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Darling Love (1949 Close-Up Inc.) 3

  • Issue #3
    Darling Love (1949 Close-Up Inc.) 3
    • Cover detached at one staple. Centerfold detached. Water damage.

    Pat Burke photo cover. "Dilemma!"; Jane is raised by her strict and snobbish mother; Unfairly named as the "other woman" in a divorce case (the result of a trick), Jane leaves town due to the scandal and gets a job, incognito, in a department store in another town; Jane dates her boss Chris. "My Just Reward," pencils by Al McWilliams; Reporter Jo thinks actor Van is a cheap showoff but changes her opinion when they fall in love; However, after their wedding, she becomes jealous of his career and fakes an illness so theyll move to an isolated ranch in the West. "Quick Cocoanut Bread Pudding"; Recipes submitted by P. Ward and Marlene Stewart. "Out of the Night"; Ellens abusive stepfather Seth insists she marry rich Nate, but she loves farmer Dave; Dave sells his farm to Nate to get enough money so he and Ellen can elope; Seth tries to stop them and is killed in a fight with Dave, who is arrested. "Girls Who Wear Glasses"; As a child, Myra is forced to wear eyeglasses and her classmates mock her; When shes older, she tries to avoid wearing her glasses, feeling they make her unattractive to boys like Alan; Years pass: Myra gets a job with an insurance company and is shy and anti-social. "Negative" poem by Iris D'Arcy. "I Get What I Want," pencils by Bill Fix; Alice moves to the city to become a model, but has no success until she accidentally meets department store owner Dodd; He gives her a job and they also fall in love. Your Handwriting article; Ellyn Lee analyzes the handwriting of Virginia and Lou Ann. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.