Sweetheart Diary (1949) comic books

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Stories and art by Wally Wood and others. Drama and melodrama entwine in this early romance comic. A lonely lighthouse keeper aids an injured man and falls in love with him, only to learn he's a fugitive from justice. Jean gets picked up as a vagrant by handsome cop Dave after losing her traveling saleswoman job, but the small town smells a scandal in their romance. Erna dates Raymond to get back at Ken, but Raymond wants more, in a story with art by the legendary Wally Wood. My Heart's Quest; Rebellious!; Leading Lady; When You Are Gone. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover. "I was a Baby-Sitter"; High-school senior Janet takes a job as a baby-sitter; She finds herself attracted to the child's father Greg, and is outraged that Greg's wife Sally goes out every night, dressed in slinky gowns; Janet and Greg fall in love, over the objections of her mother and her boyfriend Arnie; Janet discovers that Greg is a lazy loser who forces Sally to support their family as a nightclub cigarette girl, which explains her nightly absences. "One More Chance"; Sheila boasts about her boyfriend Jim, inflating his importance as a newspaper reporter; She is envious of how her family dotes on her sister Elsies prominent husband. Jim is embarrassed by her constant boasting; Jim gets a "very confidential - and maybe dangerous" assignment to investigate political corruption but Sheila exposes it by bragging to her friends. "Design For Love" text story by John Martin. "Veil of Tears"; With the assistance of her boyfriend David, an English instructor, Kay writes a book; Agent Fred accepts Kay as a client and she neglects David in the whirlwind preparations for publication; David sees Fred embracing Kay but she says she "cant afford to offend" Fred; David breaks up with her. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover. "I Was a Percentage Girl," art by Bernard Baily; Supermarket clerk Shirley is engaged to mechanic Dan; they are saving their money to get married and buy a "service station and motor court upstate"; Dan gets his draft notice, which puts their plans on hold; Shirley makes friends with bargirl Dotty and becomes a "percentage girl," getting a cut of what their dates spend at a nightclub. "Age 18 Attractive… Will Marry Man with Wealth"; Esther loves Danny but they both live in poverty; When Esthers father has a heart attack and has to stop working, she decides to place a personal ad offering herself as a wife for a wealthy man; Elias, a wealthy, widowed farmer, responds; Esther agrees to marry him and move away, but her parents refuse to go along. Picture Biography of Anthony Curtis. "Love Lesson" text story. Courtship Customs fact page. "A Fool in Love"; Kitty is engaged to Emory; She asks his boss to excuse Emory from a business trip so they can prepare for their wedding, which makes Emory angry; When Emorys mother dies, he says his father will have to live with him and Kitty after their marriage; To avoid this, Kitty goes to a matrimonial agency and finds a new wife for the elder Kendall. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dick Giordano and Jon D'Agostino. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Diary-centric stories of romance and heartbreak from Charlton. After her father's death, Sue wants a man with a safe occupation, so it's too bad she falls for Bill, the high-rise window washer for her office building. Joyce gets bored with George, until she realizes that Myra wants him back, and then she gets possessive. Fashion designer Velma leaves her job and her boyfriend Steve to work as an apprentice to designer Ray, but that's not as good a deal as it sounds. The Safer Love; Depression; They Belong to Me; Green Love; Everything Is Wrong; My Guilty Heart; Customs of Courtship. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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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.