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Love Secrets #52

Apr 1956 · Quality Comics · 0.10 USD
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This issue is an anthology containing multiple stories. "A Boy in Every Town" follows a young woman whose family's constant moving due to her father's job results in repeated heartbreak, until she meets Roy and promises to follow him despite their separation. "Johnny Picks a Father" depicts a woman named Kaye who reconnects with a wealthy man named Sandy, believing he is the father of her child Johnny, only to discover at an officer's club party that Sandy is actually interested in another woman named Gretchen. The final story shows a woman named Ellen who, insecure about her modest background compared to her wealthy boyfriend Mark, confesses her anxieties about their different social standings; Mark reassures her of his love and proposes marriage, revealing that her character and virtue matter far more to him than her family's wealth.

Contains 4 stories
Johnny Picks a Father
9 pp · Romance
Pencils Bill WardInks Bill Ward
Glen HarrisJohnny ShelbyKaye ShelbyMrs. LoganWinfield Grayson, Jr. [also as Sandy Grayson]

A young widow faces an impossible choice when she becomes engaged to Glen Harris, a man of means who promises security for her and her son Johnny—until a charming stranger named Sandy Grayson unexpectedly enters their lives, sparking a romance that threatens everything she's promised. As Johnny's bond with Sandy grows and her own heart pulls her in a new direction, Kaye must decide whether to honor her commitment to stability or risk it all for love. With pencils and inks by Bill Ward, this 1956 romance explores the tension between a mother's duty and her own desires.

A Boy in Every Town
6 pp · Romance
Fran PerryMr. PerryMrs. PerryRoy Childs

Fran Perry has spent her life moving from town to town in a trailer, watching romance after romance crumble under the weight of her wandering lifestyle—until Roy Childs arrives with promises that feel different. When Roy finally proposes, Fran's dreams of settling down seem within reach, only to discover that Roy's vision of their future together looks nothing like the stable home she's been longing for. A poignant story about mismatched dreams and the painful gap between what two people think they want from love.

Passport to Paradise
7 pp · Romance, War

Passport to Paradise follows a woman caught between her dreams of a new life and the reality of the man promising to take her there. When a soldier named Dan proposes marriage as the key to a fresh start in America, she must confront whether love—or just escape—is driving her choice. Set against the backdrop of post-war longing, this seven-page romance explores what it truly means to build a future with someone.

Was I Good Enough for Him?
6 pp · Romance

Ellen Corbin, a young woman from a working-class neighborhood, has captured the heart of Mark Dorset, the wealthy son of the factory owner—but her own self-doubt about their different backgrounds threatens to poison their love. When Mark's father reveals a Dorset family tradition involving a wedding dress passed down through generations, Ellen's anxieties about whether she truly belongs in his world reach a breaking point. Can she overcome her fear that she'll never be good enough for him, or will her insecurity destroy the dream romance she's always longed for?

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Raw (VG) $31
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $485*
CGC 8.5 none in existence
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CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $207*
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