Secret Hearts (1949) comic books 1966-1968

Cover art by Gene Colan. Test of Love; Karen goes to the country for a quiet convalescence, but finds herself caught up in a rivalry between two brothers. Un-Happy Anniversary; 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. Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love advice column. Love is Two Strangers, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Gene Colan; Amy tries to help a shy and lonely girl who thought she had found her perfect match until he contracted amnesia after a mugging and was stolen from her by an opportunistic beauty. Subscription ad for DC romance comics. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Cover art by Gene Colan. My Love is False!, pencils by Tony Abruzzo, inks by Frank Giacoia; Claire takes an unexpected trip to Mexico where she instantly falls in love with Carlos, but s chance discovery makes her doubt his sincerity. What Should I Tell My Heart?, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Bernard Sachs; Martha leaves her dependable boyfriend Carl for someone who's more exciting, but when things don't work out she runs back to Carl; However, he's already married to someone else. Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love advice column. No Price Tag on Love!, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Gene Colan; Amy tries to help Alice, a poor girl who insists that a new, beautiful dress she has seen will change her life. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Cover art by Gene Colan. Meeting for Three; When Ginny learns that her former boyfriend never married the girl he left her for, she wonders if there may be another chance for them. Interrupted Journey; Wendy's sister Nora comes to help when Wendy suffers a serious breakup, but Wendy eventually realizes that she has to follow her heart rather than her sister's advice. Old Love--No Love!, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Gene Colan; Amy tries to help Doreen choose between her two loves, Charles and Johnny. Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love advice column. Ad for Secret Hearts #104, pencils by Gene Colan. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by John Romita. One Love Too Many starring Amy Ames, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Gene Colan; woman keeps dreaming about someone else's boyfriend. Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love advice column, pencils by John Romita. Never Borrow Love. Scene Makers--Romance in Fashion filler page. What About Some Love for Me?, pencils by John Romita; a woman begs for the heart of the man she loved—but for somebody else! 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Cover art by Gene Colan. If You Ever Leave Me Again, pencils by Arthur Peddy. My One and Only Love. The Invisible Handicap! public service announcement by Jack Schiff. Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love advice column, art by John Romita. Episode 1--Reach for Happiness, pencils by Gene Colan; part one of this continuing serial one girl afraid another girl is trying to steal her boyfriend. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by Gene Colan. Don't Trust Your Boyfriend!, pencils by John Rosenberger. Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love advice column, pencils by John Romita. In Love with Love; girl must determine if she is truly in love. Episode 2--Reach for Happiness, pencils by Gene Colan; Rita's past may doom her chances for marriage with Dr. Marsh. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Gene Colan. Stories by Jack Miller and unknown. Art by Gene Colan, John Rosenberger and unknown & Bernard Sachs. Ray reminds Rita that she promised to always be grateful to him for giving her a job as a singer at his nightclub. However, she still has no intention of going back to him. Lila and Roger give a dinner party for Karen, but Rita prevents Greg from attending in Episode 3 of "Reach for Happiness"! Plus: Diane wonders why she always loses interest in guys when they say that they love her in "Don't Tell Me That You Love Me!" Also: Two weeks before her wedding, a girl meets another man and falls in love immediately in "The Truth About Love"! And: You Can be Beautiful filler. Plus: Letters page by Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by Gene Colan. Stories by Jack Miller and unknown. Art by Gene Colan, John Rosenberger, Arthur Peddy, Bernard Sachs and unknown. Greg's actions send mixed signals to Karen; and Richy's reckless driving causes an accident, but his grandfather tries to fix everything with his money in Episode 4 of "Reach for Happiness"! Plus: No guy ever seems interested enough in Lois to ask her out on a second date, but it turns out she just hasn't met the right one, in "Who Will Marry Me--?" Also: Denis Archer tells his new bride about three girls he dated before her, and how she combines the best qualities of all three in the reprint story "My Three Loves"! And: You Can Be Beautiful filler "What Tigers Hate Most About Pussycats!" Plus: Letters page by Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover art by Gene Colan. Our Romance Was One Long Battle, art by Manny Stallman; Veronica and Eddie fight all the time and eventually break up, but later they realize that they argued because they really cared about each other. Ad for Young Love #57 and Girls' Romances #119, art by Manny Stallman and Jay Scott Pike. Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love advice column. Ad for the 2 Girls serialized feature appearing in Heart Throbs, pencils by Jay Scott Pike. Episode 5, script by Jack Miller, art by Gene Colan (pp 1-2); John Rosenberger (pp 3-15); Karen finds Lila a more sympathetic listener than her sister Peggy. Rita's father encourages her to marry Greg; Lila and Roger continue their arguments over their spoiled son Richy; Karen arrives at Greg's office too late to stop him from agreeing to marry Rita. Ad for Swing with Scooter #2, pencils by Joe Orlando, inks by Mike Esposito. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by Gene Colan. Stories by Jack Miller and unknown. Art by Gene Colan, Mike Sekowsky, Bernard Sachs and unknown. Karen is crushed when she realizes that Greg is going to marry Rita, but finds that she and Rita are not necessarily enemies. The other men in Rita's life have differing opinions about her engagement in Episode 6 of "Reach for Happiness"! Plus: Alicia can't make up her mind to marry Keith, feeling that she needs to have more experiences. She thinks she's falling in love with other men, but eventually realizes that Keith is the right choice in "One More Summer"! Also: You Can be Beautiful filler "Do Boys Really Respect Girls?"; A Woman to Remember reprint filler "Margrete, Queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, 1353-1412" by Julius Schwartz, Bob Oksner & John Giunta; and letters page by Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Gene Colan. Stories by Jack Miller and unknown. Art by Gene Colan, John Rosenberger and unknown. Karen alerts Lila and Roger that their son Richy is planning to elope, giving them time to stop the marriage. Peggy reveals that her old love Bob is available again, and that she is interested in pursuing him in Episode 7 of "Reach for Happiness"! Plus: Following a bad breakup, Jane takes refuge in her summer home, determined to avoid all men. Her neighbor silently gives her the room she needs to recover until she is ready to fall in love again in "Nobody Loves Me!" Also: Gloria takes her boyfriend Larry for granted, telling him she can't marry him until she is better positioned in her career. When her old friend Sally visits, Gloria doesn't realize that she is losing Larry to Sally in "Heart's Choice"! And: You Can Be Beautiful filler. Plus: Letters page by Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by Gene Colan. Stories by Jack Miller and unknown. Art by John Rosenberger, Gene Colan, Arthur Peddy?, Tony Abruzzo, Bernard Sachs and unknown. Karen and Peggy reconcile over their similar romantic troubles. Rita's night out with Greg is spoiled by two encounters with people they know in Episode 8 of "Reach for Happiness"! Plus: When Ruth is mistaken for her glamorous employer, she does nothing to correct the assumption but then fears that her secret will be discovered in "3 Days of Love!" Also: Patty is confident in her relationship with Gary so she gives advice to all her girl friends, but she doesn't know what to do when Gary starts showing interest in someone else in "Girl + Boy = Love!" And: Mad Mad Modes for Moderns filler. Plus: You Can Be Beautiful filler "Between Us Girls"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Stories by Jack Miller and unknown. Art by Jay Scott Pike, John Rosenberger and unknown. Ray Silva tries unsuccessfully to come between Rita and Greg. Karen helps her sister Peggy make plans to prepare for her first reintroduction to her old boyfriend Bob, but Bob drops by unexpectedly in Episode 9 of "Reach for Happiness"! Plus: Lisa is waiting at the train station for her childhood sweetheart to return to town, but a surprise awaits her in "Waiting for the One I Love!" Also: Terry doesn't believe she will ever fall in love again after her boyfriend Brad dies in a car accident in "My Love was a Dream"! And: Mad Mad Modes for Moderns filler. Plus: Letters page by Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love. Statement of ownership -- average print run 333,000; average paid circulation 181,705. