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Darling Love #9

Archie · 1952 · on sale 1952-03-05

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Identification plate

Series
Darling Love (Archie, 1949 series)
Issue
#9
Publication date
1952
Key date
1952-03-05
On-sale date
1952-03-05
Indicia publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Heartbreak!cover1pencils: Harry Lucey; inks: Harry LuceyJoe; Karen Porter; Gil Lawrence; Vivian Taylor
2Heartbreak!comic story6pencils: Harry Lucey; inks: Harry LuceyKaren Porter; Joe Wilson; Gil Lawrence; Vivian Taylor; Tessa
3Stuff About Starstext article1colors: ? (feature title, background); letters: typesetGary Grant; Ruth Roman; Doris Day; Ray Bolger; Gary Cooper
4I Loved a Cowardcomic story8pencils: C. A. Winter; inks: C. A. WinterClark Gable
5Rewardpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Harry Lucey; inks: Harry LuceySam Hill; Roxy
6My Love Was for Salecomic story6pencils: Bill Walton, Jerry FasanoJoyce Baker; Mrs. Baker; Mr. Baker; Greg Taylor; Alice; Mrs. Vandergift
7Love Puzzlecomic story8pencils: Bernie Krigstein; inks: Bernie KrigsteinDick Jarman; Tessa Grainger; Harry; Dr. Seymour Combs; Mrs. Combs; Mrs. Adams

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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