REACH FOR HAPPINESS Episode 12

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

...as we present a splash page featuring Greg and Rita that has nothing to do with the part of the story we're running today, since they don't appear until Part 2, next week!

And, while some seek temporary oblivion in the arms of Morpheus, others are just beginning their evening's revelry...

Next Week...

The explanation for the splash page!
We can guarantee that...

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 #120 (1967) was written by Jack Miller, with layouts and pencils by several different people including Jay Scott Pike, John Rosenberger, and Gene Colan with inks by several people I can't identify right off.

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REACH FOR HAPPINESS Episode 11 Part 2

We Have Already Seen...

Art by Jay Scott Pike

...wait a second!

This scene, though the cover shot, is actually the final scene in today's story.

But this is what leads up to it...

And, now on with our tale...

Note: this is the wife Bob's currently separated from, as shown HERE.

Be back next month for the fireworks as the almost-ex and wanna-be bride go at it!

Next Week...

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

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 #120 (1967) was written by Jack Miller, with layouts and pencils by several different people including Jay Scott Pike, John Rosenberger, and Gene Colan with inks by several people I can't identify right off.

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REACH FOR HAPPINESS Episode 11

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

...in the little town of Danville Corners, where lust and naughtiness reign...

I hope Peggy isn't going to take that statement literally...for reasons we'll reveal

 Next Week...

The explanation for the splash page featuring (you guessed it) Peggy!
We can guarantee that...

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 #120 (1967) was written by Jack Miller, with layouts and pencils by several different people including Jay Scott Pike, John Rosenberger, 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!

Next Week...

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

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

(Oh, you've heard that, eh?)

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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?

 Next Week...

Scheming, plotting, and emotional manipulation!
(Ah, that's more like it!)
We can guarantee that...

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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REACH FOR HAPPINESS Episode 9 Part 2

We Have Already Seen...

Rita Phillips, a girl from the "wrong side of the tracks" is engaged to upper-crust Doctor Greg Marsh.

But Rita's sleazy former paramour (and employer), nightclub owner Ray Silva has decided to try to reclaim the woman he still desires...

Note the sales figures at the bottom of the page.
Secret Hearts was selling over 200,000 copies per issue!
Today, only three to five comics (out of a couple of hundred) break the 200,000 copy level on a consistant basis.
Comics in 2015 average 50,000 per issue...or less!
(Secret Hearts was considered a middle to lower-selling title in 1967!)
How times have changed...

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

Next Week...

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

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

(Oh, you've heard that, eh?)

This chapter of "Reach for Happiness" from Secret Hearts #118 (1967) was written by Jack Miller, with layouts and pencils by several different people including Jay Scott Pike, John Rosenberger, Jim Mooney, Ross Andru, and Gene Colan with primary inks by Jim Mooney and additional inks by a couple of others I can't identify right off.

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