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Stories by Jack Miller and unknown. Art by John Rosenberger, Mike Sekowsky, Tony Abruzzo, Bernard Sachs and unknown. Bob and Peggy hope that they can be together when Bob's divorce is final. Lila questions Greg about his commitment to Rita, while Rita realizes that her father may not fit in with her new life in Episode 10 of "Reach for Happiness"! Plus: Eva plots to steal Eddy from the girl he really loves in "There is No Forever!" Also: Connie falls in love with Phil, but he's with her friend Margot so she gives him up. Years later, they meet again in the reprint story "My Heart's Desire!" And: Mad Mad Modes for Moderns filler "Absolutely Now!"; make-up tips in You Can Be Beautiful filler "Face to Face!"; and letters page by Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by Jay Scott Pike. (Note: It is not a Neal Adams cover, as stated in the Overstreet Price Guide, which is probably confusing it with Heart Throbs (1949 Quality/DC) #120.) Stories by Jack Miller and unknown. Art by Jay Scott Pike, Mike Sekowsky, Tony Abruzzo, Bernard Sachs and unknown. Peggy stands up for Rita when Lila's society friends judge her at the engagement party Lila has given for Greg and Rita. Later, Peggy meets Bob by chance and they decide to go out together, but they are discovered by Bob's wife in Episode 11 of "Reach for Happiness"! Plus: Ruth dreams about the perfect guy named Keith and isn't interested in having a real date with anyone who won't measure up to the man of her dreams in "Please, Please -- Don't Let Me Wake Up!" Also: Judy and her friend Phyllis reconcile after a long estrangement, then Judy finds herself attracted to Phyllis's new boyfriend in the reprint story "Winter in My Heart!" And: Mad Mad Modes for Moderns filler. Plus: Letters page by Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Jay Scott Pike. Stories by Jack Miller and unknown. Art by Carl Pfeufer, Arthur Peddy, Tony Abruzzo, Bernard Sachs and unknown. Peggy is upset after her confrontation with Bob's wife Brenda. When Rita and Greg learn that Richy and Joanie are planning to elope again, Rita makes a call that disrupts their plans, but later, Greg is angry to learn that it was Ray that she called in Episode 12 of "Reach for Happiness"! Plus: Ginny waits years for her childhood sweetheart Brian to return as he promised in "Two Hearts on a Tree!" Also: Jane is finally realizing her dream of leaving her small town to live in the big city when she meets Ross on the bus trip and everything changes in the reprint story "There Goes My Heart!" And: Mad Mad Modes for Moderns filler. Plus: Letters page by Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by Jay Scott Pike. Stories by Jack Miller and unknown. Art by Jay Scott Pike, Win Mortimer?, Tony Abruzzo, Bernard Sachs and unknown. Greg and Rita have a huge argument about her past with Ray, but then they reconcile. Karen wonders if she can ever get over her love for Greg. Richy's grandfather convinces Richy and Joanie to wait a year before getting married. And Roger considers himself a failure for not being able to resolve the situation himself in Episode 13 of "Reach for Happiness"! Plus: Best friends Dina and Fran like all the same things -- including the same boys -- in "The Battle of Love"! Also: Claire's embittered roommate Roberta tries to convince Claire that her new boyfriend Larry is undependable and unfaithful, just like all other men, in the reprint story "Dreams are for Fools"! And: Mad Mad Modes for Moderns filler. Plus: Letters page by Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Stories by Jack Miller and unknown. Art by Mike Sekowsky, Tony Abruzzo, Bill Draut and unknown. When Karen learns that Greg and Rita have set a date for their wedding, she thinks about her past decisions. Later, she finds herself at the Silva Club, where Ray suggests that perhaps they could console each other over their lost loves in Episode 14 of "Reach for Happiness"! Plus: Robin plots to steal Jamey away from her friend Sally, but then she isn't sure she wants him after all in "A Stolen Dream!" Also: Buck is tormented by Eve's tempestuous behavior until he finally meets another girl who seems much more suited to him in the reprint story "Love Me, Love Me Not"! And: Mad Mad Modes for Moderns filler. Plus: Letters page by Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by Jay Scott Pike. Stories by Jack Miller and unknown. Art by Jay Scott Pike, John Rosenberger, Tony Abruzzo, Bernard Sachs and unknown. Karen goes out with Ray, though no one seems to think they should be together in Episode 15 of "Reach for Happiness"! Plus: Helen is fascinated by a man she sees in a restaurant, but it's his friend who actually asks her out and ends up marrying her in "Sweet Mystery of Love!" Also: Kathy meets the mysterious man who has been leaving her messages on the beach, but misunderstandings threaten to end their relationship before they get to know one another in the reprint story "Letters in the Sand!" And: Mad Mad Modes for Moderns filler "Laff It Up!" Plus: Letters page by Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Jay Scott Pike. Stories by Jack Miller and unknown. Art by Jay Scott Pike, Vince Colletta and unknown. After Greg and Rita's fight, he goes to see Karen. They argue, too, but they also end up in a kiss. Afterward, Greg still insists that he will marry Rita in Episode 16 of "Reach for Happiness"! Plus: When Woody breaks up with Jane to be with another girl, she vows that she will make him pay for it in "I'll Get Even with You"! Also: Blanche meets Rick, who is leaving the country in a few days, and they try to avoid falling in love in the reprint story "A Long Way from 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.

