HEART & SOUL "Gigolo"

When you play at love, you may get played...

...as this never-reprinted sob-story from Mikeross' Heart & Soul #1 (1954) proves.

Pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito.

The writer is unknown.

The team of Andru & Esposito worked on numerous projects, including a long run on Wonder Woman in the 1960s.

They also had their own comics company in the early 1950s called MikeRoss Publications which published only four titles, three of which were romance comics!

You can see other tales from the same title, Heart & Soul, that this story appeared in, HERE, HERE, and HERE!

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 6 Part 2

When Last We Visited Danville Corners...

Rita forces Greg to admit he's engaged to her in front of Karen, then attempts to console the distressed, yet still love-smitten, blonde.

Rita then heads to her father, Marty's, store to tell him her rival is now out of the way...

Remember, this was the 1960s.
Karen couldn't just pop a DVD or BluRay into the player or stream one of his films on Netflix!

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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BTW: This chapter of "Reach for Happiness" from Secret Hearts #115 (1966) was written by Jack Miller, laid-out by John Rosenberger, penciled by Jim Mooney, and inked by Tom Palmer.

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REACH FOR HAPPINESS Episode 6

We return to the small town of Danvile Corners...

...where joy and heartbreak are as common as in any big city!

Can anything, like maybe that guy on Page 1, keep Rita from achieving her dreams?

Next Week...

The Best Laid Plans...
We can guarantee that...

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

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BTW: This chapter of "Reach for Happiness" from Secret Hearts #115 (1966) was written by Jack Miller, laid-out by John Rosenberger penciled by Jim Mooney and inked by Tom Palmer.

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MY EXPERIENCE "I Dated Disaster"

Our final Wally Wood Tribute tale is...

...As we conclude the series of never-reprinted tales illustrated by him and taken directly from the original comics from December of last year to Valentine's Day.

Best-known as a horror and sci-fi artist with a penchant for illustrating beautiful women, Wally Wood's early output had quite a bit of romance comics work, much of it not seen since first publication, like this story from Fox's My Experience #22 (1949).
And, since it was done before the Comics Code Authority eliminated most adult-level content in comics after the juvenile delinquency scare of the 1950s, the subject matter was on the level of the b-movies of the era, often a bit hard-edged and tawdry.

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Valentine's Day!

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The Return of Reach for Happiness...

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A MOON, A GIRL, ROMANCE "Hearts Along the Ski Trail"

Despite the fact the cover is not by Wally Wood...

...this is, indeed, another never-reprinted tale by the legendary artist!

And it's winter-themed, on top of that!

"I see enough smart women!

I'm sick of them!"

This is the guy she wants?

Wow!

I bet this marriage doen't last more than a year...if that!

Taken from EC's A Moon, A Girl, Romance #11 (1950), this never-reprinted tale was penciled by Harry Harrison and inked by Wally Wood.

Harry worked in comics from 1947 to 1955, first as a penciler, then as a writer.

He moved on to writing sci-fi short stories and novels, creating several series including Stainless Steel Rat, DeathWorld, and Bill the Galactic Hero, winning numerous awards during his career.

Harry and Wally worked together a number of times, usually with Harrison penciling and Wood inking.

The writer is unknown, but could be Harrison or Wood.

The cover, BTW, was by the multi-talented (editor-writer-artist) Al Feldstein.

As a special project from now through Valentine's Day we're running a series of these never-reprinted tales taken directly from the original comics, alternating them with our ongoing soap opera Reach for Happiness!

Next week:

The Finale of our Wally Wood Tribute, just in time for Valentine's Day...

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

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