHEART DIARY 32 (#1, 1955 Charlton) Scarce; NO CGCs; VG- 3.5

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  • Issue #37
    Sweetheart Diary (1949) 37
    • Water damage.

    Cover inks by Dick Giordano. I, The Diary; A diary narrates the story of a blossoming love affair as it sits on a shelf in the bookstore where the man and woman work. Surprise Party; Jan loves Bill and thinks he loves her, but his relationship with Olga makes her feel insecure. Untitled story; Cindy falls in love at a masquerade ball. What, You Again? text story. Who Says?; A young lady's kid sister helps her play a prank on her boyfriend. Phantom Embrace; A young lady, heartbroken by a failed romance, refuses to give in to her feelings when a new man enters her life. Let This Be A Lesson one-page story; A young lady turns off her suitor by forcing him to listen to poetry. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #45
    Sweetheart Diary (1949) 45

    Cover art by Dick Giordano. "Love Matched"; June and Fred meet at a dance, but shes already going steady with Bert; However, Bert and June soon break up, but June doesnt know how to contact Fred. "Be Happy, Darling!", pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks by Sal Trapani; Linda sees Pat at a wedding rehearsal: she had previously loved him, but thought he had died in a plane crash. Pat tracks her down and says he still loves her, but Linda doesnt want to hurt the other woman and runs away. "He Married Me For - My Money" text story. "Befuddled," pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks by Sal Trapani; A woman buys a diary from sales clerk Roy, who flirts with her; She forgets the diary and has to go back to the shop to pick it up. "Which Way My Heart," inks by Vince Colletta; Susie and Bob have been sweethearts since childhood, but when he goes off to college she begins to date fellow worker Grant; When Bob finds out, he and Grant give Susie 24 hours to choose between them. "My Loving Angel"; Sam kisses his friend Angela at a New Years party but thinks nothing of it; He graduates from college thanks to the tutoring of "Brains," one of Angelas friends. Sam gets an engineering job against the odds and later learns the boss is Angelas godfather. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #50
    Sweetheart Diary (1949) 50

    Cover by Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, Sal Trapani, and Vince Colletta. Diary-centric stories of romance and heartbreak from Charlton. An old box of letters in the attic causes Carol to remember happier days with Jack, in a story with art by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. Sally meets Ken when he's a patient at her father's medical practice, but her dad warns her not to get too involved. Sue and Buck are childhood sweethearts who've been quarreling most of their lives, but is that going to continue after they're married? Memory of Love; The Necklace; I Chose Heartache; Lovers' Quarrel; A Bargain in Love; Mood for Marriage; The Boy Next Door. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.