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5May-June 1950
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Darling Romance #5

Archie · May-June 1950 · on sale 1950-03-01

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Identification plate

Series: Darling Romance (Archie, 1949 series)
Issue: #5
Publication date: May-June 1950
Key date: 1950-05-00
On-sale date: 1950-03-01
Indicia publisher: Close-Up Inc.
Price: $0.10
Pages: 52

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Contents

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	My Love Was Wrong!	cover	1	pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); colors: ? (photo); letters: typeset	Barbara Bates (photo)
1	Table of Contents	table of contents	1	letters: typeset
2	My Phantom Rival	comic story	9	pencils: Rafael Astarita, Nina Albright, Lucey Ames	John Manse; Laura; Abigail Jenks; Anne Manse
3	Personality and You From Your Handwriting	text article	1	script: Ellyn Lee
4	Forbidden Love	comic story	6.67	pencils: Walter Johnson	Brenda; Lee Crawford; Tim; Larry; Sarah; Dr. Berger; Dr. Alice Saxon
5	Platter Previews	text article	0.33	letters: typeset
6	The Most Dangerous Game!	comic story	9.67	pencils: Bill Fix	Jean Winters; Mr. Winters; Mrs. Winters; Joe; Mr. Walsh; Hank Barton; Lucky Largo
7	You Can Be a Prettier Darling	activity	0.33	script: Phyllis Poole
8	The Answer Woman	letters page	1	letters: typeset
9	I Want My Soldier Boy	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
10	My Love Was Wrong	comic story	7	pencils: Pen Shumaker	Dennis Hunt; Vera Beck; Mr. Beck; Mrs. Beck; Kent Combs
11	Spoiled!	comic story	6.67	pencils: Bill Fix	Trudi; Artie Jenks; John; Jim; Roy Small; Ann; Peter
12	Thrill of a Lifetime	text story	0.33	script: Mary Ann Schaefer

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Sources

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