Confessions comic books issue 8

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Stories by unknown. Art by Joe Sinnott, Vince Colletta, Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani and unknown. Buzz and Anne kissed goodbye and then he was gone! Taking her promise with him...leaving her in great confusion and grief that she did not love him as he did her! Could she keep her..."Promised Love"? Also in this issue: "The Gift of Heartbreak" with art by Joe Sinnott and Vince Colletta; "The Fall From Cloud Nine"; "Schooled In Heartbreak" with art by Charles Nicholas and Sal Trapani; and 2-page text story "Love Island"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo Cover. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. When she saw him as he really was, she was heartbroken! Read..."Disillusioned" starring Ed Hampton and Mavis. Also featuring: "Misguided Motive" starring Don Ryan, Dr. Dane, Mrs. Stevens, Sally Stevens and Ted Wagner; "Hoop-La Heartache"; "Blackmailer"; and "My Heart's in the Hills"! Plus: 1-page filler "Dresses For That Special Occasion"! Also: 2-page text story "Deceitful Darling"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani and Vince Colletta. Charlton's romance comic captures the emerging teen culture of the early 1960s, when surfing, hot rods and new fashions in dance and dress swept America. Ellen longs to join the other teens for swimming and outings, but her mother is so overprotective that it borders on the delusional. Grace learns the hard way that football star Dodd is only dating her to get her help in preparing for exams. Strait-laced Alma is swept off her feet by bad-boy Dick, who flouts the rules and "runs with a fast crowd." Plus a story featuring art by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. Give Me Your Heart!; Yesterday; I Played The Fool; Teen-Age Troubles; The Edge of Scandal. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Rafael Astarita and John Rosenberger. Tales of romance with lush, lurid covers reprinted from Avon paperbacks and a title that suggests more than the stories themselves. Jilted Joan cant bring herself to love again; Sharons beauty drives Eddie to crime; A woman regrets her flirtatious behavior. Also featuring a nice contents page illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler on the inside front cover. Left At the Altar!; Fatal Woman; Curtain Call for Cupid; Dangerous Jealousy!; I Was Unfaithful! Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by John Prentice. "I'd Do It All Over Again": Christina is dumped by her wealthy fiancé Roy and becomes engaged to her long-time friend Matt; Roy returns and Christina resumes her romance with him but procrastinates telling Matt; Roy arranges to have Matt discover them together and Matt leaves town. "With You on My Arm," art by Al Ulmer; Hildy is so beautiful that she attracts attention wherever she goes, and many men date her for this reason; Tom is attracted to her personality as well, but since shes always gotten by on her looks, Hildy is incapable of doing things like cooking or driving. "My Ready-Made Romance"; Lynn and her mother Francie are more like sisters than mother-and-daughter; The youthful-looking Francie inserts herself into Lynns social life; When Lynn falls in love with Hank, he suggests she ask her mother to butt out. "Me - Linda - and the Yesterdays"; Davids family is poor but proud of its "heritage of blood and breeding"; He graduates with an engineering degree but thinks hes too good to work "for a paltry few dollars a week"; David falls in love with working-class Linda, and Davids mother and father disapprove. "Candle in My Window," art by John Prentice; Art student Beth is saved from an accident by sailor Dirk; They fall in love but shes afraid because her father was a sailor and was lost at sea; Beth convinces Dirk to take a job on shore and they become engaged, but Dirk is unhappy. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by John Prentice. "Yes..To A Stranger," art by John Prentice; Receptionist Ruth falls in love with Bruce, her companys former representative to South America; She discards her boyfriend Dick, over the objections of her mother, whos afraid Ruth will ruin her life with the wrong man. "If I Can Only Be Sure," art by Ross Andru; Secretary Dellie falls in love with her firms vice-president, Martin, remembering her sister Vis advice to marry a rich man; However, Martin quits his job and intends to open an ad agency in a small town, which shocks Dellie. "My Hush-Hush Date"; Ad agency employee Cathy creates a composite photo of a handsome boyfriend she calls "Bill"; When new worker Bill arrives, he bears a striking resemblance to the picture; Bill and Cathy fall in love, but he thinks shes scheming to get his position--"women in business are after one of two things...a husband or someone elses job!" "Westover Weekend" text story. "Maybe There's Another"; Feeling ignored by her account executive boyfriend Ted, Donna breaks up with him and dates artist Dave; Emotionally-needy Dave proposes marriage but Donna decides "his work would never be more than second rate" and procrastinates about accepting. "I Hope She Loves You," art by Bill Ely; Tom and Ceil are engaged, but when he decides to give up his architecture career for the security of being a vice-president in his fathers cannery, they break up; Ceil becomes a dress designer for Madame Sophie in New York. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by L. B. Cole and Lee Loeb. Romance comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Paula is mortified at new husband Dave's lack of refinement around her classy friends Cynthia and William. Gail meets a handsome man in her new town, but can't reveal the scandal in her family's past. Lois fears losing her job and her man to her beautiful redheaded friend Helen, in a story featuring some good-girl art by Lee Loeb. Never Mistrust Your Heart; I Lied About Love. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Doug Wildey and Vince Colletta. Tales of love and heartbreak, with a twist: in-story appearances by real-life musicians of the era. Scheming star Carla tries to break up the romance between her understudy Terry and TV director Ted, until real-life singer Julius LaRosa intervenes, in a story with early art by Doug Wildey. Denny wants to get her family out of the horse-racing business, but her dangerous actions get her jockey boyfriend Pete blackballed instead. Reformed juvenile delinquent Lucille is afraid her past will catch up with her and ruin her romance and job with department-store manager Will. Cover features a photo of Julius LaRosa. Julius LaRosa!; Bet Love To Win; My Sister and I; Finger of Shame. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

In order of appearance: "The Man I Wronged" retitled and reprinted as "My Bargain with Life" in True to Life Romances (1949) #11; "Love Locked Me Out"; and "Only a Pick-Up!" retitled and reprinted as "Love's False Dream" in Popular Teen-Agers (1950) #12. "Problems of the Heart" and "Charm Corner, Be Ready for Love" text articles. Indicia states "MY PAST (formerly Western Thrillers)". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.