Secret Hearts (1949) comic books 1970-1985

Cover by Bill Draut & Vince Colletta. Stories by Barbara Friedlander and unknown. Art by Alex Toth & Vince Colletta, John Celardo, Ric Estrada & Frank Giacoia, Jay Scott Pike, Win Mortimer & Colletta, Bernard Sachs? and unknown. As Melanie is hitchhiking out of town, she accepts a ride from Juan Perez and they discuss how society would never approve of them being together. They stop at a restaurant for dinner and decide to join other couples who are dancing, but a fight breaks out when others object to them. Melanie runs out and is hit by a car, and wakes up back at her mother's house where she learns that Juan was arrested in "20 Miles to Heartbreak [Part II]"! (Story continued from Young Love (1963-1977 DC) #78; continues next issue.) Plus: Two lonely people meet while they are feeding chipmunks in the park in 1-pager "From Chipmunks to Love"; Kelly is afraid that her boyfriend Carl is still in love with his former girlfriend Joanna in "Joanna!"; Happenings 2-pager; Jan doesn't believe that the handsomest and most interesting guys could could possibly want to date her, so she settles for more ordinary dates in "The Girl Nobody Loved!"; Bill keeps monopolizing the attention of the guys his sister brings home, but he later tells her that he knows them all and none of them is good enough for her in 2-pager "My Brother...My Rival?"; and letters page by Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover inks by Dick Giordano. Stories by Barbara Friedlander and unknown. Art by Alex Toth, Tony Abruzzo, Ric Estrada, Vince Colletta, Dick Giordano and unknown. Melanie's family is shocked when her sister Monica, the black sheep of the family, returns. Monica tells Melanie that she will see that Juan is acquitted of the false charges against him, and turns to their stepfather's brother John, the lawyer in the case. Juan wins the case and Melanie impulsively hugs him, to the horror of her mother, in "20 Miles to Heartbreak Part III"! (Story continued from last issue; concludes in Young Love (1963-1977 DC) #79.) Plus: Happenings! 2-pager; Diana is sure that she will never fall in love again after Alan leaves her in "When Love Dies"; Anita meets her old boyfriend Tim at their high school reunion, but a series of misunderstandings still stand in their way in "Reunion"; Aquarius horoscope; Gina is meeting a boy she used to know and doesn't recognize him in "Rendezvous"; and letters page by Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love. Statement of ownership -- average print run 306,000; average paid circulation 150,100. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover inks by Dick Giordano. Stories by Gerry Conway, Barbara Friedlander and Robert Kanigher. Art by John Celardo & Vince Colletta, Alex Toth, Jay Scott Pike & Colletta and Liz Berube. Marie cannot adjust to her new and impoverished married life with John, so she constantly manipulates things behind the scenes to ensure his success, but one day she goes too far in "I Never Thought It'd End Like This!" Plus: Lynn spends all her savings to spend four days at an exclusive resort where she hopes to snag a rich husband in "Masquerade"; Dean comes to stay at a beachside motel where he meets Neva, the owner's daughter, but she is haunted by memories of her first love, an actor who died in a car accident, in "For Singles Only [Part 1]" (concludes next issue); Aries horoscope; Happenings! 2-pager; and letters page by Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover inks by Dick Giordano. Stories by Robert Kanigher, Barbara Friedlander, Jack Miller, Len Wein (poem), Liz Berube and unknown. Art by Jay Scott Pike, John Celardo, Ric Estrada, Gray Morrow, Liz Berube, Vince Colletta and unknown. Neva is horrified when her tragic romance with Ray seems doomed to repeat itself with new tenant Dean in "For Singles Only: Run -- Heart -- Run! [Part 2]" (Story continued from last issue.) Plus: A foolish misunderstanding nearly prevents flight attendant Barbara from meeting up with Ralph as they had previously planned in "Meet You in Paris, Love?"; Carol is in love with her boss Kip but he doesn't realize it for a long time in "Second Hand Love"; "Autumn Love" poem; Taurus horoscope; Penelope mistakes her boyfriend's play rehearsal for a real romantic moment with another girl in 1-page The Mis-Adventures of Penelope Potter story "The Rejection"; and letters page by Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover pencils by Bill Draut. Stories by Joe Gill, Jack Miller and Raymond Marais. Art by Bill Draut, John Celardo, John Rosenberger and Nick Cardy. Lenora schemes to take Cal away from her cousin Sally, but when she wins and marries Cal, she finds that he's no prize in "I Have Him Now!" Plus: Eleanor travels to Paris with her aunt as chaperone, but finds that her aunt is perfectly willing to set her up with Paul, a handsome artist, in "Beware of a Frenchman's Kisses!" Also: When Darrell breaks up with Ginny, she tries to get revenge on him by enlisting her friend Felice to date Darrell and break up with him when he falls in love with her. The plot goes wrong when Felice actually falls in love with Darrell herself in "I Didn't Want to Do It!" And: "The Gemini Woman" 1-pager. Plus: Letters page by Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Don Heck & Tony DeZuniga. Stories by Robert Kanigher, Jack Miller, Len Wein (poem) and unknown. Art by Werner Roth, John Rosenberger, Jay Scott Pike, Liz Berube, Vince Colletta and unknown. Nurse Jan Dale falls in love with a dying patient in spite of her relationship with Howard, a doctor, in "A Kiss to Light the Darkness!" Plus: Kathy loves Oliver, even though he seems to have no particular goals or ambitions in "Wasting My Love on You"; "A Song for Secret Hearts" poem; Happenings! 