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Cover: Joe Sinnott & Vince Colletta
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Sweetheart Diary #61

Nov 1961 · Charlton · 0.10 USD
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This issue contains two romance stories. "Storm-Born Love" follows a woman who develops a deep fear of the ocean after her mother drowns, but finds love and overcomes her phobia when she meets a man in Los Angeles and they plan a future together. The second story depicts a woman named Barbara who, after returning as a widow with two children, reunites with her former love Frank; together they solve her financial problems by purchasing and operating a school bus, ultimately marrying and building a happy life together.

Contains 4 stories
Breakdown
10 pp · Romance

A busy fashion model collapses from exhaustion and is forced to recuperate in her small hometown, where she reconnects with her roots—and discovers unexpected depths in a local foreman named Barney. As Wilma regains her health through honest work and simple pleasures, she finds herself drawn to a life far removed from the glittering parties and eligible bachelors of the city, testing her priorities in ways she never anticipated.

And Mourn For Your Beloved
3 pp · Romance

Marilyn's engagement to Dan ends in tragedy when he's killed in a car accident before their planned November wedding. Grieving at the cemetery, she meets Ray Marshall, a widower who's been visiting his late wife Rita's grave, and the two find solace in their shared loss. As Marilyn grows close to Ray and his young son, a new kind of love begins to blossom.

Broken Threads
2 pp · Romance

Barbara Roane returns to her hometown at twenty-two, tasked with raising her two young children after a family tragedy, only to find herself seeking help from an unexpected source: Frank Jaloti, the boy she once loved who chose education over their relationship years ago. Now a lawyer, Frank offers her a practical solution to her transportation troubles—but their rekindled conversations force both to confront whether the life they wanted separately might still be possible together. "Broken Threads" explores whether some bonds, once broken, can truly be mended.

Storm-Born Love
10 pp · Romance

A young woman who lost her father, her fiancé, and her brother to the sea rescues a drowning stranger from a storm—only to discover he's a sailor and artist who seems determined to live the very life she's come to hate. As Paul Alberts settles in as her neighbor, Greta Sanssen must confront her deep-rooted fear and resentment of the ocean, and the unexpected connection forming between them.

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Raw (VG) $31
CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $227*
CGC 5.5 none in existence
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CGC 3.0 · 1 in census $84*
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Full credits

writer Joe Gill
cover pencils Joe Sinnott
cover inks Vince Colletta

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