Secret Hearts #71

DC Comics

United States

Published
May 1961
Page count
36
Cover price
0.10 USD
Colour
Colour
Size
Standard size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Glossy colour
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Format
Comic series
GCD
www.comics.org/issue/16235

Credits

Editing
Phyllis Reed, editor

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover A Telling Glance! Cover, 1 page

Featuring

Genre
Romance

Credits

Art
John Romita, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
Ira Schnapp, letterer

Notes

cover art also used as splash page of last story

Show/hide 1. Contents Table of contents, 1 page

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
, line art
Text
, typeset

Notes

inside front cover

Show/hide 2. So Many Souvenirs Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Genre
Romance

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Mike Sekowsky, penciller
 
Frank Giacoia, inker [as John Romita]
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

Reprint history

Also printed
United States
Falling in Love (DC, 1955 series) #92 (July 1967)
So Many Souvenirs  (updated)

Notes

Sekowsky pencils and Romita inks per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Arthur Peddy on pencils and Frank Giacoia on inks.

Show/hide 3. Love Me, Love Me Not Comic story, 7 pages

Featuring

Genre
Romance

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Mike Sekowsky, penciller
 
Bill Draut, inker
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

Reprint history

Also printed
United States
Secret Hearts (DC, 1949 series) #123 (October 1967)
Love Me, Love Me Not
 
Australia
Falling in Love Romances (Murray, 1978 series) #98 ([1979?])
Love Me, Love Me Not
Printed in
Falling in Love Romances (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #98 ([1979] ?)

Synopsis

Buck is tormented by Eve's tempestuous behavior until he finally meets another girl who seems much more suited to him.

Show/hide 4. Hand-Me-Down Love! Comic story, 7 pages

Featuring

Genre
Romance

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Tony Abruzzo, penciller
 
Bernard Sachs, inker
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

Reprint history

Also printed
United States
Heart Throbs (DC, 1957 series) #110 (October-November 1967)
Hand-Me-Down Love!  (hairstyles updated)
 
Australia
Magic Moment Romances (Colour Comics, 1957 series) #66 ([April 1968?])
Hand-Me-Down Love
 
United States
Young Love (DC, 1963 series) #107 (December 1973-January 1974)
Hand-Me-Down Love!
Printed in
Young Love (DC, 1963 series) #107 (December 1973-January 1974)
 
Magic Moment Romances (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #66 ([April 1968] ?)
 
Teenage (Semic, 1977 series) #4/1977 (uke 50 1977)

Synopsis

Rob has been in love with Maggi for years but when his brother Brion takes an interest in her, Rob doesn't stand up for himself and almost loses her.

Notes

pencils previously credited to Mike Sekowsky

Show/hide 5. Untitled (Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love) Letters page, 1.67 pages

Featuring

Feature
Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love
Genre
Romance

Credits

Writing
, scripter [as Ann Martin]
Art
, penciller (logo illustration)
 
, inker (logo illustration)
Colours
, colourist (logo illustration)
Text
, typeset

Notes

advice column

Show/hide 6. Untitled Statement of ownership, 0.33 pages

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Text
, typeset

Notes

Average number of copies sold = 268,000.

Show/hide 7. A Telling Glance! Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Genre
Romance

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
John Romita, line art
 
John Romita , penciller
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

Notes

splash page also used as cover

Show/hide 8. Untitled (Heart Throbs) Promo (ad from the publisher), 1 page

"You deserve the best in romance..."

Featuring

Feature
Heart Throbs

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
, line art
Text
, letterer

Notes

inside back cover

Show/hide 9. A Moment of Love Promo (ad from the publisher), 1 page

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

Notes

back cover


Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Status

AusReprints ID

  • 43267

Entry created

  • 22/08/2014

Cover added

  • 22/08/2014

Index completed

  • 20/05/2022

Last updated

  • 20/05/2022