Dear Lonely Heart comic books issue 5

"I Was Afraid of Love"; Cynthia marries John and they go to his isolated family home, Rooks Castle, for their honeymoon; She discovers John has an insane twin brother, Roger, who is kept locked in the attic; Roger escapes and trades places with John, but is discovered: he shoots and wounds his mother, then kills himself. "Soap Opera Sweetheart"; Radio actors Mary and Bill want to wed, but Mary is being stalked by her drunken ex-fiancé Mark; When Mark attacks Mary, she hits him with a fireplace poker; When the police arrive, Bill takes the blame but Mark has a change of heart and says it was an accident. Dear Lonely Heart advice column. "First Prize Kisses"; Florence and Janice drive midget racers and are also rivals for the affection of fellow driver Jack; Jack loves Janice, so Flo causes a wreck during a race and Janice is injured; When Janice is released from the hospital, she sees Jack kissing Flo and breaks up with him; Jack explains that he was being nice to Flo so he could record her taking credit for the crash and thus have her banned from racing. "Office Affair"; Ad agency employee June falls for her boss Jack and they become engaged; Jack was dumped by his former fiance Sylvia, daughter of the agencys owner; June begins to feel Jack is just using her to entertain potential clients, which is confirmed by client Ben; Jack has also reconciled with Sylvia; Ben and June fall in love and get married. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Marty Elkin. "Tea with Terror," art by Marty Elkin; Harry talks his way into Terrys house by offering to do chores in exchange for a meal; Terry is impressed with the personable young man, but Harry gets nervous and hides when theres a knock on the door; The visitor is police detective Jim, who warns Terry about a maniac killer who leaves an "X" at the scene of his crimes. "This is the Story of a Dream House" text story. "Mountain Love"; Sally leaves the city to teach school in a rural hamlet, and is courted by farmer Johnsie; Dr. Jim warns Sally that that the rural people have certain attitudes that she must be aware of; At a community picnic, Johnsie and Sally wander off: when she starts to sun-bathe, Johnsie thinks shes offering herself to him. "I Laughed at my Love," art by Marty Elkin; Elsa has a romantic relationship via correspondence with Clint, and on the spur of the moment decides to visit his town; She discovers Clint is a wrestler called "The Monster," with a very misshapen face, and rejects him hysterically; Back home Elsa realizes she was unfair, and writes to apologise; Her letters are always returned "address unknown." "A Man Worth Loving"; Bobbie and her boyfriend, artist Jack, go on a skiing vacation; She refuses to give up her social life to marry him; Ski instructor Pierre makes a pass at Bobbie, but Jack intervenes; After Jack beats up Pierre and castigates Bobbie for her behavior, Bobbie agrees to marry him the next day. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.