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Love Diary (1958 Charlton) comic books

  • Issue #16
    Love Diary (1958 Charlton) 16
    • 1" spine split from top. Water spotting. Pencil writing on cover.
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    Cover by Joe Sinnott and Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani, Joe Sinnott and Vince Colletta. Women confide tales of romance to their diaries, in a series that sometimes reflected its tumultuous times. While Laura's husband Miles is away for two months, she's sorely tempted by handsome pilot Chuck. In the years after WWII, Celia meets handsome German professor Kurt, but she can't forget that her brother was killed by Nazis in the war. After his wife Anne is lost in a hurricane, Greg finds her diary chronicling their early days together. Featuring early art by Joe Sinnott of Fantastic Four fame. You Went Away!; Love Thine Enemy; When Love Dies; Wreckers of Romance; Our Days of Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #22
    Love Diary (1958 Charlton) 22
    • Water damage. Centerfold detached at one staple.

    Cover by Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, Vince Colletta and Dick Giordano. Women confide tales of romance to their diaries, in a series that sometimes reflected its tumultuous times. Lisa is ready to start dating Tom, but her controlling mother would rather set her up with rich square Jimmie. Jill enters a deep depression after her boxer boyfriend is killed in the ring, but the person who brings her out of it is Bill, the other fighter in that bout. Addie gets wedding proposals from both Dennis and Glen on the same weekend, and must make a crucial choice. A Life of My Own; Second Chance at Love; Her Heart Cried Out; Carol Gets Her Man; Dilemma! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #35
    Love Diary (1958 Charlton) 35

    Cover inks by Dick Giordano. Stories by unknown. Art by Vince Colletta? and unknown. He was in an awful spot. If he didn't get five thousand dollars right away, he might have lost everything he had! Would Joan give him the money? Was this..."The Price Of Love"? Also featuring: "Caught In The Web Of Love"; "Too Strong To Break"; and Cynthia (Doyle?) in "Night Out"! Plus: 2-page text story "Cute Cantaloupe"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #38
    Love Diary (1958 Charlton) 38
    • Centerfold detached at one staple.

    Cover inks by Dick Giordano. Stories by unknown. Art by Tony Tallarico?, Vince Colletta? and unknown. Featuring: "Make Sure It's Love" and "The Sweet Boy"! Plus: They were thrown together by their agents to write a new musical...but she fell in love with him...and somehow foolishly hoped he would love her! Don't miss..."Words, Music, And Love"! Also: 1-page text story "We, Peter"! Statement of ownership--average print run 220,676. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #45
    Love Diary (1958 Charlton) 45

    Cover inks by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Gary Friedrich and Vince Colletta. Women confide tales of romance to their diaries, in a series that sometimes reflected its tumultuous times. Ritchie's girlfriend learns the first rule about dating rock stars: don't date rock stars, in an early story by legendary comics scribe Gary Friedrich. A girl faces the eternal question: to be nice, or to be popular? I Must Be True; The Clever Princess; Nice Girls Are Often Lonely; Hootenanny Heel. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #46
    Love Diary (1958 Charlton) 46
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    Cover inks by Dick Giordano. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. She was in love with Freeman Barnes! They went to all the smart, sophisticated places and did all the new and interesting things. But now her heart is screaming soundlessly, 'Kiss him' and she knows that she can't...for Freeman Barnes doesn't love her! Don't miss..."Home with an Empty Heart"! Also featuring: "Insured Romance" and "Queen of the Hop!" Plus: 1-page text article "The Nakado"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #77
    Love Diary (1958 Charlton) 77
    • 1" Cumulative spine split.

    Stories and art by Don Sherwood, Art Cappello, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Women confide tales of romance to their diaries, in a series that sometimes reflected its tumultuous times. A woman with a terminal illness finds love with Tom, but doesn't want to tell him the truth. Miriam is alarmed at Don's erratic behavior, but Cliff is there to help her, in a story that opens with the line, "Groovy, chick! Sock it to me, baby!" Plus a pinup of teen idol Susan Dey, star of The Partridge Family (and future star of LA Law), drawn by Don Sherwood. Another Way; Susan Dey; One More Time; Forever Is Now. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

  • Issue #79
    Love Diary (1958 Charlton) 79

    Stories by unknown. Art by David Mangiarotti, Fred Himes and Charles Nicholas & Vince Alascia. Will Kevin ever see again? Donna prays that he will...even though she knows he'll stop loving her if he gets his sight back! Read..."Please, Don't Love Me"! Also featuring: "No Future In It!" and "Grieve For What Never Was!" Plus: 1-page story "He's Perfect" (pencilled by Joe Staton?). And: full-figure portrait pin-up of David Cassidy by Don Sherwood! Also: letters page "Teen-Age Troubles" by Dr. Harold Gluck. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

