REACH FOR HAPPINESS Episode 14 Part 2

We Have Already Seen...

...well, not this, since it happens later on in this post.
But, we did see the hinted-at past of Karen Wilder Sommers, who decides to get out of her lonely room...

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This chapter of "Reach for Happiness" from Secret Hearts #123 (1967) was written by Jack Miller, with layouts and pencils by several people including Jay Scott Pike, Win Mortimer, and Ross Andru with inks by Jack Abel.

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REACH FOR HAPPINESS Episode 14

Welcome back to romance comics' longest-running soap opera...

What's this?
Karen Wilder Sommers in the arms of Ray Silva?
How will this happen?
Read on...

"Back home" is where the story began, with Karen's return to Danvers Corners.

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The story behind for the splash page!
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This chapter of "Reach for Happiness" from Secret Hearts #123 (1967) was written by Jack Miller, with layouts and pencils by several people including Jay Scott Pike, Win Mortimer, and Ross Andru, with inks by Jack Abel.

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REACH FOR HAPPINESS Episode 13 Part 2

Rejoining romance comics' longest running soap-opera...

...fiancees Greg and Rita quarrel, then have passionate make-up making-out!
Really, it's pretty frisky for a Comics Code-approved story!
Meanwhile, Karen, who stoll loves Greg, pines away in her lonely bedroom.

And, on that note, we take our leave until...

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We don't know yet what we'll present!
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This chapter of "Reach for Happiness" from Secret Hearts #122 (1967) was written by Jack Miller, with layouts and pencils by Jay Scott Pike and Ross Andru, with inks by Vince Colletta and several people I can't identify right off.

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REACH FOR HAPPINESS Episode 12 Part 2

We Have Already Seen...

...actually, we haven't seen this yet, since it occurs at the end of the chapter!
So, read on...

It may say "The End", but the joy and heartbreak continue next month...
Next Week...

We don't know yet what we'll present!
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(Yeah, we say that a lot...but it's true!)

This chapter of "Reach for Happiness" from Secret Hearts #121 (1967) was written by Jack Miller, with layouts and pencils by several different people including Jay Scott Pike, John Rosenberger, Ross Andru, and Gene Colan with inks by several people I can't identify right off.

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REACH FOR HAPPINESS Episode 10 Part 2

We Have Already Seen...

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...and with that happy semi-resolution, we continue our tale...

As you can see from the ad at the end of the tale, DC had several romance titles going simultaneously!

At that point (early 1967), superheroes made up only about two-thirds of their output in any given month.

For example, the month this issue of Secret Hearts came out, DC also published Falling in Love #90, Girls' Love Stories #126, and Girls' Romances #124 (pictured).

The Young Love issue shown, #61, came out the next month.

The remaining non-costumed character titles included sci-fi anthologies (which had begun adding superhero lead features) war, and humor comics.

Compare that with today's superhero-dominated (and lower-selling) output...

This chapter of "Reach for Happiness" from Secret Hearts #119 (1967) was written by Jack Miller, with layouts and pencils by several different people including Jay Scott Pike, John Rosenberger, Ross Andru, and Gene Colan with inks by several people I can't identify right off.

Be back next month as we continue romance comics' longest-running soap opera!

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We haven't decided yet what it'll be, but we can guarantee that...

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

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REACH FOR HAPPINESS Episode 10

How can you not love a story that opens with...

...now, let's see what leads up to this wonderfully over-the-top pronouncement!

Wait!

We're going to break off at a point where everyone is actually...happy?

What the hell is happening?

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Scheming, plotting, and emotional manipulation!
(Ah, that's more like it!)
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You'll Cry Your Eyes Out if You Miss It!

(Yeah, we say that a lot...but it's true!)

This chapter of "Reach for Happiness" from Secret Hearts #119 (1967) was written by Jack Miller, with layouts and pencils by several different people including Jay Scott Pike, John Rosenberger, Ross Andru, and Gene Colan with inks by several people I can't identify right off.

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