Magic Moment Romances #73
Colour Comics Pty. Ltd.
Australia
![Untitled [Episode 23]](/image/9627/page-1-magic-moment-romances-colour-comics-1957-series-73-untitled.jpg "Untitled [Episode 23]")
- Published
- June 1969
- Page count
- 84
- Cover price
- 0.25 AUD
- Colour
- Black & white
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- Branding
-
Colour Comics Pty Ltd
-
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/320463
Credits
- Editing
- ?
Issue contents
Cover
Untitled [Episode 23]
(Reach for Happiness)
Cover, 1 page
"After what you two have done, I never want to see you again! Get out!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Reach for Happiness
- Genre
- Romance
Credits
- Pencils
- Dick Giordano ?
- Inks
- Dick Giordano
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Editing
- Jack Miller
Reprint history
- First print
-
Secret Hearts (DC, 1949 series) #132 (December 1968) — Untitled
1"Goodnight, sweetheart! What a lovely way to go off to dreamland! And when you wake up your're sure to have a super day!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Mad Mad Modes for Moderns
- Genre
- Fashion
Reprint history
- First print
- Unknown
- Also printed
-
Man and Woman (Colour Comics, 1969? series) #6 ([January 1971?]) — Transparent and Perfectly Female!
Notes
This is possibly the second page of what was originally a two-page feature.
2Featuring
- Feature
- Reach for Happiness
- Genre
- Romance
- Characters
- Karen Wilder Sommers; Scott Ward; Barry Gordon; B. W.
Credits
- Script
- Jack Miller
- Pencils
- Win Mortimer ?
- Editing
- Jack Miller
Reprint history
Synopsis
Karen becomes disgusted by each one of her admirers.
Notes
This reprint does not include the page in the original that profiles the cast and recaps the story.
3Featuring
- Genre
- Romance
Credits
- Art
- John Rosenberger
- Editing
- Jack Miller
Reprint history
Synopsis
Leslie dates several men but is unwilling to commit to any of them because she has been influenced by the troubled relationships of her family and friends.
4"Attention, Ladies and gentlemen… the main event for the title of knockout fashionship of the world is about to begin!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Dates 'n' Mates
- Genre
- Non-Fiction
Credits
- Pencils
- Ric Estrada
- Editing
- Joe Orlando
Reprint history
5Featuring
- Genre
- Romance
Credits
- Pencils
- Jack Sparling
- Inks
- Bernard Sachs ?
- Editing
- Jack Miller
Reprint history
Synopsis
Paula keeps falling in and out of love with various boys, recounting everything in her diary. But when she meets Rudy and gets to know him, she realizes that she's really in love this time because she's forgotten all about updating her diary.
6Featuring
- Genre
- Romance
Credits
- Script
- Barbara Friedlander
- Art
- Ernie Colon
- Editing
- Joe Orlando
Reprint history
- First print
-
Girls' Love Stories (DC, 1949 series) #143 (May 1969) — Only Love Can Create
- Reprint variant
-
Marvel Boy (Marvel, 2000 series) #6 (March 2001) — No title recorded
Synopsis
Aline's artist boyfriend Ben only copies great works on commission but she encourages him to do his own original work.
7
8Featuring
- Genre
- Romance
- Code
- G-121
Credits
Reprint history
- First print
-
Young Love (DC, 1963 series) #74 (May-June 1969) — Hide Your Love
- Also printed
-
Heart to Heart Romance Library (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #179 ([August 1973?]) — Hide Your Love
Synopsis
Betty goes to Elaine's engagement party though she secretly hates Elaine for stealing several of her boyfriends over the years. She meets a new man at the party and they hit it off, and he turns out to be Elaine's fiancee - who breaks his engagement and leaves with Betty.
9Featuring
- Genre
- Romance
Credits
- Pencils
- Jay Scott Pike
- Inks
- Vince Colletta
- Editing
- Jack Miller
Reprint history
Synopsis
Story continually asks "What is true love?" as it follows a girl's emotions through all different kinds of relationships, starting with the first boy in her life. Story concludes by asking the reader what true love is and offering a subscription to any of the DC romance magazines for the best letters.
10
11Featuring
- Genre
- Romance
- Code
- J-283
Credits
- Inks
- Bernard Sachs
? - Letters
- Ira Schnapp ?
- Editing
- Joe Orlando
Reprint history
- Based on
-
Girls' Love Stories (DC, 1949 series) #40 (March-April 1956) — End of a Dream
- First print
-
Girls' Love Stories (DC, 1949 series) #143 (May 1969) — End of a Dream!
Synopsis
Pat runs away to the city after a bad breakup and when she meets David she is not sure she is ready to move on with another relationship.
Notes
Some re-inking done to change hairstyles and other details (moustache added to male lead).
12"Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess who was in love with a handsome prince…"
Featuring
- Feature
- Mad Mad Modes for Moderns
- Genre
- Fashion
Reprint history
- First print
- Unknown
Indicia
Printed by Kenmure Press Pty. Ltd., Cnr Derby and Wetherill Streets, Nth Lidcombe, for the Proprietors Colour Comics Pty. Ltd., Sydney, and produced by The K. G. Murray Publishing Company Pty. Ltd., 142 Clarence Street, Sydney. Gordon & Gotch (A/sia) Ltd., distributors for Australia and New Zealand. Sequences in this issue Copyright National Periodical Publications Inc.