OUR LOVE STORY "But He's the Boy I Love!"

Except for Fawcett's short-lived Negro Romance, there were no love comics stories that featured African-American protagonists...

...until this tale from Marvel's Our Love Story #5 (1970)!

Written by Stan Lee, penciled by Gene Colan, and inked by John Romita Sr, this tale does use a couple of heavy-handed cliches to try to give it "relevance".

But at least they tried...

For the record, Jack Kirby's Soul Love was just being conceived at this point.

The story of that never-produced title can be found HERE.

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FAST WILLIE JACKSON "Frankie: Soap in My Eyes"

It is said that soap operas have universal appeal...

...and this tale seems to prove it!

Mind you, this was from the era when it wan't socially-acceptible for "real" men to watch soaps!

Illustrated by Gus Lemoine, the script was either by him or publisher/editor Bertam Fitzgerald.

Previously, Gus pencilled shorts and a couple of covers at Archie Comics from 1967 to the mid-1970s.

The Fast Willie books were his final credited work.

(There is a theory that Gus was really Henry Scarpelli, a versatile humor artist who did work for Archie as well as Archie-clone books for both Marvel and DC.

The period when "Gus" was active at Archie was before Scarpelli's credited work appeared there, so...it's like "Gee, Clark, we never see you when Superman's around! Why's that?"

Lois Lane couldn't prove it, either.)

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REACH FOR HAPPINESS Episode 15 Part 2

When Last We Left Our Heroine...

Agreeing to go out with rough-edged Ray Silva to instruct him on interacting with high-class society, Karen and he run into her old flame, Greg Marsh, and his fiancee at the chic nightclub The Colony.
Departing hastily, Ray and Karen go to a club that's more Ray's speed...

This chapter of "Reach for Happiness" from DC's Secret Hearts #124 (1967) was written by Jack Miller, with layouts and pencils by several people including Jay Scott Pike, Win Mortimer, Mike Sekowsky, and Ross Andru, but I can't identify the inker.

Be here next month when we'll present another thrilling episode...

That's next month.
Remember, this Sunday is Valentine's Day!
But Next Week...

We don't know yet what we'll present!
But, we can guarantee that...

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REACH FOR HAPPINESS Episode 15

When Last We Looked in on Danville Corners...

...well, let's let the strip's own synopsis page tell the tale...

So, where to now for Ray and Karen?
The answer will shock you!

Next Week...

The story behind for the splash page!
We can guarantee that...

You'll Cry Your Eyes Out if You Miss It!

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This chapter of "Reach for Happiness" from Secret Hearts #124 (1967) was written by Jack Miller, with layouts and pencils by several people including Jay Scott Pike, Win Mortimer, and Ross Andru, but I can't identify the inker.

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