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Issue: Darling Love #4
Publication Date: April 1950
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Issues: #4 of 11 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: A Darling MagazineView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Close-Up Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 16 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Marie Antoinette Park (editor); Harriet Small (executive editor); Golda Rae (story editor); Milton Sobul (art director); Isabell Ross (production manager)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Silver Age U. S.
Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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I Was a Love Thief

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Imogene Williams (photo)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Photo of actress Imogene Williams. Identified as "Warner Bros. Starlet".
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[untitled]

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Dangerous Love!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Mike; Larry Roberts; Betty; Jim
Synopsis: Betty’s father Mike runs a logging camp and zealously prevents the workers from approaching Betty. However, she and newcomer Larry fall in love, but when her father threatens to kill him, Betty tells Larry she doesn’t care for him. They reconcile but are caught by her father; after a titanic fight, Larry beats Mike, then saves the other man's life when some logs break loose. Mike changes his mind and agrees to let Betty marry Larry.
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Pages: 9.67
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Heart Sick

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Lizabeth Wall
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Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
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Tootsie Scores a Romantic Touchdown

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Bill Schreiber ?
Penciller(s): Bill Schreiber
Inker(s): Bill Schreiber
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic, sports
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll
Character(s): Tootsie; Ann; Bill Taylor
Synopsis: Following a football game, Tootsie introduces Ann to star player Bill Taylor, Tootsie's classmate.
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Disclose Notes: Ad for Tootsie Roll candies in comic story form.
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Love Thief

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Genres: romantic
Character(s): Peter Davis; Elaine Davis; Celia Lee
Synopsis: Nurse Celia works with Dr. Peter in a malaria control station in the Philippines. Peter’s wife Elaine is also there: she hates the living conditions but says her husband is her life. Celia and Peter have an affair and Elaine finds out. After Elaine dies from a snakebite, Peter feels guilty and later dies of typhus himself. Celia is left alone, “suffering the punishment of a love thief!”
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Platter Patter
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Pages: 0.33
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Your Handwriting

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Ellyn Lee
Letterer(s): typeset
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Thrill Hungry!

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Genres: romantic
Character(s): Barbara Hale; Mr. Hale; Red Crain
Synopsis: Although she has an engineering degree, Barbara’s father and foreman Red won’t allow her to enter a tunnel they are digging. Barbara has herself appointed a city building inspector and goes into the tunnel. A blow-out causes the tunnel to flood, but Red rescues Barbara. Barbara apologizes to Red and her father and promises never to enter the tunnel again. She and Red also fall in love.
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[untitled]

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Feature(s): What's Cooking?
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Darling Romance #4

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[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Cinema Chatter
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Pages: 1
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The Darling Bandbox

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? [as Miss Darling]
Letterer(s): typeset
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Synopsis: Helpful fashion and household hints.
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Second Fiddle Wife

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Inker(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Dale Borden; Meg Borden; Phil Kennedy; Terry Lang; Mrs. Kay Kennedy
Synopsis: Petroleum engineer Dale and his wife Meg are transferred to Tampico, Mexico. Meg dislikes the accommodations and complains: Dale says he’s not leaving but Meg is free to go. Meg thinks he’s attracted to Terry, a widowed longtime friend. When a well catches fire, Meg realizes she loves Dale and risks her life to be with him. Afterward, she apologizes to Terry and decides to stay with her husband.
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Disclose Notes: On page 5, Meg says “Phil seems more in love with his blasted oil wells than with me!” but her husband’s name is Dale (Phil is his boss).
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Hello Darling

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): May Richstone
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.33
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What's on Your Heart?

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Laura Brown
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advice column.

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