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Issue: Darling Romance #5
Publication Date: May 1950
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Issues: #5 of 7 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: 03/01/1950
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 13 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Gilda Rae (credited) (story editor); Isabel Ross (credited) (production manager)
Disclose Notes: On sale date as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, July-December 1950, page 190, registration number B258028.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U. S.
Paper Stock: Glossy cover
Binding: Saddle-stitched
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My Love Was Wrong!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Barbara Bates (photo)
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In Content Item: FlagMoonlight Romance #31 published January 1950
as Woman with a mask on a stick [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagDarling Romance #4 published June 1950
as My Love Was Wrong! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
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Table of Contents

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
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My Phantom Rival

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Lucey Ames ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): John Manse; Laura; Abigail Jenks; Anne Manse
Synopsis: Laura visits the southern plantation of her fiancé, widower John. John’s wife Anne died several years before. John and housekeeper Abigail constantly remind Laura about Anne. Laura decides to leave, feeling John can never love anyone else. John takes her into Anne’s locked room and tells Laura that Anne was “a cruel vicious and arrogant woman!” Laura decides to marry John after all.
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Pages: 9
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Story is rather obviously based on "Rebecca" by Daphne Du Maurier.
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[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Personality and You From Your Handwriting
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Forbidden Love

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Brenda; Lee Crawford; Tim; Larry; Sarah; Dr. Berger; Dr. Alice Saxon
Synopsis: Brenda and Lee are engaged but when Brenda’s brother has a nervous breakdown and she learns one of her aunts was insane, Brenda fears it’s hereditary. She breaks up with Lee, but later learns Tim’s illness was caused by a blood clot. Brenda searches for Lee and sees him dining with a woman. She fears she’s lost him, but the woman is a doctor that Lee brought in to help in Tim’s case. Brenda and Lee are reunited.
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Pages: 6.67
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[untitled]

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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Platter Previews
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The Most Dangerous Game!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Jean Winters; Mr. Winters; Mrs. Winters; Joe; Mr. Walsh; Hank Barton; Lucky Largo
Synopsis: Diner waitress Jean falls in love with truck driver Hank, then meets slick Lucky, who’s opening a gambling hall nearby. Jean learns Lucky and his henchman intend to hijack a shipment of furs that Hank is driving. They use her to try and stop Hank’s truck, but he crashes into their car instead. The crooks are killed and Hank forgives Jean for her unfaithfulness.
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Pages: 9.67
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Phyllis Poole
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): You Can Be a Prettier Darling
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Answer Woman
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I Want My Soldier Boy

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Darling Love
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Pages: 1
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My Love Was Wrong

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Dennis Hunt; Vera Beck; Mr. Beck; Mrs. Beck; Kent Combs
Synopsis: Dennis and Vera are childhood sweethearts. When they graduate, they intend to wed, but Vera’s parents urge her to wait, since she’s never dated anyone else. They try to set her up with Kent; Vera and Kent decide to play along “on a friendly basis.” However, Kent falls in love with Vera for real. She turns him down, but Dennis finds out and breaks up with Vera. Kent and Dennis fight, and Dennis confesses that he met someone he really loves. Vera realizes she loves Kent, so everything is alright.
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Pages: 7
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Spoiled!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Trudi; Artie Jenks; John; Jim; Roy Small; Ann; Peter
Synopsis: Trudi grows up spoiled, demanding the best from her parents and boyfriends, regardless of the cost. All that matters is that she gets what she wants. She meets Roy and falls for him, but he returns to his hometown and never writes. When Roy returns, Trudi makes an effort to change her selfish ways. Roy says he didn’t write because he had feelings for her but didn’t want to love a spoiled woman. But now they can be together because she’s changed.
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Pages: 6.67
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[untitled]

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mary Ann Schaefer
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Thrill of a Lifetime
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