Halloween HeartBreak MENACE "Fake!"

 Remember the old adage "Don't judge a book by it's cover"?

 Here's the codicil; "It goes both ways"!

Illustrated by Al Eadeh, this tale from Atlas' Menace #10 (1954) follows the classic trope of golddigger tripped up, not by her own greed, but by the fact her husband (who still loves her) is not even human!

Remember, the target audience for horror (as opposed to romance) comics was 8-14 year old boys, to whom girls were "yukky".

And for whom Lois Lane , the nosy reporter who was always trying to either expose Superman's secret identity or trick the Man of Steel into marrying her, was the typical woman!

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Halloween HeartBreak SORCERY "Death is My Love's Name"

Greetings GhoulFriends and BoyFiends!

It's time to get your hearts racing!

But will it be with lust...or terror?

Written by Marv Channing, and illustrated by Frank (Red Sonja) Thorne, this tale of obsessive love appeared in the final issue of Archie/Red Circle's Sorcery (#10 in 1974).

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Advice d'Amour MARY WORTH "Doctor Ward's Secret" Conclusion

 It Has All Lead up to This...

...mysterious rich widow Lisa DeLeon coerced Dr Karen Ward with a huge grant to build and finance a new hospital in order for the surgeon to perform plastic surgery with revolutionary techniques that rendered the middle-aged woman looking decades younger!
Before her operation, a veiled Senora DeLeon met recently-discharged veteran Michael Jones, brother of Dr Ward's nurse.
Michael is embittered because his leg was severely-damaged in combat and he now limps and uses a cane.
Lisa, with the wisdom only living a long life can give you, consoles Mike, who is enthralled by her, and when he actually sees her after the operation, he falls hopelessly in love and proposes!
Lisa, caught up in the emotions of the moment, agrees to marry him.
Now the May-December wedding is being arranged, with the groom unaware he's the "May" part of the proceedings!

Mary Worth knows all these secrets, but has given her word to not reveal any of them to anybody!
But Fate, which unexpectedly-brought Mike and Lisa together, may deliver another surprise!

But before we jump into the heartbreaking finale of this torrid tale, we wanted to show you the cover of this HTF comic...

...Magazine Enterprises' Romantic Picture Novelettes (1946), by an unknown artist, showing a scene not in the story!
Although, to be fair, you could say that's Mike and Lisa on the cover...
Why they chose to not "play up" the extremely-popular Mary Worth character on the cover is a mystery!

And now, the conclusion of our story...

May-December romances with the woman being the older one in the relationship are still extremely-rare, while relationships with the man being the older one are considered far more "normal", even respectable!
The more things change, the more they remain the same!
Note: Though the ending implies there might be a reunion, perhaps even a rekindling of the relationship between Michael and Lisa, it never comes to pass!

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Advice d'Amour MARY WORTH "Doctor Ward's Secret" Part 3

When Last We Left Mary Worth and Mysterious Rich Widow Lisa De Leon...

...the handsome middle-aged widow is now a ravishingly-beautiful young woman!

How did this astounding (for 1944) transformation occur?

Will we see a May-December wedding...though young Michael Jones doesn't know he's going to be in it..as the "May" participant?

Can anybody or anything prevent the nuptials?

And what will Mary Worth say or do about it?

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Advice d'Amour MARY WORTH "Doctor Ward's Secret" Part 2

We Have Already Seen...

...Mary Worth has taken in a new boarder, rich widow Lisa De Leon, who is in town so Dr Karen Ward can perform an experimental procedure.

Though Dr Ward is hesitant to do the operation, De Leon's offer to finance a new hospital is too generous to refuse!
As Dr Ward makes preparations, Señora De Leon (who refuses, for reasons unknown, to be seen in public without a heavy veil) travels to a nearby park to try to relieve her anxiety and depression.
But the happy people she sees depress her even more!
However, Fate has a tendency to change the course of someone's life, though it seems improbable...

Wow!
What will Michael Jones say when he finally sees the face of the woman who enthralls him?
Will he and Lisa De Leon become a May-December couple...though he doesn't know it?
And what will Mary Worth say or do about it?
The Answers to These and Other Questions Can be Found Here...Next Wednesday!
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Historical note: Remember, this was the mid-1940s, when cosmetic surgery was still highly-experimental!
Plastic surgery was done almost exclusively to repair war-inflicted wounds and disfigurement.

Rhinoplasty (nose reduction surgery) had become popular from the 1920s on, but extensive cosmetic surgery to reduce the appearance of aging had not yet become the obsession it is today! 

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