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3January-February 1950
$0.10

Darling Romance #3

Archie · January-February 1950 · on sale 1949-10-21

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Series
Darling Romance (Archie, 1949 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
January-February 1950
Key date
1950-01-00
On-sale date
1949-10-21
Indicia publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0I Failed at Lovecover1pencils: ? (photographs); inks: ? (photographs); letters: typesetEloise Phillips; Dave Manners
1Darling Romancetable of contents1letters: typeset
2Dark Secretcomic story8Helen Young; Bob Nolan; Arthur Manners; Jane Manners; Sergeant Curtman
3Personality... and You from Your Handwritingtext article1script: Ellyn Lee
4I Failed at Lovecomic story9.67Sharon Gray; Mr. Gray; Mrs. Gray; Jimmy Sheldon; David Manners; Mrs. Manners
5You Can Be a Prettier Darlingtext article0.33script: Phyllis Pool
8A Handful of Starscomic story7.67Pete Derny; Sonia; Jan Cermak
9Thrill of a Lifetimetext story0.33script: Gene LivingstoneGene Livingstone
11I Played at Marriage!comic story7.67Barbara Williams; Jay Williams; Madge; Helen; Mr. Carson
12Unruly Hearttext story0.33script: Irene Martin
13The Answer Womantext article1letters: typeset
14Flight from Lovecomic story8.67Roger Martin; Leslie; Larry; Lopez; Pepita; Gabby Remsen
15Platter Previewstext article0.33pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); letters: typeset

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

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