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| This was my first time reading First Love Illustrated. I read it as part of the Random 12 Project, but I picked it because I remember having to sort past titles like this when I was a very little kid in the '50s. Naturally, this first issue was published before I was born, but it was still nostalgia to see a comic like this.
Strangely, I had very low expectations, but found it surprisingly interesting. Where I was just expecting teen-aged fantasizing, I found stories with mistaken identities and hidden identities. I didn't realize that there were actual comedy stories like "Winnie the Waitress" and had no idea that this was by Vic Herman who drew "Winnie the WAC" which I had seen in a few spots and Reddi Kilowatt (PG&E used to give us a free comic every year) and Elsie the Borden Milk Products cow (bought lots of those when I was little). The "Dan Cupid" story was silly, but I loved the "poetic justice" angle.
I don't know if this is typical, but most of the stories seemed to have some idealistic theme of poetic justice. That was nice and it even showed the value of sticking to one's principles. |
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| Publication | February 1949 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: every other month |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Cover illustrates a scene from the story "A Girl Leaves Home." |
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| Cover | A Girl Leaves Home |
| Credits | Pencils: Tom Gill | Inks: Tom Gill |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Linda; Danny; Raven |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Cover illustrates a scene from the story "A Girl Leaves Home." |
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| Text Story | Broken Prom Date (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Comic Story | Party Girl (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Kitty and Donna are state government workers in Capitol City. Donna is engaged to Fred, but Kitty is ambitious and has many boyfriends. Donna breaks up with Fred and Kitty takes her on the “party circuit,” dating influential visitors. Donna and Fred reconcile and get married; Kitty moves on to “another city where the diplomatic corps had its headquarters.” |
| Credits | Pencils: Tom Gill | Inks: Tom Gill |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Kitty Krane; Donna Andrews; Fred Rowe |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Comic Story | Out of the Past (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Carnival worker Betty falls in love with high-diver Red. When Red is injured in an accident, he calls out for “Ruth” and Betty discovers a letter from Ruth in his wallet. Ruth’s mother says Betty is Red’s sister: he was sent to an orphanage after their mother died, while Betty stayed with their father. Betty has to “adjust...to the twist of fate which had befallen” her. She supports her brother Red, who will marry his longtime sweetheart Ruth. |
| Credits | Pencils: Tom Gill | Inks: Tom Gill |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Red Damon; Betty Dixon; Ruth; Ruth's mother; doctor |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Comic Story | Dateless (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Sue is the head librarian in Sun Valley. Tired of being called an old maid, she flirts with visiting ski expert Dick, even though she doesn’t know how to ski. Dick catches on to her scheme, but he is attracted to her anyway. |
| Credits | Pencils: Tom Gill |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Sue Martin; Dick Tanner; Rhoda Lane; Nancy Lane |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Comic Story | After Hours (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Waitress Winnie agrees to date the persistent wolf Horatio if he meets her at closing time. When Horatio shows up, Winnie assigns him various clean-up duties at the restaurant. When he falls asleep, exhausted, Winnie departs. |
| Featuring | Winnie the Waitress |
| Credits | Pencils: Vic Herman | Inks: Vic Herman |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Winnie; Horatio; Wally |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Text Article | Cupid's Corner (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Love poems |
| Credits | Script: Edgar Allan Poe et al. | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Text Story | Unmasking of Love (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Comic Story | She Didn't Ask for Love (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Cupid steps in to help plain college coed Peggy change her dull looks and capture the heart of football player Gary, to the consternation of Peggy’s lovely but mean roommate Cynthia. |
| Featuring | Dan Cupid |
| Credits | Pencils: Bob Powell | Inks: Bob Powell |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Fantasy; Romance | Characters: Dan Cupid; Peggy Plainface; Gary Griswold; Cynthia Carter |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Comic Story | A Girl Leaves Home (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | After high school graduation, Linda departs for nursing school, leaving her boyfriend Danny at the mercy of vamp Raven. Danny writes and says he and Raven are getting engaged, so Linda leaves school to confront them. On the way, she’s caught by Dr. Roy, who takes her to the scene of a train wreck. Linda uses her nursing skills to help the injured, including Danny and Raven. Later, she congratulates Danny and Raven on their romance. Linda will marry Dr. Roy. |
| Credits | Pencils: Tom Gill | Inks: Tom Gill |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Linda Barton; Danny; Raven Blaine; Jane; Dr. Bob Roy; Miss Kay |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Synopsis | Appeal for letters and a vote on this issue's stories. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Cartoon | Love Laughs (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Cartoons and text jokes. |
| Credits | Pencils: Vic Herman et al. | Inks: Vic Herman et al. | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Comic Story | Dream Date (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Tommy makes a date with telephone operator Angel Voice, sight unseen. His father insists Tommy escort Dawn, the daughter of a visiting business acquaintance. Tommy recalls Dawn as a fat kid, so he convinces his pal Buddy to substitute for him with her. Tommy is shocked to discover Angel is quite unattractive, and Dawn has blossomed into a beautiful young woman who actually likes the nerdy Buddy. |
| Featuring | Tommy Tween |
| Credits | Pencils: Bob Powell (signed) | Inks: Bob Powell (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Tommy Tween; Mr. Tween; Buddy; Dawn Rogers; Angel Voice; Gorilla; Mrs. Tween |
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