Digital Comic Museum - True Sweetheart Secrets 004 -JVJ


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Issue: #4
Published: September 1951, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 36, Editing: Roy Ald; Will Lieberson (executive editor); Al Jetter (art editor)
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age US Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Notes: Indexed from scanned copy at http://digitalcomicmuseum.com

Comic Contents:

Cover (1 page)
Credits:	Pencils: ? (photograph) \| Inks: ? (photograph) \| Colours: ? (photograph) \| Letters: typeset
Genre:	Romance

Promo (ad From The Publisher) (1 page)
Synopsis:	House ad for "Sweethearts" comic.

Comic Story (11 pages)	Pawn of Torment
Synopsis:	Hospital worker Diane agrees to care for the newborn baby of a dying WAC whose husband is missing in action. Wounded veteran Johnny falls in love with Diane and gets a job at the hospital to be near her, but suffers a relapse and is hospitalized. Diane thinks Johnny will leave her if he knows about the child, so she relinquishes it to an orphanage. However, it turns out Johnny is the father and he knew about Diane's kindness to his late wife. He thinks Diane "cold-bloodedly and heartlessly" gave the baby away, but when she comes back to claim it, Johnny decides to marry her.
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Johnny Cleever Diane Watley Ellen Major Michael Suel Mrs. Deveren

Comic Story (10 pages)	Unwanted!
Synopsis:	When Nina is of age, she leaves the orphanage where she grew up. Kindly diner owner Hank gives her a job and his mother rents her a room. Nina is happy and indebted to Hank and feels guilty when Hank encourages her to date David. David and Nina fall in love, but she resists leaving Hank and the diner. Hank says she's frightened to face life and orders her to leave. Nina realizes she does love David and wants to really begin to live her life.
Credits:	Pencils: Bob Powell \| Inks: Bob Powell
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Nina Folsom Hank Hank's Mother David Jennings

Text Story (2 pages)	Faith Is the Thing
Credits:	Script: Elaine Miller \| Pencils: ? (illustration) \| Inks: ? (illustration) \| Letters: typeset
Genre:	Romance

Comic Story (9 pages)	Murder Was My Secret
Synopsis:	Nan sees a man across the street kill another man. She rushes to call the police, but runs into the man, George. He's friendly and Nan wonders if the victim was perhaps a criminal. Nan and George fall in love. When Nan sees George with another woman, she goes to the police. George says "up to the time you thought I was dropping you for that girl, you were perfectly willing to accept the love of someone you thought a murderer!" The "murder" was a rehearsal for a TV show and the "other woman" was helping him pick a ring for Nan. Nan is mortified but perhaps George will forgive her.
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Nan Fredly George Argon

Promo (ad From The Publisher) (1 page)
Synopsis:	House ad for "Romantic Secrets" comic.
Credits:	Pencils: ? (photograph) \| Inks: ? (photograph)

Promo (ad From The Publisher) (1 page)
Synopsis:	House ad for "True Confessions" magazine. April 1951 issue cover is reproduced.
Credits:	Pencils: ? (photograph) \| Inks: ? (photograph) \| Colours: ? (photograph)

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