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Issue: Darling Love #1
Publication Date: October 1949
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Issues: #1 of 11 Issues
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Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: A Darling MagazineView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Close-Up Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/09/1949
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 18 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: This title, and its companion Darling Romance, appear to have been joint ventures between Archie Comics and Columbia Publications, both of which were owned by Maurice Coyne and Louis Silberkleit. Park was the editor on several of Columbia's romance-based pulp titles. The lack of any documentation for "Harriet Small" and later statements of ownership for Darling Love and Romance indicating Shorten as editor suggest that "Harriet Small" was a pseudonym, taking the feminine form of "Harry" and playing on the "Short" in "Shorten" with the synonym "Small." "Sorul" is "Luros" spelled backwards; Milton Luros was the art director for Columbia Publications at the time.

On sale date as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, July-December 1949, page 184, registration number B213638.
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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 Jilted

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Inker(s): ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: romantic
Character(s): Patricia Ann McElroy (1928-2005)
First Line: Sorry cannot marry you forgive me Bob
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Pat McElroy was a New York City model and was voted Miss Rheingold of 1949.
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[untitled]

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Includes indicia.
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I Was Jilted!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Alan Brent; Alice Barnes; Laura Thomas; Tony Graham
First Line: One moment, my life was joy and happiness...
Synopsis: Office worker Laura is dumped by her boyfriend Alan because she’s a poor orphan. Laura gets a job in rural Long Island as companion to elderly Miss Barnes. Miss Barnes urges Laura not to shut herself away, giving herself as an example of a lonely spinster. Laura poses for neighboring artist Tony and they fall in love. Tony tries to break up with her because he’s going blind from an old war injury, but Laura says their love can overcome this obstacle.
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I Stole My Sister's Man

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (promotional text)
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Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Nancy Kent
First Line: I am Nancy Kent. Many men have thought me...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for a story that appeared in Darling Romance (1949, Archie series) issue number one.
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Two Loves Have I

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Dean Gregory (death); Ellen Thomas; Steve Gregory
First Line: You're a fool, Dean! She doesn't love you!!
Synopsis: Aspiring actress Ellen meets art student Dean and they fall in love. Dean’s older brother Steve runs the family ranch in Colorado. Steve demands Dean drop his studies and help run the ranch, and calls Ellen a gold-digger. Dean and Ellen marry anyway but Dean’s injured in an accident and left a bitter invalid. He and Ellen move to Steve’s ranch. Dean sets the house on fire and dies, despite Ellen’s attempt to save him. Steve overcomes his distrust of women and marries Ellen.
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Rascal Heart

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: romantic
First Line: I said, "tell me that you adore me...
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, opinion
Feature(s): Your Handwriting
First Line: The reason why you can write two different ways...
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Disclose Notes: Ellyn Lee analyses handwriting from two submitted samples.
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I Was Branded Bad

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: crime, romantic
Character(s): Dale Hammer; Dotty [Dorothy Gates; also as Dorothy Manning]; Mrs. Gates; Mrs. Taylor; Curly (villain); Nicky Dennis (villain, death)
First Line: Whenever I see a stray cat or dog, my heart goes out to...
Synopsis: Dorothy dates bad boy Nicky to escape her family’s poverty. Tricked into participating in a robbery, Dorothy is sent to prison while Nicky is killed. After a year she is paroled and gets a job taking care of children, thanks to parole officer Dale. Accused by her employer of stealing a piece of jewelry, Dorothy runs away. Dale finds her and explains it was all a mistake: he and Dorothy confess their love for each other.
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Disclose Notes: Dorothy's last name is given as "Manning" in the first panel but later in the story it is "Gates."
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Penciller(s): ? (illustration)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, informational, non-fiction
Feature(s): What's Cookin'?
First Line: Right now, the weather's hot, and you'd like to...
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I Married for Revenge

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (illustration)
Inker(s): ? (illustration)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Eve Henny [also as Eve Merrill]; Scott Henny; Lil Merrill
First Line: When Scott closed the door of our honeymoon suite and...
Synopsis: After Scott jilted Lil, her sister Eve marries Scott in order to break his heart and get revenge.
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I Lied for Love

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Genres: romantic
Character(s): David Payne; Hank; Lorna
First Line: It was so easy to slip into the dreamworld of fantasy...
Synopsis: High school student Lorna pretends she has a college boyfriend. Attending a fraternity party with her brother Hank, Lorna meets David. She also finds a frat pin which she “borrows” to impress her friends. However, when she dates David later, he thinks she’s already “pinned” by someone else and breaks up with her. She confesses all to Hank and he straightens things out with David.
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? [as Miss Darling]
Penciller(s): ? (illustration)
Inker(s): ? (illustration)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): The Darling Bandbox
First Line: You're wearing white gloves this summer and you want to...
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Disclose Notes: A page of beauty and fashion tips. This issue: glove grooming, curl charm, scarf savvy, sequin secrets, budget belt, favorite flowers and individual initials.
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Genres: informational, non-fiction
Feature(s): Star-Lights
First Line: Horror sequence makes Ingrid Bergman balky.
Synopsis: Commentary on four then current motion pictures and the actors/actresses in them.
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Too Wise for Love!!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: romantic
Character(s): Edith Wayne [also as Edith Forrest]; Larry Hawes; Mark Wayne; Mr. Maxwell
First Line: I've often wondered at the happy people I see around me...
Synopsis: Edith, editor for a chain of magazines, falls in love with freelance writer Mark. They wed, but he makes little money from his writing. Edith hires Mark as her assistant. Mark feels demeaned by the job and punches art director Larry when he sees Larry kissing Edith. Mark leaves and says he won’t return until he’s a success on his own. Edith waits.
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Reminiscence

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: romantic
First Line: When we meet, pretend, if you please
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Disclose Notes: An eight line poem.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Feature(s): What's on Your Heart?
First Line: What can a girl of eighteen do when...
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Reduce Fat!

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): American Healthaids Co.
Character(s): Joan Fleming of New York City
First Line: Don't be denied a beautiful, attractive figure.
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover mail order ad for Kelpidine Plan from American Healthaids Co., Dept. 134, 871 Broad St., Newark, New Jersey.
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Have a Slimmer Youthful Feminine Appearance Instantly!

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Adjust-O-Belt Co.
Character(s): two unnamed women
First Line: Don't look old before your time!
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Disclose Notes: Back cover mail order ad for Adjust-O-Belt girdle from Adjust-O-Belt Co., Dept. 26, 1025 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey.

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