  • Issue #81
    Love Diary (1958 Charlton) 81

    Cover by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez? Stories by unknown. Art by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez?, Art Cappello and Charles Nicholas & Vince Alascia. She loves Aaron, but why does he insist that she date Cole and..."Kiss Him With Feeling, Darling"? Also featuring: "Night of Madness" and "Not For Me!" Plus: Mod 3-in-1 illustration of Bobby Sherman by Tony Tallarico! And: letters page "Teen-Age Troubles" by Dr. Harold Gluck. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

  • Issue #82
    Love Diary (1958 Charlton) 82

    Cover pencils by Gustavo Trigo. Stories by unknown. Art by Gustavo Trigo & Mauser, Charles Nicholas & Vince Alascia and Art Cappello. Men! They don't care how they break your heart. If they don't care, then why should she? Read..."Don't Love Me"! Also featuring: "A Kiss Long Ago" and "I Can't Love Him!" Plus: pin-up of the Partridge Family by Don Sherwood! And: letters page "Teen-Age Troubles" by Dr. Harold Gluck. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

  • Issue #85
    Love Diary (1958 Charlton) 85

    Cover by Art Cappello. Stories by unknown. Art by Art Cappello and Charles Nicholas & Vince Alascia. Anne is going to live in this house! Edward is here...he's alive! She knows he is...she can hear his voice! He is not dead! Find out for yourself in..."Here I Dwell With Love"! Also featuring: "Take a Letter, Darling" and "A Love for Now"! Plus: pin-up of Danny Bonaduce! And: letters page "Teen-Age Troubles" by Dr. Harold Gluck. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

  • Issue #87
    Love Diary (1958 Charlton) 87

    Last 20c cover priced issue. Cover by Demetrio Sánchez Gómez. Stories by unknown. Art by Demetrio Sánchez Gómez and Charles Nicholas & Vince Alascia. Was his last kiss worth years behind bars? Paul knew he ran the risk of prison when he came back to her. He had..."A Cause of Love"! Also featuring: "His First Mate" and "The Last Kiss of Death!" Plus: Find-a-Word Seek-a-Word puzzle page! And: letters page "Teen-Age Troubles" by Dr. Harold Gluck. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

  • Issue #88
    Love Diary (1958 Charlton) 88

    First 25c cover priced issue. Cover by Ruben Sosa. Stories by unknown. Art by Ruben Sosa, Charles Nicholas & Vince Alascia and Nicholas & Wayne Howard? Why won't Don understand that she can't love just one patient! She has to..."Love Them All"! Also featuring: "World of Evil" and "Let Me Cry Alone"! Plus: 1-page story "Not For Me!" illustrated by Joe Staton! And: Find-A-Word puzzle page! Also: letters page "Teen-Age Troubles" by Dr. Harold Gluck. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

  • Issue #89
    Love Diary (1958 Charlton) 89

    Cover by Art Cappello. Stories by unknown. Art by Art Cappello, Don Sherwood? and Charles Nicholas & Wayne Howard? You'd think Sally Joe Pearce would have too much pride to come back home after what she's done! See how she fares in..."Home-Coming"! Also featuring: "Long Voyage To Happiness" and "Only Beautiful!" Plus: Find-A-Word puzzle page! And: 1-page text article "Is Your Boyfriend Getting Hooked?" on how to tell if your boyfriend is on drugs, specifically heroin. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

  • Issue #97
    Love Diary (1958 Charlton) 97

    Cover by Tom Sutton. Stories by unknown. Art by Jack Abel? and unknown. Featuring: "Follow Your Heart"; "I'd Do Anything"; and "A Man to Love"! Plus: letters page "Jennifer's Corner" by Jennifer White, with illos by Enrique Nieto (2 pages). 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #100
    Love Diary (1958 Charlton) 100

    Cover by Art Cappello. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia and Art Cappello. Women confide tales of romance to their diaries, in a series that sometimes reflected its tumultuous times. Lillian is an assistant for rock star "Gore Blythe," but when she lets her true feelings be known, he runs off and she has to find him. A woman falls in with a "bad scene," in the parlance of the times, but then she meets a good man. Lost Love; A Man of My Own; The Bad Scene. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.