New Romances 005 (1951.Standard) (JVJ-Two-Dar).cbr Continuing with another JVJ book scanned by Twoby and edited by yours truly. Valentine's Day is coming up so it's time to get in the love groove. The opening story here "Marry in Haste" featuring Sekowsky art was the standout for me. A fun story of a girl who spends her year saving so she can live it up at a posh resort and hopefully find a new man in the process. When her hum-drum fiancee shows up, though, the tables are turned in a clever twist. "The Blame I Bore" is one of these stories that conveys the sense of an overwhelming gossip that must have existed in small town America, because it sure weighs heavy on the girls of the world. Our heroine has taken in the orphaned boy of her dead sister, but all the town can do is talk. A staple of the goldenage romance, the strolling hens...
The text story is pretty cute, I'm certain I've seen the scenario before in some film but can't recall which one. And the comic concludes with a story of class snobbery, also a main concern of goldenage romance, but this time it's our heroine's preoccupation with what others might think that's causing the real damage. Can this secretary find the will to bring her boss home to Mom and Dad? I still never get over how often a secretary falls in love with the boss in these books. A working girl fantasy and H.R. nightmare all in one, heh heh.
Enjoy!