Daring Confessions (1952) comic books
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Issue #5
$60.00
Stories and art by Doug Wildey and Vince Colletta. Tales of love and heartbreak, with a twist: in-story appearances by real-life musicians of the era. Ski instructor Betty falls for Gary, who performs with real-life musician Ray Anthony. But they are separated by complications only a dangerous ski exhibition can resolve, in a story with early art by Doug Wildey. Mark marries Austrian immigrant Margo so she can get a green card, but is crushed to learn she's really engaged to another man. The romance between Ann and Bart leads to tragedy when he gets her to join a Communist agitator group, in a classic "Red Scare" story of the Cold War era. Plus a profile and photo of Hollywood legend Stewart Granger. Cover features a photo of Ray Anthony. No Other Love!; I Sold My Heart; Stewart Granger: Swashbuckler; Backyard Battleground; Mother Isn't Always Right. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #6
$50.00
View scans- 4.75" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached.
Cover by Joseph Szokoli. Stories and art by Doug Wildey, Stephen Kirkel and Vince Colletta. Tales of love and heartbreak, with a twist: in-story appearances by real-life musicians of the era. Betty wants musician boyfriend Hal to get a "real job" and asks real-life bandleader Sammy Kaye to convince him, but the opposite happens, in a story with early art by Doug Wildey. Reed and Miss Hadley have an African Queen-style adventure and romance while fleeing river pirates in southeast Asia. Glenna falls for handsome doctor Hal while helping injured orphan Bruce, but her dark secret is that she's the one who injured him. Plus a profile and photo of Hollywood and music legend Louis Jourdan. Cover features a photo of Sammy Kaye. So You Want to Lead a Band; Jungle Interlude; Louis Jourdan; My Guilty Heart; Feet of Clay. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
