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| Additional Information | |
| Name | Romantic Marriage 1 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 52 |
| Notes | Indexed from scanned copy at http://digitalcomicmuseum.com |
| Cover | I Was a Selfish Wife / 1 page |
| Feature | Romantic Marriage |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Romance |
| Pencils | L. Willinger (photograph, credited) |
| Inks | L. Willinger (photograph, credited) |
| Colors | L. Willinger (photograph, credited) |
| Comic Story | The Widow and the Veep (1 page) |
| Synopsis | At the age of 70, widowed U.S. Vice-President Alben Barkley marries 37-year-old widow Jane Hadley. |
| Genre | Non-fiction; Romance |
| Characters | Alben Barkley; Jane Hadley; Mary; Mrs. Clark Clifford |
| Pencils | Mort Leav (signed) |
| Inks | Mort Leav (signed) |
| First Line | The true story of how Alben VArkley, Vice-President of the United States, found romance at 70 with a secretary. |
| Notes | Interior front cover with indicia. |
| Comic Story | Love Was Not Enough (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Alice boasts to her friends and family about her new husband Jeff’s stellar career as a reporter but he tells her to curb her enthusiasm. When the district attorney asks Jeff to help investigate gangster Big Jim, Alice brags to a friend and Jeff is fired from the newspaper for violating confidentiality. Big Jim sends some thugs to abduct Jeff but Alice calls the police. Jeff is rescued and gets his job back after writing a big story about it. |
| Genre | Romance |
| Characters | Alice Davis; Jeff Davis; John Martin; Marcia; Randel |
| Pencils | Jack Sparling |
| Inks | Jack Sparling |
| First Line | When Alice married Jeff Davis, she saw him as a knight in shining armor... |
| Notes | Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. |
| Comic Story | Second Wife (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | After his wife Nelda dies in a car accident, Michael weds Loretta on the rebound. However, Michael constantly compares Loretta to Nelda, unfavorably. Loretta decides to leave him, and tells her story to Sue, Nelda’s sister. Sue explains that Nelda only married Michael for his money, and was going to leave him for another, richer man but died before she could carry out her plan. Loretta refuses to destroy Michael’s illusions about his first wife. But Michael overheard Sue telling the truth about Nelda, and apologizes to Loretta for his insensitivity to her feelings. They reconcile. |
| Genre | Romance |
| Characters | Michael Saunders; Loretta Saunders; Sue Collins; Nelda Saunders |
| Pencils | Max Elkan |
| Inks | Ed Moritz ? |
| First Line | I lived in the shadows of my husband's first wife... |
| Notes | Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. |
| Comic Story | The Turning Point (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Actress Laura marries screenwriter Mark. He is unhappy in his work and suffers a nervous breakdown. Laura and Mark go to his family farm in Wisconsin to recover. Mark starts writing a play. When Hollywood tries to lure him back, Laura hides the messages. Mark eventually finds out and decides to return to writing films for the money. Mark changes his mind, since he can’t face leaving Laura or giving up his newfound creative freedom. His play is a success and attracts a big Broadway producer. |
| Genre | Romance |
| Characters | Laura Carter; Mark Carter; Mrs. Carter |
| Pencils | Mort Leav (signed) |
| Inks | Mort Leav (signed) |
| First Line | Laura, you hid this telegram! |
| Comic Story | The Kiss I Couldn't Forget! (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Eva refuses to marry her hometown sweetheart Alex until she discovers if she has the talent to become a writer. She moves to New York and is hired as an advertising copy writer in Martin’s agency. Martin proposes to Eva and she accepts, although she believes she still loves Alex. When Martin discovers this, he leaves her. Eva soon finds out that her love for Alex was only a youthful illusion, and she is reunited with Martin, her true love. |
| Genre | Romance |
| Characters | Alex Horn; Eva Lynton Ellison; Martin Ellison |
| Pencils | Frank Borth |
| Inks | Frank Borth |
| First Line | Alex, please. I've married a man I admire and respect. What I felt for you can never be again! |
| Notes | Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. |
| Comic Story | I Was a Selfish Wife! (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Sue convinces her husband, boxer Pat, to accept a fight with Tiger Madison because she wants the money for a trip to visit her family. Pat knows he isn’t ready to face Madison, but accepts the bout anyway. He fights bravely but loses as expected, and Sue realizes she’s been selfish. She apologizes to Pat. |
| Genre | Romance |
| Characters | Pat Bowen; Sue Bowen; Joe Riley; Marian Sullivan; Chet Sullivan |
| Pencils | Jack Sparling ? |
| First Line | I made you do it, Pat! It's my fault! |
| Notes | JVJ index card attached to online scanned version suggests Sparling for pencils and ?? for inks. The chubby faces and pug noses are typical Sparling but this story does look rather different than Sparling's other work in this issue ("Love Was Not Enough"). |
| Comic Story | Second Chance at Love! (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Marie is divorced and has a five-year-old son. She falls in love with engineer Ralph, but Johnny doesn’t want a “new daddy,” and so Marie says she can’t see Ralph anymore. One day Johnny falls into a construction pit; when he’s rescued by Ralph, Johnny calls him “Daddy.” Now Marie can marry Ralph and they’ll form a new family. |
| Genre | Romance |
| Characters | Ralph Saunders; Marie Borden; Johnny |
| Pencils | George Appel |
| Inks | George Appel |
| First Line | Marie's love had proved to be a sad mistake! |
| Notes | Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. |
| Text Article | Problems of the Newlywed (1 page) |
| Feature | Jane Clarke Advises |
| Letters | typeset |
| Script | Jane Clarke (signed) |
| First Line | Falling out of love |
| Notes | Interior back cover. |
| Advertisement | Hollywood's Handsomest Newlyweds (1 page) |
| Feature | RKO Radio |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Back cover advertisement for RKO Radio's comedy drama "Every Girl Should be Married" featuring Cary Grant and Betsy Drake (photographed). |
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