Movie Love (1950 Eastern Color) comic books
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Issue #5
Published Aug 1950 by Famous Funnies.$8.00
Photo cover of Gail Macaulay (Ann Blyth), Chuck (Farley Granger), David Lawrence (Joseph Cotten), and Marianne Stuart (Joan Fontaine). Joseph Cotten article with photo. "Our Very Own," art by Morris Weiss; Adaptation of the 1950 movie "Our Very Own"; Gail is shocked to discover that shes adopted; With reluctant help from her adoptive parents and baby sister, Penny, Gail searches for her biological mother. "Evelyn Keyes" article, art by Phil Berube. "Howard Duff" biographical story. Article with snippets about celebrities, art by Phil Berube. "September Affair," art by Fred Guardineer; Adaptation of the 1950 movie; An industrialist and a pianist meet on a trip, fall in love and are reported dead in a plane crash; This lets them live together, free from the trapping s of their previous lives. Famous Funnies Patterns ad. Joan Fontaine article with photo. Information about the Comics Code. 52 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #17
Published Oct 1952 by Famous Funnies.$38.00
View scan- 7.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached.
Photo cover of Socks Barbarrosa (Ralph Meeker) and Angela Evans (Leslie Caron). "Glory Alley," art by Harold LeDoux; Adaptation of the 1952 movie; Prizefighter Socks Barbarrosa suddenly runs out of the ring before his title bout, swearing he'll never fight again; His girlfriends father, a blind man, calls him a coward and refuses to let his daughter marry him; Socks joins the army and fights in the Korean War. Leslie Caron bio with photo. Brief bios of Yvonne De Carlo, Joel McCrea, and Walter Wanger, art by Ed Moore. Ralph Meeker bio with photo. 1-page ad with art by Frank Frazetta. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #19
Published Feb 1953 by Famous Funnies.$10.75
View scan- 5.25" Spine split from top. Cover detached at one staple.
Photo cover of Countess Nita Orde (Barbara Rush) and Prince Roland (John Derek). "Prince of Pirates," art by Harold LeDoux; Adaptation of the 1953 movie; The newly crowned King Stephan, leader of a 16th century kingdom in the Netherlands, enacts a secret treaty with the Spanish, putting him at odds with his younger brother, Prince Roland, who prefers a treaty with the French. John Derek bio with photo. Bios of Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Wilding. Bios of Esther Williams and Ben Gage. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
