Love Illustrated #16

Published
April 1952
Page count
36
Cover price
1/- [0-1-0 AUP]
Colour
Black & white
Size
Standard size (190mm x 265mm)
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Matte colour
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Format
Comic series
Branding
None

Credits

Art
Jayar Studios, artist [credited]
Editing
, Editor

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover Untitled Cover, 1 page

"You little wildcat--just let me show you what my love means!"

Featuring

Genre
Romance

Credits

Art
Jayar Studios , line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

Notes

This cover image is unrelated to any of the stories in this issue.

Show/hide 1. Ghost of an Old Romance Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Genre
Romance
Characters
Dud Waller; Elaine Hudson [also as Elaine Blake]; Lila; Paul Blake

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
John Forte, penciller
 
Bill Ward, inker
Text
, letterer
Editing
Al Grenet, original Editor
 
Richard Arnold, original Associate Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Love Letters (Quality, 1954 series) #11 (July 1951)
Ghost of An Old Romance
Also printed
United States
Love Letters (Quality, 1954 series) #41 (October 1955)
Ghost of an Old Romance
 
Australia
Honeymoon Library (Approved, 1958? series) #41 ([April 1958?])
Ghost of An Old Romance

Synopsis

Elaine is set to marry Paul Blake when old flame Dud returns to win her back. She's confused by her feelings for Dud and breaks off with Paul. But Paul arranges for Elaine learn a hard lesson about the truth.

Show/hide 2. Disillusioned Comic story, 9 pages

Featuring

Genre
Romance
Characters
Mavis Blake; Ed Hampton; Mr. Doane; Sugar Robb; Mike Cassidy

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Al Grenet, original Editor [as Alfred Grenet]
 
Richard Arnold, original Associate Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Love Confessions (Quality, 1949 series) #8 (May 1951)
Disillusioned
Also printed
Australia
Honeymoon Library (Approved, 1958? series) #41 ([April 1958?])
Disillusioned

Synopsis

Mavis is engaged to Ed, city editor at a newspaper. She gets a job as a cub reporter so she can understand his devotion to his work. Her inexperience causes her to inadvertently derail Ed’s plan to learn where a gangster has hidden his loot, but Mavis makes up for it by locating the money herself. She then resigns her job to devote herself to marriage.

Show/hide 3. Self Centered Comic story, 9 pages

Featuring

Genre
Romance
Characters
Lucy; Luigi; Lynn Lee; Roger Dane; Sam; Mac; Henry; Meg

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Bill Ward, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Harry Stein, original editor
 
Elaine Allen, original Associate Editor
 
Gloria Bley, original Associate Editor
 
Al Grenet, original Associate Editor

Reprint history

Based on
United States
Hollywood Secrets (Quality, 1949 series) #2 (January 1950)
Ladies' Man
First print
United States
Love Confessions (Quality, 1949 series) #10 (July 1951)
Self Centered

Synopsis

Actress Lynn dislikes her co-star Roger; when she overhears him taking a bet than he can make her fall in love with him, she decides to play along and then dump him. However, as they become acquainted, Lynn discovers Roger’s a good man whose public image is a studio creation for publicity purposes, and is even raising his orphaned niece. Roger had faked the “bet” so she’d agree to date him. They will be married.

Show/hide 4. No title recorded (Love Adventures) Comic story, 1 page

"I first met Hal Emory…"

Featuring

Feature
Love Adventures
Genre
Romance
Code
6627
Characters
Hal Emory; Betty; the Johnsons

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Hing Chu , penciller
 
Chuck Miller , inker
Text
, letterer
Editing
, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Love Adventures (Marvel, 1949 series) #3 (February 1951)
Untitled
Also printed
United Kingdom
Wedding Ring Library (World Distributors, 1960? series) #4 (May 1958) —Melody of Love
Untitled
 
Australia
Wedding Ring Library (Approved, 1955? series) #59 ([May 1958?])
Love Adventures
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Details

Printed
1952?
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Show/hide 6. Wildcat Comic story, 9 pages

Featuring

Genre
Romance
Characters
Pat Morrow; Rex Anderson; Kent Barnes; John J. Morrow; Ronnie Ware; Dave Hawkins; Sheila Lane; Jaques Fourier

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Harry Anderson, penciller
 
, inker
Text
, letterer
Editing
Al Grenet, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Flaming Love (Quality, 1949 series) #6 (October 1950)
Wildcat
Also printed
United States
Heart Throbs (Quality, 1949 series) #32 (January 1955)
Wildcat
 
Australia
Honeymoon Library (Approved, 1958? series) #41 ([April 1958?])
Wildcat

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AusReprints ID

  • 58437

Entry created

  • 06/10/2016

Cover added

  • 06/10/2016

Last updated

  • 23/09/2022