Lovelorn #58
American Comics Group
United States
- Published
- April 1955
- Page count
- 36
- Cover price
- 0.10 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Size
- Silver Age size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/259121
Credits
- Editing
- Richard Hughes, editor [as Richard E. Hughes]
Issue contents
Cover
Love on the Ropes!
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Genre
- Romance; sports
Credits
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Ed Hamilton, letterer
1Featuring
- Genre
- Romance; sports
- Characters
- June Murphy; Al Murphy; Jimmy; Rocky Fargo [Faro]
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Synopsis
June marries boxer Al after he wins the championship, but when he repeatedly signs up for “one last fight,” she threatens to leave him. Al finally retires but after several years tells June he’s going back to face the new champion, and won’t tell her why. June breaks up with him, but on the night of the bout, her brother Jimmy says Al is fighting to repay money Jimmy “borrowed” from his bank job. June rushes to the stadium and reconciles with Al, although he loses the fight.
Notes
Al's opponent is called "Fargo" on page 2, but "Faro" on page 5.
2Featuring
- Genre
- Romance
Credits
- Writing
- , author
- Text
- , typeset
3Featuring
- Genre
- Romance
- Characters
- Dusty [Hortense]; Scoop [Everett] Johnson
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Harry Lazarus, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Synopsis
Novice reporter Dusty gets a job on a big city newspaper. She and rival reporter Scoop fall in love, but he steals her stories and stands her up on their wedding day to cover a sensational kidnaping case. Dusty breaks up with him and takes a job as a foreign correspondent. Leaving Indo-China, she discovers Scoop is on the same flight to Japan. Their airliner is shot down by “two Chinese MIGs” despite being in international airspace. Dusty and Scoop reconcile as they’re waiting rescue on a rubber raft, and Scoop sends in the story of their escapade under a shared byline.
4Featuring
- Genre
- Non-fiction; romance
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
- First print
-
Romantic Adventures (ACG, 1949 series) #6 (January 1950) — Courtship Through the Ages
- Also printed
-
Teenage Love (Barmour, 1952? series) #8 ([November 1952?]) — Courtship through the Ages
Synopsis
A look through the many forms of courtship, from primitive man through the modern age.
5Featuring
- Genre
- Romance
Credits
- Writing
- , author
- Text
- , typeset
6Featuring
- Genre
- Romance
- Characters
- Arlene Clark; Matt Briggs; Ryan; Barney; Bobby
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Tom Hickey, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Synopsis
Arlene is an ambulance-chasing lawyer. She convinces Matt to sue a bus company even though he insists his broken arm was his own fault. He agrees because they’re romantically attracted to each other, but when Arlene takes the lion’s share of the settlement, Matt breaks off their romance. She decides to give him all of the money but it’s too late: he’s a reporter investigating her unethical practices. Arlene is disbarred and sentenced to a year in jail, although this sentence is lighter because Matt testifies on her behalf. Arlene hopes Matt will be waiting for her when she’s released.
Notes
Indexed from scanned copy at http://comicbookplus.com
Indicia
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