REACH FOR HAPPINESS Episode 2 Part 2

When Last We Left Karen..

Exiting Gregory's office, Karen ran into another long-unseen friend, Richy Smathers, a spoiled rich kid with a fondness for fast cars and disreagard for anyone in his path.

Richy brought Karen home, where her sister berated her for going to see Gregory.

Now let's look in on Gregory's fiance, Rita...

To be continued, next month...

This chapter of "Reach for Happiness" from Secret Hearts #111 (1966) was written by Jack Miller, penciled (and possibly inked) by Gene Colan.

But, next week...

Our Annual Halloween presentation of spooky,  sci-fi, and Gothic romance tales continues!

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REACH FOR HAPPINESS Episode 2

We interrupt our Halloween-fest with...

Pause now for a quick recap...

Now that you're caught up, take a deep breath and continue as...

Be here next week, when we switch locales to look in on another of our cast and see what troubles her.

This chapter of "Reach for Happiness" from Secret Hearts #111 (1966) was written by Jack Miller, penciled (and possibly inked) by Gene Colan.

Next week:

More secrets revealed!
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You'll Cry Your Eyes Out if You Miss It!

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MYSTIC "She Won't Stay Dead!"

" 'Til Death Do Us Part..." takes on new meaning...

...in this tale of life, death, and reincarnation.

The Bill LaCava-illustrated tale from Atlas' Mystic #6 (1952) had a rather misleading cover...

...indicating Walter murdered Amanda, rather than carrying out her last wishes!

And the story doesn't explain who Elaine was before the statue was smashed, nor how the soul migrated into Elaine without a ceremony to guide it.

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!

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REACH FOR HAPPINESS Episode 1 Part 2

We Have Already Seen...

Karen Wilder Summers returns to the quiet town of Danville Corners, hoping to re-start her life after being haunted by tragedy.

But, she receives a somewhat awkward reception from old friends Lila and Roger, who reluctantly fill her in on details of life in the small town since she left.

After she's dropped-off at her family home, Karen is admitted by her sister, Peggy, whose welcome is less than sisterly...

And if that isn't enough to get you to come back next month...

Actually, it'll be October 8th.

But, next week...

Our Annual Halloween presentation of spooky,  sci-fi, and Gothic romance tales begins!

We haven't decided yet which tale 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 1

This blog was intitiated in 2011 in response to the cancellations of two of the few remaining TV soap operas...

...so it's only appropriate that we present the longest-running romance comic soap opera, patterned on the fondly-remembered tv/radio serial format!

Well?

Well?

Well?

Be here next week, when we continue after this extremely-awkward pause.

Written by Jack Miller, penciled (and possibly inked) by Gene Colan.

Beginning in Secret Hearts #110 (1966), this strip presented the longest ongoing plotline in DC Comics until the 1980s with an astounding 29 chapters...and an actual conclusion to the plotline.

There were several other attempts at serial storytelling in the DC romance titles...

3 Girls..Their Loves...Their Lives... 22 chapters in Heart Throbs.

Lisa St Claire 10 chapters in Young Love.
Confessions 6 chapters in Girls' Love Stories.

20 Miles to Heartbreak  4 episodes alternating between two titles, Young Love and Secret Hearts.

Am I Too Young for Love? 3 chapters in Heart Throbs

Love is What it's All About 3 chapters Young Romance

3 Loves...1 Broken Heart! 2 chapters in Young Love

My Time to Love 2 chapters in Girls' Romances

...but this was the longest.

None of them has ever been reprinted in its' entirety, though individual chapters have popped-up here and there.

We'll be presenting one chapter a month, spread over two consecutive weeks.

Next week:

Secrets revealed!
More characters introduced!
 We can guarantee that...

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

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

And now a word from out sponsor...

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