Beach Read THEY ALL CAME TO DIE! "Chapter 5...An End to Madness"

It Has All Lead Up to This...

...and the question is, who will Judith chose (although the pool of potential choices seems minimal) presuming she even survives...

Didn't see that coming, did you?

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Beach Read THEY ALL CAME TO DIE! "Chapter 4...Search for a Killer"

So Far, Two Out of Six Have Died...

...ironically, the two who knew each other before being drawn to this isolated house, a married couple serving as the caretakers!

The remaining four, initially strangers to each other, are still in danger from one among their group who is, in fact, the murderer!

But who???

We ask...as we did yesterday..."Is Frank, the man Judith is falling for, the murderer?

All will be revealed in the conclusion...

TOMORROW!

One Hint: All is Not as it Appears to Be!

And, as usual, we promise...

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Beach Read THEY ALL CAME TO DIE! "Chapter 3...Murder Strikes Again"

We Have Already Seen...

...a group of six people, brought to a remote island by an unseen rich recluse are all accused of being murderers!

Ironically, one of them has been murdered, and Judith Freemont may be next...

Is Frank, the man Judith is falling for...the murderer?

Be Here Tomorrow, When We Might...or Might Not...Find Out!

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Beach Read THEY ALL CAME TO DIE! "Chapter 2...Death Plays Host"

When Last We Left Our Heroine...

Judith Freemont and three other people are invited to a remote island by rich recluse John Ames.

When they arrive, Ames is nowhere to be found, and only a caretaker and his wife are there.
At dinner, the guests' place settings all include notes accusing each of them of...murder!
Plus, it turns out that the caretaker couple are also accused, but unindicted, murderers as well!
One of the guests, reporter Frank Morton, takes serious interest in Judith, expressing concern for her well-being and kissing her before the guests all go to bed (in their own bedrooms)!

Then, as often happens in these tales, there's a scream and someone wakes up dead...

You'd think Judith would learn, since every time she kisses Frank, someone dies!

To Be Continued...TOMORROW!

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This never-reprinted story by writer Jack Oleck and artist Don Heck from DC's Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion #5 (1972).

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Beach Read THEY ALL CAME TO DIE! "Chapter One...Trapped!"

What's better than reading a gothic romance graphic novel on a beach blanket on a summer day?

Nothing!

So stretch out on the aforementioned blanket (or oversized towel or chaise lounge), with a cold drink at your side, under an umbrella...and enjoy!

To Be Continued...

TOMORROW!

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This never-reprinted story by writer Jack Oleck and artist Don Heck from DC's Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion #5 (1972)...

...was the last gasp of the company's attempt at gothic romance.

In fact, the book itself was originally titled Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love, but the title was altered as the book's format changed from Gothic romance to horror stories!
The "sister" Gothic romance comic Sinister House of Secret Love had already become the horror comic Secrets of Sinister House!
But this book-length story had already been completed, so the decision was made to use it, but under the new title.

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Laugh at Love MARVEL ROMANCE REDUX "Love Me, Love My Clones!" / MY LOVE "Jilted!"

It's possible to interpret "symbolic" splash panels literally...

...as RE-writer Paul Di Fillipo does in this story...which is not originally by writer Jean Thomas, penciler Gene Colan, and inker Bill Everett as these credits list!

Before we proceed to the original tale, we'd like to point out that the art here is so iconically "romance comic", that a panel from page 3 was used for the cover of the trade paperback reprint Marvel Romance (2006)...

So, who did the art?

All will be revealed at the end...

For the record, the art is by penciler Don Heck and inker John Romita Sr!

The writer is unknown, but suspected to be Stan Lee!

I did a little research on-line at the Grand Comics Database (an amazing resource) and discovered...
1) There are a couple of dozen romance comics tales spread over several different publishers titled "Jilted" or "Jilted!" (Note the exclamation point!)
2) None of the stories with that title had credits for Jean Thomas. Gene Colan, or Bill Everett!
3) The Marvel Romance Redux reworking's credits list John Romita as penciler and Jim Mooney as inker...with question marks, and states..."Art is credited to Gene Colan, pencils, and Bill Everett, inks, but this is clearly in error."
Sloppy reference work on Marvel Romance Redux by the editor and/or assistant editor, eh?

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Our Final Humorous Romance Story (for now) and We Guarantee That, Even Though It Is Funny...

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