2-pager; Penelope overhears Guy talking about his funny-looking dog and thinks he's talking about her in 1-page The Mis-Adventures of Penelope Potter text story "It's Dog Eat Dog"; and letters page by Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Stories by Gerry Conway and Len Wein (poem). Art by Frank Langford, Jay Scott Pike and Liz Berube. When Cathy catches her boyfriend Vinnie kissing Jane, she wonders why love never works out for her, but eventually she meets the right guy. After Cathy catches her with Vinnie, Jane realizes that she often dates guys who are supposed to be going steady with other girls, and she vows to change her ways. Vinnie is rejected by both Cathy and Jane, and he decides that girls are not worth the trouble, but then he meets Gail in "Cry Soul: Cry Love"! Plus: "Dream of Love" poem; Virgo horoscope; and letters page by Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Bill Draut. Stories by Barbara Friedlander, Joe Oleck, Len Wein (poem) and unknown. Art by John Rosenberger, Ric Estrada & Vince Colletta, Jay Scott Pike, Gray Morrow and unknown. Linda falls in love with Rick, an irresponsible hippie. When she is arrested at the scene of one of Rick's crimes, she refuses to give him up to the police in "Love Is Not a Happy Thing!" Plus: Kelly starts to sing with her boyfriend Greg's band, but she thinks that Greg is jealous of her success in "Love Song in Blue"; Kathy has run away to Europe to keep herself away from Howard, a cad that she finds inexplicably attractive, but she fears that he will come after her in the reprint story "Journey to Love!"; "Homecoming" poem; and letters page by Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

)Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories by Gerry Conway, Len Wein, Joe Gill, Raymond Marais and unknown. Art by Alex Toth & Dick Giordano, John Rosenberger, John Celardo, Jay Scott Pike, Vince Colletta and unknown. Nurse Irene Vickers is shocked when her ex-fiance David is brought into the hospital after a car accident, but she still mistakenly believes that David cheated on her with her sister Lois in "David!" Plus: When Adrienne and Peggy compare notes about their new boyfriends, they believe that they are dating the same guy, but it turns out they are twins in "The Only Girl for Him!"; Pamela buys Ian's old roadster when he's low on cash, but when his fortunes change, he wants the car back. He starts to date her and Pamela realizes that he can get the car back if they get married in "A Shared Love!"; "The Sagittarian Woman" horoscope; Vicki and her friend Inez wager to see which will be first to date the new gas station attendant, who doesn't seem to notice either of them in the reprint story "Don't Bet on Love!"; Guy thinks that Penelope wants to be kissed, but she slaps him and says she wasn't hinting that at all in 1-page The Mis-Adventures of Penelope Potter story "The Hint!"; and letters page by Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories by Len Wein (poem) and unknown. Art by Frank Langford, Win Mortimer & Jack Abel, Gray Morrow, Liz Berube, Mike Sekowsky & Bernard Sachs and unknown. Cliff meets Judy, who is clearly running away from a bad relationship, but he is determined to make her fall in love again in "A Scent of Love...A Breath of Hate"! Plus: Julie goes to Hollywood to act in movies but every man she meets in the business only wants her for sex in "No Home for My Heart!"; "Memories of Love" poem; hairstyle ideas in Beauty on a Budget filler; Judith falls in love with her older sister's boyfriend Steve, but several years pass before she actually gets a chance with him in the reprint story "Love Would Wait"; "The Aquarius Woman" horoscope; and letters page by Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Werner Roth & Vince Colletta. Stories by Jack Miller and unknown. Art by Lee Elias, Ric Estrada & Vince Colletta and Mike Sekowsky & Mike Peppe. Elaine avoids serious relationships because her mother constantly pressures her to get married in "Mother, Let Me Go!" Plus: Rosalie reviews her failed relationship with Kent and realizes that she's better off without him in "The Loser"; Tobey is torn between two men: one who's romantic and one who's responsible in the retitled reprint story "Follow My Heart"; How to Hold Your Man article; and letters page by Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Don Heck & Frank Giacoia. Stories by Jack Oleck, Robert Kanigher and unknown. Art by Tony DeZuniga, John Romita, Sr. and Jack Katz & Vince Colletta. When Sherry's father remarries, she refuses to accept her new young stepmother and nearly drives her boyfriend away with her vicious attitude in "My Father's Wife"! Plus: Mary has wanted to be a successful actress for many years, and has neglected her personal life, so she is unable to portray a woman in love onstage until she meets (and falls for) director Vincent May in the retitled reprint story "The Day I Fell in Love!"; Kathy is shocked when she begins to have feelings for another man while her fiance is away in "The Story of Karen!"; Where to Meet Boys article; and letters page by Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Stories by unknown. Art by Jack Katz, Win Mortimer, Mike Sekowsky, Vince Colletta and unknown. Edie feels ignored when her politician fiance neglects her for his campaign, so she is vulnerable when her old boyfriend Roy comes back to town in "The Secret!" Plus: Georgie sheepishly admits to his buddies that he married a girl who knows how to handle him in "Hard to Handle!"; Arline has loved Michael since they were children, but eventually she realizes that it's really her friend Andy who loves her in return in the retitled reprint story "The Man I Love"; and "Follow Your Stars to Love" horoscope. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.