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1September-October 1949
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Darling Romance #1

Archie · September-October 1949 · on sale 1949-06-29

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Identification plate

Series
Darling Romance (Archie, 1949 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
September-October 1949
Key date
1949-09-00
On-sale date
1949-06-29
Indicia publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0I Stole My Sister's Mancover1pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); colors: ? (photo); letters: typesetKevin Daley
1Darling Romancetable of contents1letters: typeset
2...Gossip!comic story8.66script: Joan AugustLiz Ames; Professor Art Reach; Ma Ferguson; Dan Henderson; Professor Jones; Sharon
3Two Lovestext story0.34pencils: ? (illustrations); inks: ? (illustrations); letters: typeset
4Personality... and You from Your Handwritingtext article1script: Ellyn Lee
5I Stole My Sister's Mancomic story8.66script: Mary Woods; pencils: Bill Fix; inks: Bill FixNancy Kent; Sue Kent; Jim Holden; Bob Blake
6-text article0.34script: Phyllis Pool
7Take a Chance with Romancetext story2script: Marie Antoinette ParkPamela Kingsley; Doug; Henry King
8No Time For Lovecomic story9script: Kate TempestAbby Turcot; Mrs. Turcot; Jed Marston; Mr. Fish; Jeanie; Jake Burns
9Two Loves Have Ipromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); letters: ?; typesetSteve Gregory; Dean Gregory; Ellen Thomas
10She Played With Lovecomic story6.66script: Rhoda TempleJean Carter; Lon Walker; Buck Edwards
11Thrill of a Lifetimetext article0.34script: Alice HendersonAlice Hedersonn; Dora (cousin); Bill
12The Answer Womanletters page1letters: typeset
13I Was a Heart-Breakercomic story9script: Neila GarlandHilda Haines; Mac; Marianne Gale; Roger Benson; Mr. Jarvis

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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