Love Song Romances #87

Published
July 1979
Page count
68
Cover price
0.50 AUD
Colour
Black & white
Size
Standard size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Glossy colour
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Format
Comic series
Branding
None

Credits

Editing
, editor

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover No title recorded Cover, 1 page

Featuring

Genre
Romance
Code
D-322

Credits

Art
Jay Scott Pike, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer
 
, typeset
Editing
Dorothy Woolfolk, original Editor
 
Ethan C. Mordden, original Assistant Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Girls' Love Stories (DC, 1949 series) #162 (October 1971)
Untitled
Show/hide 1. Untitled [Stamp advertisement] (Peter Hastings) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Peter Hastings
Code
PHLD/178
Show/hide 2. A Day for Tears! Comic story, 7 pages

Featuring

Genre
Romance
Code
N-804
Characters
Chris; Alice Dyers; Joan Devlin

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Mike Sekowsky, penciller
 
Bernard Sachs, inker
Text
Ira Schnapp, letterer
Editing
Phyllis Reed, original editor

Reprint history

Based on
Unknown
First print
United States
Young Romance (DC, 1963 series) #197 (January-February 1974)
A Day for Tears!

Synopsis

Joan discovers Alice, an old girlfriend, is about to be married. She arrives at Alice's home with best wishes and meets her husband to be -- Chris, a man who had helped Joan recover from a bad relationship two years in the past. Joan is married now and feels nothing but happiness for the couple.

Show/hide 3. I'll Care for You! Comic story, 7 pages

Featuring

Genre
Romance

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
, line art
Text
Milt Snapinn , letterer
Editing
Jack Miller, original Editor
 
Barbara Friedlander, original Associate Editor

Reprint history

Based on
United States
Falling in Love (DC, 1955 series) #11 (May-June 1957)
I'll Care for You!  (hairstyles updated)
First print
United States
Young Romance (DC, 1963 series) #150 (October-November 1967)
I'll Care for You!
Also printed
United States
Young Love (DC, 1963 series) #111 (August-September 1974)
I'll Take Care of You  (retitled)
 
United States
Young Romance (DC, 1963 series) #202 (November-December 1974)
I'll Take Care of You  (retitled)
 
Australia
Love Song Romances (Colour Comics, 1959 series) #78 ([August 1976?])
I'll Take Care of You

Synopsis

When Peggy, the girl Noel loves, is in an accident, he thinks it's his chance to finally make her notice him. When Peggy, the girl Noel loves, is in an accident, he thinks it's his chance to finally make her notice him.

Notes

Updated from an original printing 'I'll Care for You!' in Falling in Love (DC, 1955 series) #11 (May-June 1957). Some re-inking has been done to update hairstyles and other details.

Show/hide 4. Love against Time Comic story, 7.9 pages

Featuring

Genre
Romance

Credits

Writing
Phyllis Reed, scripter
Art
Tony Abruzzo, penciller
 
Bernard Sachs, inker
Text
, letterer
Editing
Phyllis Reed, original editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Young Love (DC, 1963 series) #54 (March-April 1966)
Love Against Time

Synopsis

Lisa tries unsuccessfully not to fall in love with her best friend's boyfriend Don.

Show/hide 5. Action-Packed Pages in Planet Comics! Promo (ad from the publisher), 0.1 pages
Show/hide 6. I Love You, Doctor Comic story, 12 pages

Featuring

Genre
Romance
Code
D-466

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Jack Miller, original editor

Reprint history

Based on
United States
Falling in Love (DC, 1955 series) #74 (April 1965)
Hands Off Love  (retitled)
First print
United States
Young Love (DC, 1963 series) #107 (December 1973-January 1974)
I Love You, Doctor!

Synopsis

Leslie agrees to help her cousin Doreen find out how Bruce feels about Doreen, but then Leslie finds herself falling in love with Bruce.

Notes

some re-inking to update hairstyles and other details

Show/hide 7. One Kiss Too Many Comic story, 4 pages

Featuring

Genre
Romance
Code
D-105

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Art Saaf , penciller
 
Vince Colletta, inker
Text
, letterer
Editing
Robert Kanigher, original Editor
 
Allan Asherman, original Editoral Assistant

Reprint history

First print
United States
Love Stories (DC, 1972 series) #150 (June-July 1973)
One Kiss Too Many

Synopsis

Sally tries to act like her friend Janey around boys but realizes that it's not right for her.

Show/hide 8. The Girl He Really Loved! Comic story, 11 pages

Featuring

Genre
Romance

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Tony Abruzzo, penciller
 
, inker
Text
, letterer
Editing
Barbara Friedlander, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Girls' Romances (DC, 1950 series) #130 (January 1968)
The Girl He Really Loved!

Synopsis

Bruce and Janie fall in love but then she learns that he is already engaged to Tina.

Show/hide 9. You for Me! Comic story, 9 pages

Featuring

Genre
Romance

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
John Romita, line art
 
John Romita, penciller (p 1)
 
Mike Sekowsky, penciller (pp 2-9)
Text
, letterer
Editing
Phyllis Reed, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Girls' Romances (DC, 1950 series) #77 (July 1961)
You for Me!

Synopsis

Joan forces herself to go to the wedding of Tom, the man she loves, to another woman, then recalls how she and Tom met and how their relationship progressed.

Show/hide 10. Man Shy Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Genre
Romance
Code
D-946

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Jack Katz, penciller
 
Mike Esposito, inker
Text
, letterer
Editing
Robert Kanigher, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Love Stories (DC, 1972 series) #149 (March-April 1973)
Man Shy

Synopsis

Shy Holly is relieved to find a boy that's just as shy as she is. But when she overcomes her shyness and Jeff does not, she doesn't think she can stay with him.

Show/hide 11. Untitled (World Wide Stamp Collection) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
World Wide Stamp Collection
Code
88Q/178
Show/hide 12. Untitled (Seven Seas Coins) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Seven Seas Coins
Code
SSC/178

Notes

This issue was classified as unrestricted in the Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (Sydney), Friday 13 July 1979 (#92).

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  • 01/09/2017

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  • 14/11/2022

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  • 14/11/2022