Cover by Jay Scott Pike. Stories by Jack Miller and unknown. Art by Jay Scott Pike, Tony Abruzzo, Bernard Sachs and John Celardo? Greg continues to be torn between the two women he loves, but they both insist that he must choose between them in Episode 17 of "Reach for Happiness"! Plus: Rich girl Cara keeps stealing Wilma's boyfriends until Wilma finally loves one of the boys enough to fight back in the reprint story "The Arms of Love!" Also: When Donna catches Peter with another woman, she thinks that everything must be over between them in the reprint story "Love Without End!" And: Letters page by Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love.Statement of ownership -- average print run 313,000; average paid circulation 149,700. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Jay Scott Pike. Stories by Jack Miller and unknown. Art by Jay Scott Pike, George Roussos, Bernard Sachs and unknown. When Greg insists that he still loves Rita, Karen decides to leave Danville Corners and return to Hollywood, where she meets some old friends from her former life in Episode 18 of "Reach for Happiness"! Plus: Ellen has grown up thinking that she is plain and unappealing, so she can't believe it when Bill falls in love with her in "Unworthy of Love!" Also: Though she is just a child, Debbie decides that someday she will marry Steve, who is several years older and hardly notices her. Even though he leaves town to attend college and medical school, somehow she holds onto the dream until it happens in the reprint story "Catch My Heart"! And: Letters page by Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Jay Scott Pike. Stories by Jack Miller and unknown. Art by Jay Scott Pike, Manny Stallman?, Bill Draut, Tony Abruzzo, George Roussos and unknown. Two Hollywood friends of Karen's late husband Frankie confess that they are in love with Karen in Episode 19 of "Reach for Happiness"! Plus: Sue's ex-boyfriend Jim asks her for another chance, but he is slow to break things off with his new girlfriend Ann, so Sue eventually realizes that Jim isn't to be trusted in "The Memory of Jim!" Also: Margot's architect boyfriend Harry always puts his career ahead of his relationship, but she eventually meets Jim, who always thinks of her first in the reprint story "My Weeping Heart"! And: Mad Mad Modes for Moderns filler. Plus: Letters page by Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Jay Scott Pike. Stories by Jack Miller, Barbara Friedlander? and Robert Kanigher. Art by Jay Scott Pike & George Roussos, Win Mortimer & unknown and Werner Roth & John Romita, Sr. Scott explains his true feelings for Karen, who tells him to be patient. Later, Barry takes Karen to a party at the home of his wealthy and eccentric producer, B.W., who is also interested in Karen, in Episode 20 of "Reach for Happiness"! Plus: Cindy wants an expensive new dress for an upcoming party, but at her job she has to model new fashions for all her friends who are also going to the party in "Cindy the Salesgirl"! Also: When Gail asks her fiance Jim to let her visiting cousin May tag along with them on their dates, she doesn't realize that May is going to steal Jim away for herself in the reprint story "Come Back -- My Heart!" And: Letters page by Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover art by Jay Scott Pike. Leave Me, Leave Me!, inks by Vince Colletta; A girl finds it difficult to break up with her obnoxious boyfriend until she meets someone who shows her how a girl ought to be treated. Too Long to Wait!, pencils John Rosenberger; Two girls wait for news of their boyfriends when they hear that there has been a plane crash. Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love advice column. Episode 21, script by Jack Miller, pencils by Jay Scott Pike; Barry tries to explain why be brought Karen to B. W.'s party, but Karen takes matters into her own hands. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Cover inks by Dick Giordano. Stories by Jack Miller and unknown. Art by unknown & Vince Colletta?, Win Mortimer & Jack Abel? and Bill Draut & unknown. Karen convinces B.W. not to fire Barry. When the powerful producer offers Karen a chance to star in his movies, she fantasizes about how her former fiance Greg will react when he takes his new girlfriend Rita to see her onscreen in Episode 22 of "Reach for Happiness"! Plus: On Jimmy and Linda's first date, a car accident makes it unlikely that Linda will ever walk again. Though Jimmy stays by her side, Linda fears that he only pities her in "Pity -- Not Love"! Also: Abby's childhood friend Maureen always gets for herself exactly what Abby has. When they grow up, Maureen goes after Abby's boyfriend Barry, and Abby assumes Maureen will get him, too, in the reprint story "Duel of Hearts!" And: Letters page by Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover inks by Dick Giordano. Stories by Jack Miller and unknown. Art by Win Mortimer?, Tony Abruzzo, Mike Sekowsky, Jay Scott Pike, Bernard Sachs and unknown. Karen becomes disgusted by each one of her admirers in Episode 23 of "Reach for Happiness"! Plus: Terri's friend Sue asks her to find out if Bruce is interested in Sue, but Terri is secretly in love with Bruce herself in "Tell Me You Love Her!" Also: Bob is in love with his friend Jeff's girlfriend Nancy in the reprint story "The Girl I 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.